2. CPI 260 ®
CLIENT
FEEDBACK
REPORT
DEVELOPED BY HARRISON G. GOUGH, Ph.D., AND PAMELA BRADLEY, Ph.D.
Report prepared for
JANE SAMPLE
September 10, 2012
Interpreted by
Joe Sample
XYZ, Inc.
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3. CLIENT FEEDBACK REPORT FOR JANE SAMPLE
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This report is based on your answers to the CPI 260® instrument. It includes information about your
approach to life, how you see yourself, and how you compare to others on characteristics that are
important at work and in everyday living. The goal of the report is to provide as accurate a picture as
possible, one that will help you to understand yourself and to achieve your own personal objectives.
YOUR APPROACH TO THE INSTRUMENT
There are certain ways in which most people respond to the instrument. For example, most people
answer all or nearly all of the questions and also acknowledge at least a few personal problems and
worries. Departures from general tendencies like these can affect the validity of the information
presented below. For this reason, your responses are first screened for indications of unusual trends.
No indication of anything unusual was found.
THREE BASIC ORIENTATIONS
Interpretation of the CPI 260 instrument begins with three basic orientations:
1. Toward other people and interpersonal experience
2. Toward conventional rules and values
3. Toward one’s inner feelings
The first two orientations are expressed in observable behavior. The third deals with feelings of self-
realization and level of satisfaction. Each of these orientations is assessed by a separate measure.
On the first measure, implications range from a liking for social participation, pleasure in the company
of others, and an active interpersonal style at one pole, to a desire for privacy and a reserved and
quiet social manner at the other. The second goes from rule-testing and even rule-breaking behavior
at one end, to rule-respecting and even conformist behavior at the other. The third measure shows
how you feel about yourself and how sure or unsure you are about your ability to cope with the
problems and opportunities you encounter in your own life.
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FOUR WAYS OF LIVING
Scores on the first two measures, when considered together, define four ways of living or lifestyles, as
indicated below:
The IMPLEMENTER LIFESTYLE includes people who are interpersonally active and comfortable
with social rules. Implementers step forward, take part, and do not hesitate to act. They believe
that social rules are proper and should be obeyed. They are ambitious, goal-directed, strong in
leadership potential, and well-organized.
At their best, Implementers can be charismatic leaders and initiators of constructive endeavors.
At their worst, they can be opportunistic, manipulative, and hostile toward those who behave in
rule-violating ways.
The SUPPORTER LIFESTYLE includes people who are reserved in their behavior and supportive
of social norms. Supporters are caring, conscientious, patient, and well-organized. They value
and protect their internal, private feelings, avoiding public display or disclosure. Their role is to
preserve values and humanize the ways in which social rules are enforced.
At their best, Supporters can be inspirational models of goodness, virtue, and tolerance. At their
worst, they may be self-denying, lacking in self-esteem and confidence.
The INNOVATOR LIFESTYLE includes people who are interpersonally active, but who see flaws
and even absurdities in the way many things are done. Innovators are imaginative and often
creative in their work. Their values are personal, not traditional or conventional.
At their best, Innovators are insightful creators of new ideas, new products, and new social
forms. At their worst, they are rebellious, intolerant, self-indulgent, and disruptive.
The VISUALIZER LIFESTYLE includes people who value their own privacy and who see
many of society’s conventions as arbitrary and unduly restrictive. Visualizers are reflective and
nonconforming. They see things differently from others, but for the most part keep these
perspectives private. They are most comfortable working alone in fields such as the arts and
abstract sciences.
At their best, Visualizers are imaginative, are aesthetically perceptive, and have a rich inner life.
At their worst, they feel fragmented, alienated from others, and internally in conflict.
In the general population, approximately 25 percent of the people are classified in each of the four ways
of living.
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LIFESTYLE DIAGRAM
The following diagram gives specific information as to how persons in each lifestyle see themselves
and as to how they are viewed by others. The diagram also shows how the interpersonal and norm-
favoring orientations are combined to define the four ways of living. Your answers to the instrument
place you in the Alpha quadrant, where the basic lifestyle is that of the Implementer. The plotting of
your lifestyle score is shown by the diamond in that quadrant.
Rule-favoring
Likes stability
Agrees with others
ALPHA QUADRANT BETA QUADRANT
IMPLEMENTER SUPPORTER
• Tends to see self as ambitious, • Tends to see self as conscientious,
efficient, industrious, and modest, patient, and reserved,
organized, but not as confused, but not as assertive, irritable,
dissatisfied, lazy, or moody. outspoken, or sarcastic.
• Tends to be seen by others as • Tends to be seen by others as
active, ambitious, enterprising, cautious, inhibited, peaceable, and
and organized, but not as retiring, but not as adventurous,
apathetic, cynical, moody, or shy. daring, individualistic, or quick.
Initiates Focuses on
action t inner life
Confident in Values own
social INNOVATOR privacy
VISUALIZER
situations
• Tends to see self as complicated, • Tends to see self as detached, frank,
humorous, pleasure-seeking, and reflective, and unconventional,
spontaneous, but not as but not as cheerful, enthusiastic,
conservative, conventional, forceful, or sociable.
placid, or submissive. • Tends to be seen by others as
• Tends to be seen by others as dreamy, modest, quiet, and
clever, frank, impulsive, and unassuming, but not as assertive,
witty, but not as conservative, energetic, outgoing, or talkative.
conventional, methodical, or timid.
