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Strengthscope

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Strengthscope is a London-based company, incorporated in 2006, that publishes strengths assessments for individuals, teams and leaders. Its core assessment identifies a person's seven significant strengths and the areas where performance risks may get in the way. Related versions cover 360-degree feedback, teams, leaders and recruitment interviews. The assessments are self-service and completed online through its StrengthsPortal, and the core assessment is available in 15 languages. Its facilitators also run workshops, report debriefs and coaching for organisations. Coaches and in-house practitioners can be accredited to use the tools in full-day sessions held online, with certificates valid for life. Prices are not published. Strengthscope states that its assessment holds Registered Test status with the British Psychological Society (BPS), and its website displays ISO 27001 information security and Shaw Trust Accessible certification. The B Corp directory lists Strengthscope Limited as a certified B Corporation. The company was registered as Strengths Partnership Ltd and took its current name in 2018. Paul Brewerton is named as its founder.

The Myers-Briggs Company

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The Myers-Briggs Company, formerly CPP Inc., is the exclusive publisher of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), a role it has held since 1975. Alongside the MBTI it publishes the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI), the Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation (FIRO), the California Psychological Inventory (CPI) and the Strong Interest Inventory, used for team, leadership, conflict and career development. It certifies practitioners in each assessment through in-person or virtual programmes. Its self-guided MBTI certification combines 12 online modules, about 40 hours of study, three live virtual sessions and a multiple-choice exam, all completed within 90 days. Its website's country selector directs UK buyers to Human House, a training partner. The self-guided MBTI certification is listed at 2,995 US dollars per person plus tax on the United States site, and no UK price is published. It states it became a certified B Corporation in 2018 and links to its B Corp directory listing. Its UK company, The Myers-Briggs Company Limited (number 02218212), was incorporated in 1988 and was named OPP Limited until October 2018.

Thomas International

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Thomas International is a psychometric assessment publisher based in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, founded in 1981. Its assessments cover behaviour (the Thomas DISC assessment, also known as the Personal Profile Analysis or PPA), aptitude (the General Intelligence Assessment), personality (the High Potential Trait Indicator), emotional intelligence and 360-degree feedback. Organisations use them for recruitment, onboarding, development and team work. All are taken online. The behaviour and personality assessments take under 10 minutes and the aptitude test 30 to 40 minutes. Pricing is per employee per month, with separate plans for managers and teams, HR professionals and accredited practitioners. It has offices in the UK, the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Australia and South Africa.

Entelechy

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Entelechy is an online people development and assessment platform run by Entelechy Academy Limited of Preston, Lancashire, incorporated in 2020. It is built around its own framework of 54 human qualities in six groups: performance, impact, acumen, nurture, personal and interpersonal. Users complete a short forced-ranking self-assessment, with results in under 10 minutes, and can add optional 180 or 360-degree feedback from peers and managers. Paid users get action plans, coaching cards and a strengths report. Team and enterprise accounts add team dashboards and organisation-wide analytics by team, location and seniority, and executive coaches can follow their own clients through a coach dashboard. It is aimed at individuals, people managers, human resources (HR) leaders, change consultants and coaches, and is delivered online. A free strengths snapshot is available, with full results for £7.99. The Plus individual plan costs £99 a year or £10 a month, while team and enterprise prices are given on request. No accreditations are listed. The site states it has been used by more than 2,500 people, teams and businesses, and lists clients including HSBC and Millwall. The company was incorporated on 19 March 2020 as ICPD Limited and took its current name in June 2020.