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Sample Participant 9/26/08Factor SummaryCHOICES® ARCHITECTMulti-Rater ReportRANKNot At All LikeThisLess Often ThanMostAbout Like MostPeopleBetter / MoreOften Than MostFACTORS MEAN 1 2 3 4 5The ClearestExample of ThisUnratedItemsLomingerNormAverageNormPercentile1.0 Factor IV: Results Agility 4.252% 3.50 902.0 Factor I: Mental Agility 3.875% 3.33 84-863.0 Factor III: Change Agility 3.855% 3.33 78-814.0 Factor II: People Agility 3.792% 3.36 81Excluding self as a rater is strongly recommended for two reasons:1. Our best practices support keeping the succession planningprocess a private one, at least until the organization hasestablished a highly refined and successful talent review process.Transparency, while well-intentioned, can lead to difficulties,particularly when individuals feel excluded or passed over.The long report format isideal when the organizationwants to rate someone’slearning agility purely fordevelopmental purposes.2. Research consistently shows that individuals are not effective atrating themselves on Choices Architect ® — individuals rated lowby others typically overrate themselves, while the opposite istrue of individuals rated high by others in learning agility. Thesediscrepancies can lead to awkwardness, even conflict, especiallywhen individuals perceive their learning agility to be much higherthan others see it.© Copyright 2007 LOMINGER INTERNATIONAL: A KORN/FERRY COMPANY. All Rights Reserved.Page 11 of 57The eChoices Online Survey “Long Report” Format. The longreport format is ideal when the organization wants to rate someone’slearning agility purely for developmental purposes. This may occur at thepoint where someone has already been confirmed by the organizationas a high potential or when the individual is working in a role that has ahigh demand for learning agility in order to be successful.Rater selection for the long report differs from the short report. Typically,the rater list is expanded to include not only the boss and other seniorlevelraters, but also peers and direct reports. In this case, the individual4