Measure Of Entrepreneurial Talents and Abilities (META)

The META assessment is a tool developed to measure an individual's entrepreneurial quotient. It screens for the natural talents and aptitudes that differentiate successful founders and innovators from the general population. The META assesses several critical dimensions that are repeatedly linked to entrepreneurial success, often grouped into three categories: cognitive, interpersonal, and motivational.

On the other hand, the META Disruptive Talent (META DT) is a high-level psychological inventory designed to identify individuals who possess the rare combination of visionary thinking, extreme risk tolerance, and persuasive influence necessary to drive disruptive innovation.

ASSESSMENT SCALES

The META includes the following scales:

• Entrepreneurial Creativity: The ability to generate innovative business ideas

• Opportunism: The tendency to spot new business opportunities

• Proactivity: The energy and willingness to get stuff done right away

• Vision: The tendency to have a meaningful mission in life and to see the bigger picture

The META DT includes the following scales:

• IDEATION: The generation of innovative business ideas

• Curiosity: The strong desire to know and learn new things

• Creativity: The ability to generate original ideas, to create and invent

• Belief: The propensity to act on conviction rather than trying to please others

• EXECUTION: The realisation or application of innovative business ideas

• Opportunism: The tendency to spot new business opportunities

• Proactivity: The energy and willingness to get stuff done straight away

• Resilience: The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties-toughness; determination

• LEADERSHIP: Leading innovative people and teams

• Vision: The tendency to have a meaningful mission in life and to see the bigger picture

• Authority: The tendency to take charge of situations; to command, control and direct

• Stability: The ability to remain calm and optimistic under pressure

• DERAILERS: Behaviours that may have a detrimental impact on a person’s performance and career progress.

• Hubris: Excessive pride or self-confidence

• Mercurial: The degree to which an individual demonstrates a ‘mercurial temperament’ (impulsivity, unpredictability, and eccentricity)

• Dominance: The degree to which an individual demonstrates overbearing behaviour

AREAS OF APPLICATION

The META can be used for the following purposes:

• To help venture capital firms, incubators, and corporate innovation teams identify individuals with the highest innate potential for entrepreneurial success.

• To provide existing entrepreneurs and founders with a clear roadmap of their behavioral strengths and weaknesses, allowing them to focus development efforts on areas critical for business growth (e.g., resilience, calculated risk-taking, networking).

The META DT can be used for the following purposes:

• To recruit and select people with the potential to generate, execute and lead business innovation

• To identify the hidden disruptive talent in your organisation and provide a framework for its development

• To build high-performing teams, ensuring the best possible combination of people, in order to maximise creative thinking, innovation and growth

REPORT OPTIONS

The META has the following software reports available:

• Meta Profile Report: This report provides detailed analysis and interpretation of the participants’ scores in each of the dimensions - Creativity, Opportunism, Proactivity and Vision - both in terms of behavioural implications and personal development.

• Meta Managers Report: Designed to be used by the manager. The report provides a profile of the candidate’s scores and implications that are useful for the manager in developmental processes with the candidate.

The META DT can be used for the following purposes:

• Disruptive Talent Profile Report: The report has been designed to help businesses identify, understand and retain people with the ability to drive business innovation.