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Facet5 psychometric tool
crisis management
Samantha WOOLVEN

Facet5 – what are and why we use psychometric assessment tools

Unlocking Leadership Potential with Facet5: A Revolution in Psychometric Insight
In the fast-paced, interconnected world of modern business, understanding the complexities of leadership has become a critical success factor. Leaders must navigate intricate team dynamics, drive innovation, and inspire others—all while maintaining a keen self-awareness of their own strengths, preferences, and challenges. Enter Facet5, the psychometric tool that redefines the way we evaluate and enhance leadership potential. Facet5 has been the preferred choice for many senior leaders across Europe, North America, and Canada, widely recognized for its depth, versatility, and practical application.
What Sets Facet5 Apart?
At its core, Facet5 is rooted in the “Big Five” personality model, one of the most scientifically validated frameworks for understanding human behavior. While many tools rely on generic outputs or lack depth, Facet5 dives into the nuances of personality, offering a precise, evidence-based, and actionable framework for self-awareness.
Unlike traditional psychometric tools that can feel static and overly academic, Facet5 strikes a great balance between scientific rigor and business relevance. Its detailed yet intuitive profile enables individuals to explore their personality traits across five core dimensions: Will, Energy, Affection, Control, and Emotionality. These dimensions go beyond broad categorizations, providing insights into how leaders approach challenges, interact with others, and respond under pressure.

Practical Applications for Senior Leaders
For senior leaders, self-awareness is more than a buzzword; it is the cornerstone of effective leadership. The demands of C-suite and executive roles require a finely tuned understanding of how personal behavior influences team performance, organizational culture, and strategic outcomes. Facet5 excels in this arena, offering senior leaders a roadmap for growth that is as insightful as it is actionable.

Building Self-Awareness and Resilience
Facet5 helps leaders uncover their innate tendencies, from how they assert themselves in decision-making to how they manage stress and foster collaboration. In doing so, it equips them with the tools to embrace their strengths while mitigating potential blind spots. A senior leader at a multinational corporation shared, “Facet5 gave me the language and framework to truly understand my leadership style. It was like holding up a mirror to my professional self, with clarity I’d never experienced before.”
Cultural Relevance and Adaptability
Facet5 is particularly adept at accommodating the cultural nuances of leadership across international organizations and project delivery alliances that involve multiple partners. With organizations increasingly embracing global teams, leaders must navigate diverse perspectives and working styles. Facet5’s versatility ensures that its insights remain culturally sensitive and applicable, making it a trusted tool in cross-border leadership development.
Unlocking Collective Potential
Beyond individual insights, Facet5 is an unparalleled tool for building high-performing leadership teams. By fostering a shared language around personality and behavior, it enables leaders to better understand and leverage the diverse talents within their teams. This alignment is crucial for driving cohesive strategy and fostering a culture of collaboration.
One European CEO who implemented Facet5 for her leadership team described the results as transformative: “Facet5 didn’t just help us understand each other better; it gave us the tools to operate as a unified force. We moved from working as individual experts to functioning as a truly cohesive team.”
The Leadership Edge
Leadership today is as much about adaptability and empathy as it is about vision and strategy. Facet5 equips senior leaders with the clarity and confidence to lead with authenticity, empowering them to navigate uncertainty while inspiring their teams.
In a world where leadership is often reduced to buzzwords and quick fixes, Facet5 stands out as a tool of substance. It doesn’t just analyze personality—it unlocks potential, builds resilience, and transforms how leaders see themselves and their teams.
As organizations across Europe, North America, and Canada continue to face rapid change, those who invest in tools like Facet5 are better positioned to thrive. After all, great leadership starts with self-awareness—and there’s no better tool to ignite that journey than Facet5.
To quote a senior HR executive who has deployed Facet5 across multiple markets:
“Facet5 isn’t just a tool; it’s an investment in leadership excellence. It turns insights into action, and action into transformation.”
Ready to discover the transformative power of Facet5 for your leadership? The journey starts with self-awareness—and Facet5 is the key to unlocking it.

The session had three main parts: we started with a review of crisis management principles in accordance with ISO 22361 Security and resilience – Crisis management – Guidelines. We then conducted a guided warm up exercise and moved immediately into an in-depth international hostage scenario. This hostage taking location was defined by the client so that it would be a very realistic exercise.

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There is a running joke in my household that next year will be the “easy” year as there always seems to be so many things happening in our lives. Well, 8 days into January, I don’t think 2023 will be the easy or quiet year. Moving into our new house at the end of February, work is extremely busy with burgeoning projects in Europe and South America, all on top of few very busy contracts here in Canada. In my “spare” time, I have taken on the role of Chair for the ASIS Crisis Management & Business Continuity Community Steering Committee. I am blessed to have a wonderful cadre of industry professionals to support the Steering Committee and it’s initiatives such as an exciting schedule of educational content for 2023.

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I was recently contacted by EP Wired to comment on what qualities we should expect in the best executive protection companies. EP Wired is an online magazine with a mission to bring together protectors, principals, EP program managers and future practitioners.

The best executive protection companies in 2023 are obviously supported by discrete and well-trained operators. These are obvious table stakes. However, they should also be transparent about who they use as EP operators, explain in detail their ongoing training, and be open to feedback.

The most significant indicator of an excellent EP company is its unwavering operational standards. Too often, companies are pressured by demanding clients to do more with less and will “bend,” thereby:

overtasking their operators and ultimately
risking the security of the principal.

The best companies will explain the necessity of adequate resources and maintain their baseline standards.

Always a pleasure to speak with the EP Wired team and support their mission by sharing information and experiences from past EP operations. 

Enjoy, engage an EP professional to support your operations, and be safe!

/rob

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I am current Vice Chair and 2023 incoming Chair for the ASIS Crisis Management and Business Continuity Community. One of the many pleasures in the role, is all the wonderful people I get to meet from around the world. Lucas de la Rosa, the ASIS Argentina Chapter President, and I were speaking about planning Executive Protection (EP) operations in high risk environments, and how it would be great to run a workshop together in Buenos Aires.

After many discussions and exceptional planning by Lucas, we were able to host a session on the 26th of September where many ASIS Argentina Chapter members were in attendance. We covered a variety of topics including intelligence preparation, trip profile, communications, methods transport, medical concerns and after action procedures. The workshop finished with 4 teams having only 30 minutes to prepare an operational brief for a realistic high risk scenario. All teams did exceptionally well with most having never worked EP before. I was very impressed!

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Executive Protection in High-Risk Environments

I was recently contacted by EP Wired to discuss executive protection in high-risk environments. EP Wired is an online magazine with a mission to bring together protectors, principals, EP program managers and future practitioners.

It was an absolute pleasure to speak with the EP Wired team and support their mission by sharing information and experiences from past EP operations. I have been very fortunate to work and learn from some incredible EP operators across a variety of high-risk and semi-permissive environments.

Enjoy, engage an EP professional to support your operations, and be safe!

/rob

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