Kismet Consulting | About Kismet - Assessment Descriptions

Kristine Steinberg, MA
Founder of Kismet Consulting

Kristine has been trained and certified in the following validated assessments. These assessments are tools used to enhance the process of strategic talent selection and professional development. They help individuals, teams and organizations to gain a deep understanding of themselves and others.

Benefits: Ability to predict best fit employees. Increased productivity and communication with individuals and teams. Less attrition. Greater employee loyalty and affiliation to your organization.

DISC Behavioral Assessment™

This assessment measures HOW a person acts. DISC™ is a non-judgmental language addressing behavioral patterns across four dimensions:

DOMINANCE-PROBLEM SOLVING style
INFLUENCE-How people INFLUENCE others
STEADINESS-The PACE at which one prefers to operate in the world
COMPLIANCE-How people respond to RULES set out by others

A person’s observable behavior impacts every aspect of their life and career. By understanding and predicting behavior patterns, this tool allows us to leverage skills; select appropriate staff; manage people and teams using a common language; increase communication and reduce conflict & turnover. Used in conjunction with Workplace Motivators™, you will have a powerful framework from which to leverage employees’ strengths; understand weaknesses and maximize potential.

Workplace Motivators Assessment™

This assessment measures WHY a person acts a certain way. It ranks a person’s attitudes based on six core motivators which reflect a person’s primary values:

Theoretical-Knowledge, Truth, Objectivity, Systems, Analysis
Utilitarian-Utility, Money, Efficiency, Return on Investments
Aesthetic-Expression, Creativity, Harmony, Balance, Beauty, Self-Actualization,
Social-People, Harmony, Peace, Assist Others, Nurturing, Eliminate Conflict
Individualistic-Leadership, Advancement, Influence, Getting Ahead
Traditional-Seeking a System to Live By, Pursuit of a Higher Meaning in Life

Because values lie beneath observable behavior, they are often not discovered until you know someone over a period of time. Alternatively, you can measure values through the Workplace Motivators™ assessment which rapidly identifies a hierarchy (this was spelled wrong on site) of these 6 key motivator. You will gain immediate insight into why people are motivated to work hard or not. Used in conjunction with the DISC™, the information has a powerful impact on talent selection; management improvement; professional development; improved communication and assisting with career transitions.

Myers Briggs Type Indicator ™

Myers Briggs is a personality assessment grounded in Carl Jung’s (Swiss psychologist) theory of psychological type. The Type system is based on 4 aspects of the personality:

How we interact with the world and direct our energy
How we naturally perceive or notice information
How we make decisions
Whether we prefer to live in a structured way (making decisions) or a more spontaneous way (taking in information)

This tool has a wide range of applications including: identifying best-fit career paths; navigating communications within organizations; team building; personal coaching; couples coaching and more. Kristine has been administering this tool since 1996.

Strong Interest Inventory ™

This tool was developed by E.K. Strong, a researcher at Stanford University, in 1927. At the foundation of this tool is Holland's RIASEC theory which looks at 6 general occupational themes that people are drawn to. The inventory provides information about your relationship to the working world. By comparing your interests with the interests of those who are happily employed, you will gain insight about possible career tracks; educational choices; and why your current job may be unsatisfying. Kristine has been administering this tool since 1996.