With I-Opt tools you can accurately: Measure, Predict, Guide. I-Opt, tools that work.

What is "I Opt"?

"I Opt" is a unique, fully validated survey measurement tool. It is designed from the ground up to the used with groups as well as individuals. Learn more about I-Opt.

How can I use "I Opt"?

"I Opt" reports and assessments benefit from but do not require special training or certification to use. The reports are definitive and do not require interpretation to understand and use. Learn more about the I-Opt benefits.


How long does improvement last?

Analysis are typically team/department/group specific. The diagnostic is also specific to particular individuals who comprise the group. Improvements tend to last as long as the group remains intact. Learn more about the persistence of improvements.




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Testimonials

"I Opt gave us the missing ingredient in the R&D formula. It is a catalyst for combining people who systematically build new and successful products"

- Charles Fuhrmann, VP of R&D, Birdseye Foods

"[I Opt] has theoretical integrity and delivers practical results. It is the next and possibly first wave of new OD knowledge,"

- Dr. Joseph (Jerry) Lapides, Professor, University of Michigan-Dearborn.

"Organizational Engineering is too efficient, too effective and too simple to be anything less than a breakthrough in OD,"

- Donald Mroz, Ph.D, Consultant, Waves of Change Inc.

"Organizational Engineering is unique in that it applies to all levels, from board room to factory floor."

- Frances Leach, Ph.D., Federal Aviation Administration, TX.

"I Opt is so simple that anyone can understand it without camouflage. Yet it is so penetrating that people think you have been eavesdropping at their meetings."

- Dave Griffin, Director T&D, Norfolk Redevelopment Housing Authority, Norfolk, VA

"Two things amaze me. (1) 100% of the time people agree with the results and (2) the simple-to-read reports are a programming genius,"

- Jon C. Jones, Caterpillar, Lafayette, IN.

"The 'ah-ha!' moment is the best part of it —when a team identifies the 'rudder' for success. Grabbing a tiller and making key course connections can be almost instantaneous"

- Jeffery Miller, Jeffery Miller and Associates, IL

"I Opt technology picks up the things that make groups work- or that keeps them from working. 'Engineering' results is really possible!"

- Patrick O'Brien, Caterpillar, IL

"You are reading my mind. This is great."

- Henry M. Fitts, Director, Learning & Development Mountaire Farms-NC

"...very interesting, informative, and immediately resonates!"

- Jennifer Avers, Consultant

"It is a cool tool and, from my perspective, accurate and helpful on a couple of levels. My wife enjoyed it, too, and concurred with the validity of the strengths and exposures..."

- Ken Irons, Employment & Training Manager, City of Redmond

"I found the report to be comprehensive, offering great insight and easy to read and understand."

- Lois Gardner, Sr. Organizational Effectiveness Consultant, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island

"I am impressed by the amount and quality of information you present from such a short assessment instrument."

- Meredith Kimbell, Consultant

"The survey was painless to complete. The results look quite comprehensive..."

- Suresh Radhakrishnan, Human Resources Program Manager, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

"Rereading the analysis has proven most helpful, in that it provides guidance, not just description."

- Robin Roth, Sr. Director, Century 21

"I found the report very accurate and an amazing tool to understanding my style, strengths and challenges."

- AnnieMcClinton, VP of T&D, Irvine Company Apartment Communities

"I am pretty impressed with the accuracy of how it described my primary and secondary management style. I think this is a very good tool for managers."

- Sandra G. Morris, Vice President, Learning & Employee Development, GMAC Commercial Mortgage

"[I] just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your work and the I-Opt assessment instrument. I have used it extensively and have always experienced positive outcomes with my clients."

- Rich Stanich, Consultant

"This was a great report - I was amazed at the detail that was provided..."

- Pattie Vargas, Principal and Owner, The Vargas Group

"Very Impressive.. I have participated in many assessments over the years and the results of this … go beyond the typical "quadrant" type assessment."

- Lucy Skalbeck. Dir. of Learning and Development, Operations, Anixter Corp.

"...this material has more insight, utility, and impact than anything else I've seen earlier."

- Larry Lee, Ph.d., Boeing Corporation.

"I've been through hundreds of personality assessments and this one highlighted an aspect of my personality that I was aware of but didn't understand .... It's rare that this type of assessment gives me that type of insight so this is an assessment I'd recommend to others."

- Christie Mason, Learning Architect, Managers Forum

"Not only was [the "I Opt" Survey] quick, it was thorough and it provided me with valuable information pertaining to my leadership styles..."

- Corrie Woolcott, AVP, Equity 1 Lenders Group

You really have an excellent product with very strong validity.

- Jon D. Briggs VP, Leadership and Management Development Saxon/Morgan Stanley

I still think it is one of the best instruments I have ever used.

- Donald Mroz, Ph.D. Waves of Change Partnership

I-Opt was a very effective tool for me at Dartmouth. I-Opt has been a wonderful tool for me and I thank you for developing and introducing me to it.

- Harvey Slaughter, Ph.D. Dartmouth College

This is AWESOME!!! Thank you!!!

- Sandy Pheil Marketing Life Coach PCC, MC

One reason people want to be coached is to advance their careers. The Career Report works right into that client focus.

- Pat McGraw McGraw Consulting & Coaching, Inc.

I would like to compliment your tool as I found it to be very much on target for me. I found the report to be comprehensive, offering great insight and easy to read and understand.

- Lois Gardner Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island

I received my “I Opt” Advanced Leadership Report. It is one of the most comprehensive documents I have ever seen.

Kathy Wojcik, SPHR, Corporate Manager, Leadership Development & Learning., Gates Corporation

the insight provided is almost uncannily precise and accurate. Great tool!

Bob Pastorello, Organization Development Consultant, Deaconess Hospital, OKC, OK

This is scary. Have you been sitting in the back of the room at our working sessions?

- John M. Wattendorf, Ph.D. Program Director, Management Development Learning Design IBM On Demand Learning

all I can say is “WOW!”

— Kay Mejia, Senior Consultant, Data Management Group

Thank you so much! That's one of the most efficient work I have ever seen!

— Cheng Lu, China's Vanke Co., Ltd.—Largest real estate firm in China

I must commend you in that it got me very right, both in the way I see myself, how others see me and what my career path has been.

— Kehinde Ladipo, Port Harcourt , Nigeria

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