Introduction to the Life Styles Inventory™ (LSI)

2 Agenda  Background  Objectives  Approach –What is the LSI? –How will it be used?  Confidentiality

3 Business Need

4  LSI stands for Life Styles Inventory™  Tool for measuring the way the Participant sees themselves (LSI 1) and the way others see them (LSI 2)  LSI has only been designed for personal self development purposes –Personal results are confidential –Group results only will be shared –50,000 managers have used the LSI Global usage: China, Europe, India, Malaysia, Africa etc... What is the LSI?

5  LSI 1 is a self-description inventory and measures the thoughts and attitudes that motivate your behaviour.  LSI 2 provides feedback on how your behaviour patterns are interpreted by others, how you relate to others, how you solve problems & make decisions.  Results are plotted on a circular graph called the Circumplex. What is the LSI?

6  Twenty five years of research shows that these Life Styles correlate differently with outcomes such as: – Effectiveness – Relationships with others – Salary – Health  The Circumplex is a circular graph that measures 12 distinct styles of thinking and behaviour and clusters these into three general orientations: constructive, passive/defensive and aggressive/defensive styles  Feedback is profiled on International and Australian Norms What is the LSI?

7  Participants select up to 8 people to give feedback when completing the RSF –Direct Reports - Min of 3 below you –Peers or Associates - Min of 3 beside you, and –Higher Level Manager/Direct Manager - 1 above you Key Criteria for Selecting Respondents –People who know you well from a workplace perspective and can describe you in the roles you carry out on the job i.e. interact with them frequently –People you trust and respect –People you believe will give you honest feedback LSI Data Collection Process

8  Participants select up to 12 people to give feedback when completing the RSF –Direct Reports - Min of 3 below you –Peers or Associates - Min of 3 beside you, and –Higher Level Manager/Direct Manager - 1 above you Boss’s results will be shown separately Boss MUST provide permission to Human Synergistics for each person measured  Key Criteria for Selecting Respondents –People who know you well from a workplace perspective and can describe you in the roles you carry out on the job i.e. interact with them frequently –People you trust and respect –People you believe will give you honest feedback

9 LSI Data Collection Process  For Participants - Completing the LSI –You will receive an from Human Synergistics: –The will have 2 links:  The first link takes you to the Respondent Selection Form (RSF) which allows you to select your respondents who will be automatically be sent an LSI 2 to complete on you  The second link takes you to your LSI 1 survey (self- description)

10 LSI Data Collection Process  For Participants - Completing the LSI 1 ( preview)

11 LSI Data Collection Process  For Participants – Completing the Respondent Form (RSF) -Once you log in to the RSF, enter the names, the addresses and the nature of the relationship (peer, direct report, higher level manager etc.) of the respondents you wish to receive feedback from -You can send all the LSI 2 invitations to your respondents at once from the RSF by clicking “Send all Remaining Invitations”. -Alternatively you can send them one at a time by clicking the “Invite Respondent” button -The Human Synergistics system will then send invitation s to those respondents directly

12 LSI Data Collection Process  For Participants – Completing the RSF

13 LSI Data Collection Process  For Participants – Completing the RSF -You can then go directly into your LSI 1 survey once you have completed the RSF by simply clicking “Proceed to Survey”. -Alternatively you can access your LSI 1 survey at any other time by clicking on the link provided in the invitation .

14 LSI Data Collection Process  For Participants - Completing the LSI 1 -Once you access your LSI 1, completing the survey and navigating through it is quite straightforward

15  For Participants - Completing the LSI 1 -You can respond to the questions by clicking on the appropriate button or entering number in the box beside each statement as it relates to you LSI Data Collection Process

16  For Participants - Completing the LSI 1 -Once you have completed your LSI 1 click “Submit Survey” to complete the survey LSI Data Collection Process

17  For Respondents - Completing the LSI 2 –You will receive an from Human Synergistics: synergistics.com.au –Click on the link which will take you directly to the website to complete the LSI Survey LSI Data Collection Process

18 LSI Data Collection Process  For Respondents - Completing the LSI 2 -Once you access the LSI 2, completing the survey and navigating through it is quite straightforward

19  For Respondents - Completing the LSI 2 –You can respond to the questions by clicking on the appropriate button or entering number in the box beside each statement as it relates to the Participant you are describing LSI Data Collection Process

20  For Respondents - Completing the LSI 2 -Once you have completed your LSI 2 click “Submit Survey” to complete the survey LSI Data Collection Process

21  The LSI results are confidential –The Participant will be the only person who gets the results. –The Accredited Practitioner debriefing the participant will receive the results and pass onto the participant at the debrief. –Scoring process ensures respondent anonymity - results will be an accumulation of the feedback. –Results will be aggregated at the group level. Confidentiality

22 Return By Date: Please submit your LSI by LSI Data Collection Process

23 If you have any questions please contact: LSI Data Collection Process