Interpreting the
Cris Wildermuth, EdD, SPHR
Assistant Professor
Master of Science in
Leadership Development
Drake University
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cris.wildermuth@drake.edu
www.criswildermuth.com
www.drake.edu/leadership
• Human Resource
Management
• Human Resource
Development
• Higher Education
• Multidisciplinary
www.drake.edu/leadership
Shari Turner
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Main Purpose
• Understand how the
personality traits of the
WorkPlace Big Five Profile
4.0 relate to you
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A bit of background…
“Every
individual nature
has its own beauty.”
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
How much experience do you have with
personality assessments?
The Tower
of Babel?
The
SOLUTION
N
Need for Stability
E
Extraversion
O
Originality
A
Accommodation
C
Consolidation
Your Personal Report
The 5 Supertraits
on page 1
Provides only text
that relates to your
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score on a supertrait
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The degree to which we respond to stress
Low (0-44)
Medium (45-55)
High (56-100)
The degree to which we tolerate sensory
stimulation or bombardment
Low (0-44)
Medium (45-55)
High (56-100)
The degree to which we are open to new
experiences and new ways of doing things
Low (0-44)
Medium (45-55)
High (56-100)
The degree to which we defer to others
Low (0-44)
Medium (45-55)
High (56-100)
The degree to which we work toward goals
Low (0-44)
Medium (45-55)
High (56-100)
Page 2
Full text for the
“N” Supertrait
4 Subtraits
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Page 3
Full text for the
“E” Supertrait
6 Subtraits
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Page 4
Full text for the
“O” Supertrait
4 Subtraits
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Page 5
Full text for the
“A” Supertrait
4 Subtraits
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Page 6
Full text for the
“C” Supertrait
5 Subtraits
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Composite of
5 Supertraits
& 23 Subtraits
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“Every
individual nature
has its own beauty.”
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
Part 1: Explanatory text for
your scores on all 5 Supertrait
and 23 Subtrait scores
The text on each of the 28 traits
is customized for you. One of 6
different sets of text will print
(depending upon your answers
on that trait)
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Part 1:
Prints customized text about
you on:
5 Supertraits
&
23 Subtraits
Based on your scores on the
WorkPlace 4.0
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Part 2: Customized text on 9 Themes based on
existing research:
… Career
… Emotional Intelligence
… Independence
… Leadership
… Personal Characteristics
… Relationships
… Safety and Health
… Values
… Work Habits
Part 2 sections may or may not print based on
available research for the 9 themes
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Performance
Caution
Capitalize
Compensate
Develop
Capacity
Source: Pierce &
Jane Howard,
CentACS,
www.CentACS.com
Cultural Adaptability
+ Correlations
Extraversion (E)
Warmth (E1)
Sociability (E2)
Activity Mode (E3)
Take Charge (E4)
Tact (E6)
Complexity (O2)
Drive (C3)
- Negative Correlations
None
Perspective Taking
+ Correlations
Extraversion (E)
Tact (E6)
Complexity (O2)
Others Needs (A1)
- Negative Correlations
None
Innovator
+ Correlations
Extraversion (E)
Take Charge (E4)
Tact (E6)
Originality (O)
Imagination (O1)
Complexity (O2)
Change (O3)
Drive (C3)
- Negative Correlations
Agreement (A2)
Reserve (A4)
Concentration (C4)
Cris.Wildermuth@drake.edu
Sharon.Turner@drake.edu