GAMMA QUADRANT DELTA QUADRANT
Rule-questioning
Has personal
value system
Often disagrees
with others
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YOUR LIFESTYLE
Implementers believe strongly in teamwork and try hard to achieve the goals set by the groups to
which they belong. They are usually industrious, efficient, and self-disciplined.
When functioning at their best, they are ambitious, enterprising, task-focused, and well-accepted as
leaders. When under stress or functioning poorly, Implementers can be opportunistic, bossy, and overly
critical of those who fail to follow the rules.
LEVEL OF SATISFACTION
The third basic theme of this instrument pertains to one’s sense of satisfaction in living and feelings of
self-realization or fulfillment. Those who rank low on this measure tend to be dissatisfied with their
current status and feel that their potentialities are not being fulfilled or realized. Those who score high
tend to feel that they are living up to their own potentialities and also that they can cope effectively
with the demands of living. Your score on this dimension is indicated by the blue triangle on the line below.
Low High
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
▲
Level of Satisfaction
This score suggests that you feel good about the way your life is going and are comfortable in your
lifestyle.
The information above gives an overview of your way of living and of broad, general trends in your
personal style. In the next section, more detailed and specific information will be presented.
DETAILED RESULTS
In this section, your scores on 26 separate measures are reported, grouped into five broad categories:
1. Dealing with others
2. Self-management
3. Motivations and thinking style
4. Personal characteristics
5. Work-related measures
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Scores are reported in standardized form, based on a norm sample of 6,000 persons (3,000 men,
3,000 women). For each scale, 50 is the norm-based midpoint. The lower the score, the more
relevant the comments to the left of the graph will be; the higher the score, the more relevant those
to the right of the graph will be.
DEALING WITH OTHERS
Not assertive, uncomfortable 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Likes to be in charge,
exerting authority, hesitant in self-confident, persuasive,
making decisions, unassuming ▲ task-centered.
in behavior. Dominance (Do) 58
67
Unsure of self, dislikes direct 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Ambitious, wants to be a
competition, not looking for success, likes the good life,
major responsibilities or ▲ outgoing, has a wide range
status, often feels that life Capacity for Status (Cs) 56
67 of interests.
is unfair.
Not gregarious, prefers to 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Highly sociable and drawn
stay in the background, toward people, enjoys
feels uneasy in many social ▲ meeting new people and
situations, avoids making Sociability (Sy) 48
67 being in new situations,
decisions, keeps people at a optimistic, socially competent.
distance.
Cautious, does not seek 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Seeks social attention and
attention, appears somewhat recognition, likes to play to an
inhibited, has a readiness to ▲ audience, spontaneous, witty,
feel guilty. Social Presence (Sp) 33
67 not easily embarrassed.
Blames self when things go 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Confident, self-assured,
wrong, often thinks others are presents self with conviction,
better, has doubts about own ▲ likes to talk, projects high
ability, tends to withdraw Self-acceptance (Sa) 51
67 sense of own personal worth.
from social contact.
Seeks support from others, 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Has a strong sense of
defers to others, avoids taking self-sufficiency, resourceful,
a stand, tends to give up ▲ keeps a certain distance
when things go wrong. Independence (In) 55
67 between self and others,
resolute.
Not good at judging other 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Likeable, understands the
people, somewhat withdrawn, feelings of others, versatile,
uncomfortable with change ▲ adventurous, has good social
and uncertainty, often feels Empathy (Em) 48
67 skills.
misunderstood.
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SELF-MANAGEMENT
Somewhat indifferent to 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Conscientious, takes duties
duties and obligations, dislikes seriously, considerate of
routine work, tends to be ▲ others, reliable—gets things
careless, often impatient. Responsibility (Re) 64
67 done.
Not readily accepting of social 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Comfortably accepts ordinary
rules and conventions, rules and conventions, finds
questions authority, tends to ▲ it easy to conform, favors
blame others when things go Social Conformity (So) 51
67 traditional methods and ideas.
wrong, easily annoyed or
irritated.
Willing to take risks, has 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Pauses for thought before
strong feelings and emotions, acting, tries to control
speaks out when angry or ▲ emotions and temper, takes
annoyed, may leap before Self-control (Sc) 64
67 pride in being self-disciplined,
looking. cautious.
Not very much concerned 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Careful to present a favorable
about image presented to image to others, deferential to
others, skeptical, frank, may ▲ those in authority, complies
be individualistic. Good Impression (Gi) 67
63 with rules of polite behavior.
Has many unusual responses, 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Has very few unusual
personal preferences and responses, sees self as
ideas differ from those of ▲ essentially similar to others,
others, may have answered Communality (Cm) 26
67 has a practical outlook.
the questions carelessly.
