Start Here: How to Use Assessments (and Why Most Leaders Don’t)

Most leaders stop at the “aha!” moment and never translate assessments into action. Learn how to avoid the #1 mistake leaders make and start turning insights into impact today.

💥 The Shattered Scene aka, The Problem You're Facing:

✨ Assessments are powerful—but only if you use them.

Most leaders stop at the “aha!” moment. The workshop ends, the results get shared… and then nothing really changes. It’s like walking into a room full of scattered glass—sharp, reflective, but fragmented. Your team’s brilliance is there, but it’s untapped and unaligned.

🌈 The Shine Ahead

When assessments are applied strategically, they become a lens for leadership. A shared language. A system for clarity and momentum. Instead of scattered shards, you get a disco ball—intentionally designed to reflect brilliance in every direction.

🔎 The Spotlight

Here’s what most leaders don’t realize:

• Different assessments measure different things.

  • Kolbe → How people instinctively take action.

  • Working Genius → Where energy lives.

  • DiSC → Communication and behavior styles.

  • 5 Behaviors → Trust and accountability in teams.

  • MBTI & Enneagram → Personality preferences and motivations.

• The #1 mistake: Expecting the assessment to “fix” the team. Tools provide insight, but leaders must turn insight into integration.

✨ These are the starting points. Imagine what happens when they’re all connected in one bigger system…

What Each Assessment Is Actually For

Not all tools measure the same thing (and that’s a good thing). Here’s your cheat sheet:

• Kolbe → How people instinctively take action (conative instincts).

• Working Genius → Where people get energy (stages of work).

• DiSC → How people behave and communicate.

• 5 Behaviors → How teams build trust, navigate conflict, and achieve results.

• MBTI → Personality preferences and how they show up under stress.

• Enneagram → Motivations, fears, and growth paths.

💡 The magic isn’t in picking one—it’s in knowing when to use which.

How to Choose the Right Assessment for Your Team

Instead of grabbing whatever’s trendy, ask:

1. What problem are we trying to solve?
   (Communication? Burnout? Accountability? Leadership self-awareness?)

2. Where are we getting stuck?
   (In meetings? With execution? In conflict?)

3. What level of depth do we need?
   (Surface-level style language or deeper motivational clarity?)

Your answers point you toward the right tool—or combination of tools.

⚡ The Alignment Moves (Actionable Steps)

• Pull up one assessment result you already have—Kolbe, DiSC, MBTI, anything.

• Ask: How is this insight showing up in my leadership or my team’s behavior right now?

• Share one learning with your team and invite their perspective.

✨ Quick Sparkles (Fast Wins)

• Use DiSC to adjust how you run your next meeting (e.g., give Cs pre-work, let Ds make quick calls).

• Use Kolbe to assign one project task based on instinct, not availability.

• Use Enneagram or MBTI to identify and normalize one stress trigger for yourself.

🌟 Why the Light Matters

Assessments aren’t a check-the-box activity. They’re leadership strategy in disguise. When you decode your people, align your leadership, and follow through with intention, your team doesn’t just improve.

Assessments also are not about labeling people. They’re about unleashing what’s already there. They’re about turning those scattered shards of brilliance into a disco ball—reflecting light in every direction.

✨ It shines.

Thoughts from Inside the Disco Ball...

You know those moments where everything feels disconnected—like your team’s potential is scattered in a million directions? That’s what happens when brilliance goes unseen and unused.

To me, those moments are like walking into a room full of broken glass: sharp edges, chaos, and so much untapped light.

But here’s the secret: every shard still reflects something beautiful.

At The Inspired Team, we use assessments to gather those pieces—instincts, strengths, work styles, quirks—and build something extraordinary out of them. A culture that shines like a disco ball. One that reflects light in every direction.

✨ The light in me sees the light in your team.✨

Let’s put the pieces together—and watch the magic unfold.

With sparkles and strategy,
Grandi
Visionary, Assessment Queen, People Whisperer, Reading Rebel

Ready to Take the First Step? Stop guessing. Start leading. Know someone sitting on a pile of assessment results and no clue how to use them? Share this post—the disco ball awaits. 🪩

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