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Why Psychometrics Are Failing Everyone and What's Now

Marci Schnapp
July 5, 2025
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For over a century, psychometric testing has been used to assess, sort, and select people. Invented by men, for men, during a time when access to education, leadership, and opportunity was limited by race, gender and class  these tests were never designed for fairness. They were designed for control.

The problem isn’t just that psychometrics are outdated. It’s that they were never neutral to begin with.

These tools measure personality traits, preferences, and "types"  based on self-reporting, forced-choice answers, or pseudo-scientific assumptions. They label people in ways that feel authoritative, but have little to no relevance to how someone actually contributes in a real-world team or business.

They don’t predict performance.
They don’t measure collaboration.
They don’t reflect growth, change, or context.

And worst of all  they still dominate hiring, team-building, and leadership decisions in companies around the world.

So who loses?

Everyone.

Women are told they’re “wired” to support, not lead.
Neurodivergent people are filtered out by rigid standards of “fit.”
Men are often expected to perform confidence instead of contribution.
Young people are judged before they’ve even had a chance to grow.
Seasoned professionals are overlooked for being “too structured,” “too dominant,” or “too slow to adapt.”

What’s needed isn’t a new trait label. It’s a new lens. A new perspective.

The Shift: From Traits to Contribution

The future of work demands a better system one rooted in behavioral contribution, not personality assumption.

CollabGenius is part of that future.

Instead of asking people how they feel or how they see themselves, CollabGenius captures how they actually contribute to team success through a Role-Based Assessment and an AI agent trained on over 16,000 behavioral combinations.

It doesn’t tell you who someone is.
It tells you what they do to move the mission forward.

This change in focus from identity to impact makes the system more fair, more actionable, and far more predictive of success in hiring, team design, coaching, investment, and leadership.

Because the truth is:
People aren’t “wired” for anything.
They choose. They adapt. They contribute.

The Real Risk? Staying Stuck in the Past

Every year, companies spend billions on hiring mistakes, talent misalignment, and team breakdowns because they rely on systems that can’t see people clearly.

Psychometrics are easy to administer.
They look scientific.
They feel objective.

But they’re not.

They reward confidence over contribution, polish over substance, sameness over diversity.

And they’re holding businesses and people back.

If you're ready for something better, CollabGenius delivers it.

Behavioral clarity.
Decision-grade insight.
Team-ready intelligence.

No guesswork. No gimmicks. No outdated labels.

Empower Your Clients Like Never Before!