Not entirely comfortable in 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Generally satisfied with life
current situation, may be situation, cheerful, feels self
worried about health and ▲ to be in good physical and
personal problems, tends to Well-being (Wb) 44
67 emotional health, feels
be anxious, not optimistic competent to deal with life’s
about the future. demands.
Tends to be critical of others’ 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Open-minded, reasonable,
beliefs and opinions, may respectful of the rights and
appear self-centered and ▲ beliefs of others, not biased
resentful of the good fortune Tolerance (To) 62
64 or dogmatic.
of others, feels unappreciated.
MOTIVATIONS AND THINKING STYLE
Has difficulty doing best 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Strongly motivated to achieve
work in highly structured and particularly in clearly defined
regulated settings, does not ▲ and structured settings,
like to conform, tends to be Achievement via Conformance (Ac) 56
64 goal-oriented, has efficient
an underachiever. work habits.
Has difficulty doing best work 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Strongly motivated to achieve
in situations that are vague particularly in open and fluid
and unstructured, wants ▲ situations, prefers work
others to specify goals and Achievement via Independence (Ai) 64
64 allowing for initiative and
methods, has a low level of independent thinking, good
initiative. at defining personal goals.
Activity-oriented, prefers 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Comfortable and confident
dealing with tangible matters in handling intellectual and
rather than concepts or ▲ conceptual matters, verbally
abstractions, lacks confidence in Conceptual Fluency (Cf) 52
64 fluent, thinks ahead.
own ability, has limited interests.
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PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
Has difficulty predicting how 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Has analytic insight into
others will feel and react, people and their motivations,
not very interested in the ▲ forms impressions quickly, not
dynamics of behavior, looks Insightfulness (Is) 61
73 always warm or sympathetic.
more at what people do than
at what they think.
Prefers predictability and 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Likes change and variety,
consistency, uncomfortable finds ordinary routine boring,
with ambiguity, programmed ▲ quick-thinking and clever.
and planful, well-organized. Flexibility (Fx) 62
62
Tough-minded, action- 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Sensitive to others’ feelings,
oriented, somewhat tends to interpret events from
insensitive to others’ ▲ a personal perspective, often
feelings, aggressive. Sensitivity (Sn) 42
41 feels vulnerable, has a strong
need for affiliation.
WORK-RELATED MEASURES
Not very ambitious, may be 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Deals effectively with people,
erratic in decision-making, shares credit with others,
puts own interests first, reacts ▲ good at explaining decisions,
defensively to criticism. Managerial Potential (Mp) 66
74 has good judgment.
Restless, distractible, often 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Reliable worker, readily
careless, not a steady worker, accepts subordinate roles,
has fluctuating moods. ▲ not self-seeking, has modest
Work Orientation (Wo) 55
66 aspirations, seldom complains.
Prudent, avoids risk, prefers 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Likes what is new and
the traditional ways of doing different, thinks in
things, dependable at work. ▲ unconventional ways, likes to
Creative Temperament (Ct) 48
70 think “outside the box,” has
a rapid personal tempo.
Avoids positions of leadership, 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Has good leadership skills,
low in persistence, doubts likes to take positions of
own competence, has trouble ▲ leadership, deals effectively
dealing with stress. Leadership (Lp) 56
68 with stress and pressure,
forceful and self-assured.
Impatient, not tactful, 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Cooperative, appreciative
questions the motives of of others, not assertive or
others, easily annoyed, not a ▲ aggressive, tries hard to get
team worker. Amicability (Ami) 49
64 along well with coworkers,
not self-seeking or
self-promoting.
Sees law enforcement 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Supports firm and strict law
practices as too strict and enforcement practices,
severe, likes to take chances, ▲ well-suited for work in the law
tends to be nonconforming, Law Enforcement Orientation (Leo) 65
64 enforcement field, evaluates
somewhat pessimistic and problems from a practical and
dissatisfied. commonsense standpoint.
11. ADMINISTRATOR PAGE FOR JANE SAMPLE
LIFESTYLE DIAGRAM SUPPLEMENT
The Lifestyle diagram plots the respondent’s scores on two measures of the CPI 260® instrument. On
the first measure, vector 1, lower scores indicate that the respondent tends to be more self-confident,
sociable, and gregarious, while higher scores on this measure suggest that the respondent is more
detached and protective of his or her privacy. On the second, vector 2, lower scores indicate that the
respondent is more adventurous, unconventional, and independent, whereas higher scores indicate a
respondent who is more rule oriented, conscientious, and cautious. The intersection of these two
vectors creates four quadrants, or lifestyles, into which the respondent’s scores can be plotted. The
scores for the vectors are in raw score units ranging from 0 to 20, while most other measures on the
CPI 260 are reported in standardized scores, ranging from 0 to 100.
Rule-favoring
Likes stability
Agrees with others
ALPHA QUADRANT BETA QUADRANT
IMPLEMENTER SUPPORTER
20
18
16
14
Initiates Focuses on
action 0 2 4 6 8
t10 12 14 16 18 20 inner life
Confident in 12 Values own
social privacy
INNOVATOR VISUALIZER
situations
10
8
6
4
2
GAMMA QUADRANT 0 DELTA QUADRANT
Rule-questioning
Has personal
value system
Often disagrees
with others
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