Personality Tests for Leaders

What is the 16pf?

The 16pf (or sixteen personality factors), developed by Raymond Cattell, is a trait-based psychometric tool. It reports your traits, characteristics, and likely behaviour across the Big 5 personality scales (terms Global Factors), and across 16 primary scales (hence the name 16pf).

It is a highly credible measure of personality with over 2,700 published research articles that support the assessment’s validity.

The five larger scales, termed ‘Global Factors’ are:

1. Relating to others – indicates how much time and energy you focus on interpersonal relationships as opposed to pursuing projects, ideas, and tasks.
2. Influence & collaboration – identifies different traits that contribute to having a forceful, assertive, independent influence on your environment, or in having a more cooperative, collaborative style of functioning.
3. Thinking style – describes different styles of how you experience the world.  People at one end tend to have an intuitive, creative approach and those at the other end tend to have a more objective, realistic thinking style.
4. Structure & flexibility – identifies different ways of providing self-discipline and self-control, as opposed to adopting a more unrestrained and flexible approach.
5. Management of pressure – describes different styles of coping with pressure, disappointments, challenges, setbacks, and other stressful circumstances.

The 16 primary factors of the 16pf are:

Take the 16pf test – How it works:

• Read through the options and sample 16pf reports below.
• Choose the option that best fits your needs.
• Complete the checkout process – please note that this is not an automated service. We will be in touch, via the email provided, with one business day with your joining information, 16pf questionnaire link, and next-steps.
• Can’t choose? Got questions? Contact Us

Management Potential Report with remote feedback:

The Management Potential Report details your likely leadership style and potential, and is useful for those currently in or seeking a management position. Take the 16pf test online, receive your official 16pf results, Management Potential Report & a 90-minute remote feedback call from a trained 16pf professional. You will understand your personality makeup at a deeper level and your potential strengths and blindspots.

16pf Personality Test – Management Potential Report with remote feedback @ £125 excluding VAT where applicable

Interpretive Report with remote feedback:

Take the 16pf test online, receive and understand your official 16pf results, supported by a detailed personal report & a 90-minute remote feedback call from a trained 16pf professional. You will understand your personality makeup at a deeper level and your potential strengths and blindspots.

16pf Personality Test – Interpretive Report with remote feedback @ £125 plus excluding VAT where applicable

Career Development Report with remote feedback:

Take the 16pf test online, receive your official 16pf results & a 90-minute remote feedback call from a trained 16pf professional. The comprehensive Personal Career Development profile is an extremely useful report for anyone considering a career change, career advancement, or for people wanting to understand which job types fit their personality and leadership style. 

16pf Personality Test – Career Development Report with remote feedback @ £125 plus VAT where applicable

16pf Personality Test – Comprehensive Insights Report with remote feedback:

The 16pf Comprehensive Insights Report provides a highly detailed narrative from an organisational context. Take the 16pf test online, receive your official 16pf results & a 90-minute remote feedback call from a trained 16pf professional. You will understand your personality makeup at a deeper level and your potential strengths and blindspots.

16pf Personality Test – Comprehensive Insights Report with remote feedback @ £170 plus VAT where applicable