Core Motive Inventory
Administrator Edition
Lead with virtue. Partner with discipline.
The Core Motive Inventory (CMI) converts your temperament into concrete, virtue-shaping habits for school administration—so your mission shows up in your team partnerships, difficult conversations, and day-to-day leadership.
Are You a Teacher?
Classroom teachers serving students, colleagues, and parents
Take the CMI for Teachers →Are You an Administrator?
Deans, directors, and team members who partner rather than direct
Take the CMI for Administrators →Are You a Head of School / Principal?
Senior leaders responsible for vision, culture, and mission
Take the CMI for Heads of School / Principals →Why This Matters for Administrators
Great schools depend on steadfast, virtuous administrators. CMI moves beyond personality labels to form habits—prudence, humility, courage—so you can build cohesive leadership teams, manage up effectively, and communicate with clarity and consistency.
Who It's For
Assistant Heads & Principals
Leadership team members who partner rather than direct
Deans & Directors
Academic, Student, Faculty deans; Operations, Development, Advancement directors
Administrative Staff
Office managers, registrars, and other key administrative roles
What CMI Solves for Administrators
Leadership team dysfunction
Build trust, healthy conflict, commitment, accountability, and results focus
Managing up challenges
Partner effectively with your principal/head through candid, productive communication
Avoided peer accountability
Hold colleagues accountable without deferring to the head
Meeting ineffectiveness
Participate in ways that make meetings clearer, faster, and more productive
Communication breakdowns
Cascade decisions with one voice; eliminate “meeting after the meeting”
How It Works
(simple and fast)
Take the CMI
≈15 minutes
Receive your Administrator Guidebook
Personalized practices for your leadership context
Implement the Practice Plan
Weekly and monthly habits that strengthen your leadership
What You Receive
Temperament Blend Profile
Clear understanding of how your temperament shows up in team settings
Signature Strengths & Vulnerabilities
How your blend helps—and sometimes hinders—your administrative effectiveness
Priority Virtues for Growth
The 2-3 virtues you need most, with concrete starter practices
Five Practice Areas
Creating cohesive teams, managing up, difficult conversations, great meetings, and healthy communication
Why CMI is Different
(Not another personality test)
Christian anthropology at the core
Temperament is real; virtue transforms it. Learn more about our foundation in Alexandre Havard's virtuous leadership
Practice over labels
Outputs are scheduled, owned, measurable behaviors you implement this week
Built for administrators
Aligned to the daily work of team partnership, upward leadership, and organizational clarity
Formation-focused
Helps you become the leader your team needs through virtue, not technique alone
Outcomes You Can Expect
Stronger trust and healthier conflict within your leadership team
More candid, productive partnership with your principal/head
Confidence to hold peers accountable without deferring upward
Meetings that start and end with clarity, decisions, and ownership
One-voice communication that eliminates the “meeting after the meeting”
Use Cases
Administrator Onboarding
Equip new team members with clear practices for partnership and accountability
Leadership Team Development
Create shared language and habits across your administrative team
Executive Coaching
Give coaches and mentors concrete frameworks tied to temperament
Personal Formation
Individual administrators seeking to grow in virtue and effectiveness
Are You a School Leader?
Heads of School and Principals leading teams with direct reports
Explore CMI for Leaders →Are You a Teacher?
Classroom teachers serving students, colleagues, and parents
Explore CMI for Teachers →Stewardship & Care
Respectful of conscience and tradition
Suitable for Catholic, Protestant, and classical contexts
Private by design
Results are shared only with you and authorized coaches unless you choose a team rollout
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a personality test?
No. CMI identifies temperament tendencies, then prescribes virtue-forming practices tied to your daily work as an administrator.
How long does it take?
About 15 minutes for the assessment. Your personalized guidebook is generated immediately.
What's the difference from the leaders version?
The administrator version focuses on team partnership, managing up, and peer accountability—rather than managing direct reports and setting organizational direction.
Can our whole leadership team use this together?
Yes! Many schools use CMI across their leadership teams, creating shared language for trust, conflict, commitment, accountability, and results.
Does CMI work with other frameworks like Working Genius?
Yes! CMI complements team frameworks like Working Genius by focusing on personal virtue formation. Learn more about how CMI and Working Genius work together.