The Gold Standard in Personality Assessments - The NEO - A Game Changer
- Cristal Cook LCSW
- Nov 8, 2022
- 2 min read
The NEO personality assessment, considered the gold standard in personality assessments, can be a game changer for you, your family, and your business!
Coaches and mental health therapists, want a fast track to better understand your clients? The NEO is a fabulous tool!
What is the NEO and why is it useful?
The more you know about yourself and what makes you tick, the better able you are to leverage your strengths to achieve your goals and learn strategies to compensate for your challenges so that you can KNOCK DOWN those (often unknown) self-imposed barriers!
A tool to explore this deeper self-knowing is the NEO-PI-3 psychological personality assessment, which is considered the gold standard in personality assessments. In over 20 years of experience, I have found that the NEO assessment is one of the best tools utilized in mental health treatment, as well as personal growth and development - whether you are focused on individual goals or improving family and other personal relationships.
The NEO is a well-established, respected, researched, and evidenced-based assessment tool that one must be trained, qualified, and certified to administer and interpret. The NEO assesses an individual’s preferences and behavioral style which is divided into five main personality characteristics, known as “The Big Five”:
1. Extraversion
2. Agreeableness
3. Openness
4. Conscientiousness
5. Emotional Reactivity
Each of the five characteristics contain six facets of behavior. Following decades of psychology research, there is strong evidence to suggest that these five areas of personality characteristics are the most reliable and accurate way of describing personality and individual differences across generations and geographies.
Are you able to contemplate the rich level of information this assessment is able to provide?
Who is using the NEO?
The NEO is a POWERFUL tool used by:
Individuals wishing to learn about themselves in order to reach their highest potential
Business leaders hiring the right person for the job Improving team cohesiveness
Choosing the best-fit clients
Executive, Transitional, Leadership and Life Coaches
Mental Health Clinicians
Families
Want to learn more about this amazing tool and how it can help you? Contact me!
I found your point about how individual communication styles, often rooted in deeper personality traits, can significantly impact team project success particularly insightful. It's something I've observed repeatedly, where a lack of awareness about these underlying preferences leads to avoidable friction. Recognizing these nuances can really unlock more effective collaboration. However, truly grasping these deeper traits can be a challenge without a structured framework. Many struggle with identifying their own dominant characteristics and how they might be perceived by others. For those looking to gain a clearer picture, exploring a reliable resource for insights into your core personality dimensions can be a powerful first step.
It's so true that understanding our core personality traits, as you highlight with the NEO, is a game-changer for leveraging strengths and addressing challenges. This deeper self-knowing isn't just about labels; it's about gaining actionable insights for personal growth and improved relationships, which is invaluable. For those curious to begin exploring these foundational 'Big Five' characteristics before a formal assessment, there's often a desire for an initial, accessible starting point. Many find that taking a comprehensive Big Five personality test can provide a fantastic initial understanding of their profile.