Our latest white paper has been written in collaboration by Dr Lynne Cruickshank and Dr Xander van Lill at PBC along with Rebecca Edgeley and Tara Staritski, Managing Partners at ialign.
ialign, in partnership with Hogan Assessments, has gathered data from standardised, robust scientifically validated measurements of almost 1000 school leaders over the last decade and this has enabled us to develop an understanding of the key factors affecting principals. These measurements included:
- Motives, Values and Preferences Inventory (MVPI): provides valuable insights into the kind of environment someone is likely to find most motivating, as well as the kind of culture they are likely to cultivate as a leader.
- Hogan Personality Inventory (HPI): a valuable tool for gauging normal day-to-day personality tendencies including insights into their approach to work and interactions with others.
- Hogan Development Survey (HDS): designed to examine tendencies that can emerge when people experience pressure or when their guard is down.
We have gathered valuable insights into the needs, personality characteristics, and leadership styles of Australian school leaders, as well as how they are likely to approach the situations and challenges associated with educational leadership. We have been able to observe what environments they are likely to find most motivating, where their strengths may lie, and what may contribute to some of the challenges they face.
Our research into the nuances of the Hogan Assessment data has enabled us to differentiate what really matters for leaders in schools, in contrast to other measures that generically consider ‘leadership’ across all sectors or industries. By deeply understanding the unique personality, motivators, and drivers of school leaders we can help in identifying strategies to more effectively support them.
The findings in the following section are based on an analysis of data from a sample of 773 Australian school leaders that was conducted by PBC, the Australian distributor of the Hogan assessments and a data sample of 618 school leaders that was conducted by ialign Pty Ltd. This analysis provides detailed insights into how the motivators, personality traits, and potential derailers of Australian school leaders align with the demands of their leadership roles.
