Attitudes
and Values Assessments
Why people do
what they do affects their performance in their job and their private
life
Although
values help to initiate one's behaviour, they are often hidden because
they're not always readily observed. This report helps illuminate
these motivating factors and attitudes and allows people to understand
the driving forces behind their decisions.
PIAV
is often used by organisations as a key part of both their selection
and development processes. In addition, PIAV is a key ingredient
in understanding how to effectively communicate and avoid conflict.
Personal Interests,
Attitudes and Values™
assessment
measures the WHY of an individual's actions, leading them to understand
what drives their behaviour and the attitudes that move them into
action.
What
is an Attitude?
While psychologists have identified
many lists of values, there are certain values that seem most appropriate
to the business and career environment. The Personal
Interests, Attitudes and Values™
assessment measures the relative prominence of six basic motives
in personality: theoretical, economic, aesthetic, social, individualistic
(or political), and traditional ( or regulatory) values.
This classification is based on Eduard
Spranger’s book, “Types of Men,” written in 1928. In 1931, Gordon
W. Allport and Philip E. Vernon developed an assessment to measure
the traits postulated by Spranger. The assessment, called the “Study
of Values,” has been widely used to provide insights into the motivation
of a given individual. These insights apply equally to men and women,
as Allport’s research indicates successful women and successful
men have similar values and goals.
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The
Six Attitudes
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Theoretical:
A passion
to discover, systematise and analyse; a search for knowledge
and truth.
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Utilitarian:
A passion
to gain a return on their investment of time, resources and
money.
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Aesthetic:
A passion
to experience the impressions of the world and achieve form
and harmony in life; self actualisation.
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Social:
A passion
to eliminate hate and conflict in the World and to help others
in becoming all they can be.
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Individualistic:
A passion
to achieve position in Society and to use that position to affect
and influence others.
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Traditional:
A passion
to seek out and pursue the higher meaning of life and achieve
a system for living.
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The
Assessment
The Personal
Interests, Attitudes and Values™
assessment measures the relative prominence of the six basic attitudes,
interests or motives.
Attitudes and values help to initiate
our actions, and are sometimes called the hidden motivators because
they are not always readily observed. The assessment identifies
these motivating factors and attitudes and can, for example, help
a manager to uncover the intrinsic motives of members of his/her
team, and so allows them to understand exactly what motivates each
of his/her team members.
A
New “Valuing” of Life
Once you know the attitudes that drive
your actions and those of the people around you, you will immediately
be able to understand the causes of conflict. You will understand
and appreciate your relationships as you recognise the attitudes
of other people. You will see how their attitudes might interact
with your own.
The Personal
Interests, Attitudes and Values™
assessment is defined in detail in the
User Manual
which is available for download here.
PIAV User Manual
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Personal Interests, Attitudes and
Values™
report
Sample Report
A
person's performance can be directly related to their personal interests,
attitudes, values and beliefs. This report allows individuals to
understand how values affect their choices, and so provides purpose
and direction in their lives. The most common use is within a selection
system, resolving conflict or intervention.
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