Differences in risk disposition are measurable. Based on cognition and emotion, the Risk Type Compass psychometric assessment (RTC) divides the full spectrum of risk dispositions into eight reliably distinguishable Risk Types. Supporting a personality-based approach to risk management.

2021 ended with the exciting news that PCL had been nominated by the Association of Business Psychologists for the ‘Excellence in using Business Psychology for Social Impact’ award for our work on the Student Sponsorship Programme (SSP). Born from a desire to further...

Annie has around 10 staff and due to recent successes, is planning to add five further employees to her team. She has been considering the pros and cons of using psychometric assessments within her recruitment and development strategy but has reached a crossroads as to whether assessments are suitable for her business. Erin Ferrie explores common misconceptions behind psychometric assessments.

Within a context of mutual respect, cognitive diversity maximises decision-making talents, minimises groupthink, and empowers the quality of decision making needed in today’s fast-changing climate. The Risk Type Compass tool supports the assessment of Cognitive Diversity within teams and boardrooms.

You’ve done it. You’ve successfully completed the Risk Type Compass assessment and found out where you are positioned within the Compass. After a brief IM conversation with your team about their RTC location, what comes next? 

Did you catch the Netflix series, Squid Game? Not only did it make us hide behind our sofas, but it also got us thinking about the link to Emotional Intelligence. Erin Ferrie explores.

In a recent collaboration with Aston University’s Alex Deaves, we were curious to see if our expertise in personality measurement could be used to predict an employees liklihood to participate in pro social rule breaking. Here’s what happened…

Minimising ‘noise’ has been a key objective in the application of psychometrics. The challenges in evaluating individual differences in abilities, competencies and personalities and their significance for personal, team and organisational success are considerable. Dr. Simon Toms explores.

The understanding of our own risk appetite, and the awareness of how we approach decision making, including the subsequent impact on those around us, is transformative within leadership and team development.

With 34 (and counting!) ongoing R&D projects currently underway, we sat down with Dr. Simon Toms, our Principal Research Psychologist, to find out how a typical day unfolds.