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Principal consultant for Symes Group, Barbara Harvey, accredited in

Facet 5 explains the tool and how it can help solve an ancient human question.... The starting point for any professional or career development is around this deceptively simple key question: Who are you?

There are many ways to explore this question in relation to our values and our strengths but the best beginning occurs with some work around personality theory. Facet 5 is a non-judgemental strengths- based personality tool which helps individuals realize their potential. While at Symes Group consultants are accredited in a variety of personality tools, Facet 5 is our tool of choice for reliability, validity and accessibility.

The five factor model of personality (or Big 5) is now widely accepted as the best way of describing the fundamental building blocks of personality. You can see the facets and their definitions in our diagram below.

Each factor sees a score of 1-10 whereby if you fall in the scale between 3.5-7.5/10 you are most like other Australians. Below 3.5 and over 7.5 you are more unique as compared to others. In each edition of The Symes Group we will feature a Facet 5 factor and explore how individuals manage life on various ends of the scale!

Recently Barbara caught up with two women, Trish and Hanan who work together using their low and high "Will" to achieve great outcomes!