Curious about how you compare to the top Leaders? The PsyCap Potential assessment measures five psychological capabilities consistently associated with the top 12.5% of global managers and leaders: Mental Agility, Emotional Agility, Confidence, Resilience, Drive.
Understanding PsyCap Potential
Working in the Learning and Development (L&D) space, much of my time has been devoted to creating large-scale, bespoke learning solutions for different organisations, with unique needs, cultures and challenges. I love using my knowledge of psychology and behaviour science to design engaging learning experiences for people from all walks of life. However, reflecting on what I find most invigorating about my work is the impact I can create. The more I interact with people the more it reaffirms my passion for helping individuals unlock their potential, having those 1:1 conversations, witnessing their “eureka” moments, and observing their personal growth over time.
Joining Peoplewise has allowed me to diversify my work, striking a balance between design, large group engagements and meaningful, 1:1 interactions. As part of my onboarding process, I completed the PsyCap Potential assessment, one of Peoplewise’s award-winning psychometric tests, accredited by the BPS and received personal feedback. This experience was truly transformative, providing me with deep insights into my strengths and development areas. The PsyCap Potential assessment gave me a language to articulate my strengths and identify areas for growth, ultimately empowering me with actionable insights to enhance my performance and achieve my stretch potential.
The PsyCap Potential assessment measures five psychological capabilities consistently associated with the top 12.5% of global managers and leaders:
Mental Agility: The ability to study, analyse, and understand new problems and situations.
Emotional Agility: Personal and interpersonal effectiveness.
Confidence: The drive to take on and succeed at new and challenging tasks.
Resilience: The capacity to bounce back and grow from challenges and adversity.
Drive: The determination to strive for success.
These developable capabilities have given me a roadmap to refine my development areas, leverage my strengths, and significantly impact my personal growth and professional contributions.
Adding value through PsyCap Accreditation
Embarking on my journey with Peoplewise, I pursued PsyCap Accreditation, enhancing my skillset so that I too could empower others with the valuable insights I received. This accreditation will enable me to conduct enriching 1:1 feedback and coaching conversations, guiding people as they strive to unlock their full potential. Completing this accreditation will elevate the value I can bring to the people and organisations I am so passionate about working with.
How PsyCap Potential Adds Value to Organisations:
- Providing robust, scientific and legally defensible people data to empower you to make better people decisions
- Talent identification – enabling you to get the right people in the right roles and address weak leadership pipelines
- Mitigating the costs of the wrong hire
- Tackling the costs of attrition by not unlocking people’s full
- Building a deeper understanding of organisational and team/individual resilience
- Empowering Talent functions to be more data–driven and a better partner to the business
The use cases for PsyCap Potential for Organisations:
- Assessment for selection from graduate to experienced hire roles
- Selection for leadership and senior leadership roles (e.g., director, executive, partner)
- Leadership potential assessment for succession planning and talent management
- Personal and leadership development for individuals or groups
- Additional insights for coaching programs
- Team building workshops and interventions
- Career counselling, planning, and progression
- Organisational analysis, planning, and development
How PsyCap Potential benefits individuals:
- Understanding personal and leadership strengths and potential
- Prioritising development areas across the five critical PsyCap capabilities
- Identifying development actions with tailored suggestions for each capability
So far, my journey with Peoplewise and the insights gained from PsyCap Potential have been invaluable. They have not only enhanced my personal development but have also equipped me to contribute more effectively to the growth and success of others. I am excited to continue this journey and look forward to having more meaningful development conversations.
For further details or to explore how we can support your organisation, please reach out to us at sales@peoplewise.co.uk.
A summary of PsyCap potential
- A single tool that supports identifying the right people that digs deeper, into potential as well as strengths and development needs
- A unique approach in the market as it is state-based, not trait-based like all the other tools. Traits don’t change, states can be developed, meaning it opens up wider talent pools and helps you uncover hidden gems
- PsyCap Potential™ combines a mental agility assessment and personality assessment in one assessment experience. This is the best and most robust prediction of performanceand at unleashing people’s full potential at work
- PsyCap Potential™ is fair, unbiased and scientifically robust having been certified by the BPS
- The output is people data and easy to understand reports and insights into your people
- Working with your existing talent eco-system
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