1. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 1 The Executive Development Assessment Centre Introduction to the LPA February 2011

2. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 2 LPA A computerised 'expert' psychometric assessment system 6 assessments cover 29 characteristics - key areas that condition how executives function as members of a management team Integrated battery of questionnaires - the LPA Questionnaire or LPQ - with a program that looks across the whole range of scores, not just at each set of results in isolation

3. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 3 LPA Developed over a 30+ year timeframe. Originally pencil and paper, then MS-DOS and now MS Windows and the Internet Assessments derived from existing and well validated instruments All psychological analysis is built into the program Available uniquely from EDAC and our Global Associates

4. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 4 The LPA Approach Multiple assessment instruments which enable you to relate personality characteristics to the realities of the working environment A program that helps you to identify links between all the assessments, relating these to the specific circumstances that apply to candidates Feedback, either face to face or online using Skype and GoToMeeting, to place results in their proper perspective

5. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 5 The LPA Approach A range of text reports based on combinations of scores from across all the instruments, written in plain English (or translated). Designed to interpret the results in a way that candidates can easily understand and relate to their particular working environment Powerful management utilities to enable you to take full control of the assessment data and to apply it to real-world management issues

6. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 6 Personality and Function Personality Team ? ? ? ? ? Conflict Work Styles Learning Styles Man Style

7. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 7 The LPQ Assessments Team Roles (Belbin) Conflict Handling (Thomas & Kilmann) Work Styles (Murgatroyd, Rushton, Apter & Ray) Learning Styles (Honey & Mumford) Personality (Levene) Professional/Managerial Style (Ghiselli)

8. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 8 LPQ Example Question

9. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 9 The LPQ Questionnaire Available in English, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Europe), French, German, Spanish (South America), Chinese LPQ is completed online Takes up to 45-60 minutes to complete Results emailed automatically to Associates for feedback, report preparation etc.

10. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 10 The LPA Program Plots the results of each assessment graphically using a Stanine (1 to 9) scale Requires the counsellor to work with the candidate to interpret each set of scores and To look across the range of scores to identify clusters or groups of scores that either conform to expected patterns, or provide evidence of unusual groups of characteristics Score patterns that are frequently encountered are presented as Management Themes

11. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 11 On-screen Feedback

12. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 12 EDAC Management Themes

13. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 13 The LPA Program The LPA program offers powerful, statistically-based utilities to facilitate the feedback process. For example: LPA identifies any unusual score patterns and alerts the counsellor to these LPA also enables you to translate client competencies into psychometric profiles - either directly or in response to the built-in Factor Analysis on the Statistics Menu. These become customised Management Themes LPA also allows you to integrate the results from the MCPA measure of capability

14. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 14 Feedback - Unusual Score Combinations

15. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 15 Custom Management Themes

16. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 16 The LPA Utilities The computer program interprets the results and offers A series of clearly written text reports designed to support feedback sessions, with a Show Rules option to show the underlying rules for report construction Advanced and sophisticated utilities to support management development and the selection process, including: - Job profile creation and profile matching, with associated Development Recommendations - Probe Questions to refine interpretation - Team selection and analysis - Statistical functions and norm maintenance

17. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 17 The Text Reports

18. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 18 The Text Reports - Construct

19. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 19 Matching a Person () to a Profile

20. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 20 Development Recommendations

21. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 21 Development Recommendations

22. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 22 Probe Questions 1 st Level Questions to probe into Driving Type when score is outside desired range

23. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 23 Probe Questions 2 nd Level Questions to probe into response to Question A

24. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 24 Setting Team Specifications

25. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 25 Finding Team Members

26. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 26 Analysing a Team

27. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 27 Summary Statistics

28. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 28 T Test for Significant Differences

29. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 29 Correlation Analysis

30. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 30 Cluster Analysis

31. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 31 Factor Analysis

32. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 32 LPA Outcomes Helps candidates understand How they are most likely to react in the normal range of business interactions with other executives - both collaboratively and when under stress Whether or not their underlying personality supports their outward display of characteristics The working culture which best supports their own unique range of abilities

33. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 33 LPA Outcomes Helps organisations understand What their management culture really is How to map psychometric characteristics to performance or other desired outcomes How to utilise psychometric data in selection and succession planning Why management teams may be succeeding or failing Where talent may be found

34. Intro to LPA Feb 11©2011 EDAC All Rights ReservedSlide 34 End of Intro to LPA