Want to get a much more revealing look inside the head and the heart of a potential executive hire? Are you interested in leadership development based on a more complete picture of the strengths and weaknesses of each manager?

You’ve come to the right place. 

The leadership coaching and executive assessment offered by Centrum Associates begin with a far more comprehensive personality profile than you’re likely to get from other coaching practices. Why? Because we use diagnostic tools with a much higher degree of sophistication.

instruments with a more refined focus

Centrum partners with Hogan Assessments and Kaiser Leadership Solutions to offer personality assessment and 360-degree feedback that inform executive assessment, coaching and the development of emerging leaders.

• Hogan is the global pioneer in utilizing personality assessment to drive organizational success—which is why it’s trusted by a majority of the Fortune 500.

• Kaiser’s innovative 360-degree assessment evaluates a subject’s versatility using a behavioral model that represents the tensions and tradeoffs that make leadership a balancing act.

Through the combination of both tools, Centrum clients are able to raise the level of their executive talent to more effectively inspire teams, articulate vision and seize opportunities to grow the business.

Hogan Assessments

The evaluations delivered by Hogan Assessments deliver greater predictive validity because they examine personality from every angle. The wide range of personality dimensions explored by the Hogan tools result in an extraordinarily penetrating profile. As one of only a limited number of certified Hogan partners in the U.S., Centrum Managing Principal Jeff Husserl is able to illuminate the many nuances of the comprehensive assessment, providing you with a clearer look at the personality and potential of a hiring candidate or leader seeking development training.

Unlike many personality assessments that measure identity—how you see yourself—Hogan Assessments evaluate reputation—how others see you. It is reputation that allows you to succeed and thrive. Hogan’s core instruments include:

• Hogan Personality Inventory—measures the “bright side” of personality; what people see when we’re at our best. This tool evaluates an individual’s strengths and assesses leadership style, judgment and the ability to get along and get ahead.

• Hogan Development Survey—identifies the “dark side” of personality, including characteristics that under normal circumstances may be strengths. During times of stress, however, when behavior is difficult to manage, these elements become overutilized and can transform into damaging career derailers.

• Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory—measures the core values and goals that drive a leader’s behavior, aspirations and expectations. These values help shape culture in an organization.

Kaiser Leadership Solutions

The Kaiser Leadership Versatility Index (LVI) is a 360-degree assessment that reflects a full circle of feedback including a self-appraisal and evaluations from supervisors, peers and subordinates.

The LVI guides the development of more complete leaders by identifying overused strengths and harmonizing the opposing yet complementary skills a leader must balance to succeed. 

The most effective leaders are those who are versatile and able to strike the proper balance between the opposing dimensions.

The Hogan Assessments and the LVI are the primary diagnostic tools that inform our leadership coaching and executive assessment practices. These advanced instruments enable us to identify the most important core competencies and the changes in behavior required to achieve balanced leadership.