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The Uncomfortable Reason Personality Assessments Are So Popular in Leadership Development

I’ve been through soooo many personality, intelligence, and behaviour tests as part of my childhood, therapy, and executive roles.  I’ve always found them helpful for introspection and self-understanding.  That said, I hated sharing them with executive teams, research teams, and others.

The Uncomfortable Reason Personality Assessments Are So Popular in Leadership Development

“Warning: This Field Note will make some people very uncomfortable. Leader discretion is advised.

People are naturally curious about who they are and why they do what they do. So, they invest time and energy into learning more about themselves.

Tools, like personality assessments — which offer a quick window into deeper understanding — feed that curiosity and deliver fast insights.”

https://admiredleadership.substack.com/p/the-uncomfortable-reason-personality

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Posted on: June 13, 2026, 7:52 am Category: Uncategorized

By: Stephen Abram

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