Foreword by Eric Parsloe

"The use of psychometrics by coaches and mentors can be a controversial issue so Carol's article on the Enneagram is important"

"Historically psychometrics have gained their popuarity in the field of recruitment and job promotions as it is claimed they can quite accurately predict future performance behaviours based on a psychological analysis of an individual's preferences and personality characteristics. But coaching and mentoring conversations are aimed at helping people to choose and learn how to behave differently in the future rather than stay trapped by previous inclinations"

"Nevertheless some people believe that psychometric data can be a useful starting point for a discussion in a programme of change. Skillful coaches would therefore be well advised to learn some of the theoretical ideas behind MBTI (one of the most popular psychometrics) and the Enneagram which claims a rather more esoteric basis for its predictive analysis. As Carol's article claims this makes it both more complicated and apparently simple. My advice as usual is to read them both and judge for yourself rather than assume you have to use them"

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