The Circumplex is the driving force behind Human Synergistics' integrated system for leadership and organizational measurement, feedback, and development.
Understanding this circular graph will help you improve leadership and organizational performance.
Developed by psychologist Dr. J. Clayton Lafferty over 30 years ago, the HSI Circumplex was one of the first to be used for development purposes. Over the past 25 years, Dr. Robert A. Cooke has directed numerous studies to validate the Circumplex and confirm the reliability of HSI surveys based on it.
Look at performance from all angles.
The Circumplex provides a way to “see” what drives performance—that of individual contributors, leaders, and work teams—in short, the entire organization. It breaks the factors underlying performance down into 12 ways or “styles” of thinking, behaving, and interacting. Some styles are effective and productive; some are not. Whether effective or not, they all describe what’s happening inside the organization and provide a direction for change and development.