PDI Ninth House

[williaa68]

As a management team we are all being asked to undergo an assessment by a firm called PDI ninth house. It seems to consist of the standard Myers Briggs type personality questionnaire and then a 3 hour interview and an assessment based on a scenario you are provided with before hand. Anyone any experience with this company or any tips?

[H6CJF]

Not had any experience of them specifcally, but it isn't unusual to incorporate some sort of profiling as part of a leadership development programme (which seems to be what they do most of). Presumably this is some sort of organisational development/restructuring your company is going through?

[rog007]

What is the outcome that your organisation is seeking by putting you all through this (and at some not inconsiderable cost I guess)? Just curious.

[williaa68]

Well, ostensibly it is about leadership development - who can make it all the way to the group board etc. However, there have been lots of rumours of redundancies too so my cynical bone is itching....

[rog007]

"leadership development" is too wide an arc, which means it will miss most people. Do you know how they will audit the outcomes of the session? I'm being mischievous here I hope you have spotted; I see too much money and time wasted on programmes exactly like this. It's a real shame when in fact improvement in capability, capacity and leadership traits can be achieved, but only through targeted application.