For more information
on using these assessment tools in your organization, contact John Dolan at 814-865-2216 or johndolan@psu.edu.

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Assessment Tools

What skills are most important to your organization? Do your employees have these skills? Are there gaps? Needs assessment tools help you answer these questions. They serve as guides for developing a training program that meets the precise needs of your organization.

Leadership Competency Inventory

Use these job analyses and competency studies to identify the training, development, or performance improvement needs of individuals or employee groups:

  • Developmental Needs Survey
  • Customized Survey

Behavioral Profiles

Use self-awareness profiles and team-awareness inventories in structured feedback and planning sessions. These tools aid individuals in their leadership and professional development:

  • Interpersonal Styles Profile™
  • MBTI®
  • DiSC®
  • Commercially Available Instruments

Organizational Profiles and Competency Models

These instruments, such as culture, climate, and competency surveys, can be used to collect and organize information about your organization or specific occupations with the goal of improving performance:

  • Climate Survey
  • Customized Occupational Profiles

360-Degree Feedback and Coaching Inventories

You can use these performance and needs analysis tools to focus training and other improvement efforts on the identified individual and group needs:

  • Emotional Intelligence
  • 360-Degree Feedback
  • Coaching

Other Inventories, Assessments, and Services

Other assessment tools may be purchased from or developed in conjunction with Management Development’s competency-based programs.