Overview
The Core Drivers diagnostic was developed using a rigorous scientific methodology, leveraging data from over 150,000 working adults, advanced psychometric methods, and machine learning techniques.
As a result, it is the shortest and most accurate measure of personality, designed to give individuals, teams, and organizations deep insight into how they think, relate, and perform at work.
Scores on the Core Drivers diagnostic correlate with widely recognized psychometric constructs and inventories, including:
The Big Five
The Dark Triad
The NEO PI-R
The Hogan Personality Inventory
In addition, scores correlate with important workplace outcomes such as employee engagement, counterproductive work behaviors, and manager ratings of job performance.
The diagnostic is based on the Five Factor Model — the most scientifically validated and defensible model of personality.
Assessment scope
The Core Drivers diagnostic contains six scales:
Agreeableness: The tendency to be candid or considerate
Conscientiousness: The tendency to be flexible or organized
Drive: The tendency to be laid back or driven
Extraversion: The tendency to be reserved or outgoing
Openness: The tendency to be pragmatic or curious
Emotional stability: The tendency to be passionate or stable
These six continuous traits create 12 dispositions. Each trait is further divided into five sub-drivers, for a total of 30 facets, allowing for nuanced insights into individual dispositions.
To complete the diagnostic, users respond to:
30 behavioral statements
60 forced-choice adjectives
What sets it apart
The Core Drivers diagnostic is unique because it combines scientific rigor with an engaging, user-friendly format:
Takes less than 10 minutes to complete
Uses conversational language for accessibility
Provides a positive user experience without sacrificing scientific quality
Is scientifically reliable, valid, and bias-free
Meets all industry standards for psychometric assessments
Accurately predicts critical workplace behaviors and outcomes
Reliability and validity
Empirical evidence demonstrates that the Core Drivers diagnostic:
Shows excellent reliability and validity
Strongly correlates with other established personality tools
Predicts key outcomes such as work engagement and job performance
Shows no evidence of adverse impact or bias
Learn more
You can read more about the science behind the tool in the Technical Manual.