Send the Conflict Styles (TKI-derived) from Ashby in 5 minutes
Inside Ashby, Conflict Styles is the test team leads use during the team-meet round to predict how a candidate will behave during the first hard disagreement inside the new team. Ashby's panel-rubric culture pairs particularly well with conflict-style data because panelists can score behaviour-based rubric questions ("does the candidate engage directly or avoid?") against the documented conflict profile rather than guessing. Pairing high-competing candidates with high-collaborating teammates predictably accelerates execution; pairing two high-avoiders predictably stalls. Five-minute completion makes it acceptable late in the loop without burning candidate goodwill.
Validity
The Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI) maps five conflict-handling styles (competing, collaborating, compromising, avoiding, accommodating) on the assertiveness × cooperativeness grid. Predictive validity for team-fit is moderate (ρ ≈ .20 for team-conflict frequency; Rahim & Magner 1995). Use it inside Ashby for pod-composition input, not for gating decisions.
Send the Conflict Styles (TKI-derived) from Ashby
From Ashby admin to first scored candidate.
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Add the JobCannon Ashby integration
From Ashby admin settings, add JobCannon as an Assessment Partner. Paste your Basic Auth credentials (sandbox first, production after the first test cycle). One-time setup, takes 3 minutes.
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Create a Ashby scorecard mapped to Conflict Styles (TKI-derived) dimensions
In your job template, create a scorecard section per Conflict Styles (TKI-derived) dimension. Each dimension maps 1:1 to a numeric attribute on the Ashby scorecard — no provider-specific glue needed.
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Trigger the Conflict Styles (TKI-derived) on the candidate's stage transition
Add "Send Conflict Styles (TKI-derived)" as an automatic action when candidates enter the assessment stage. The candidate receives a co-branded Ashby email and completes the 5-minute form on mobile or desktop.
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View the score envelope in the candidate profile
The full Conflict Styles (TKI-derived) score envelope (dimensions, bands, narrative summary) lands in the Ashby candidate profile within 30 seconds of submission. Recruiters review without leaving Ashby.
Sample score envelope
The exact JSON shape your Ashby scorecard receives back. Every JobCannon assessment uses the same dimensions[].score envelope so ranking logic stays consistent across tests.
{
"test": "conflict-styles",
"version": "v1.4",
"candidate_id": "ashby_app_2349817",
"completed_at": "2026-05-16T10:29:51Z",
"duration_seconds": 296,
"primary_style": "collaborating",
"secondary_style": "compromising",
"dimensions": [
{
"code": "competing",
"label": "Competing",
"score": 34
},
{
"code": "collaborating",
"label": "Collaborating",
"score": 84,
"primary": true
},
{
"code": "compromising",
"label": "Compromising",
"score": 71,
"primary": true
},
{
"code": "avoiding",
"label": "Avoiding",
"score": 22
},
{
"code": "accommodating",
"label": "Accommodating",
"score": 58
}
],
"narrative_summary": "Collaborating-compromising profile. Engages directly with conflict and looks for joint resolution; pairs well with high-competing teammates who need a foil."
}Other assessments for Ashby hiring
Run a different cut on the same candidate by sending one of these from the same Ashby pipeline.
Big Five (OCEAN)
personality test
Across 117 studies and 85 years of validation literature, Big Five conscientiousness predicts job performance at corrected ρ ≈ .31 (Barrick & Mount 1991, Personnel Psychology) — making it the strongest single personality dimension for hiring decisions. JobCannon's 50-item adaptation is built on the NEO-PI-R taxonomy and returns five normalised dimension scores per candidate.
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DISC
behavioural style assessment
DISC maps four observable behaviour styles (dominance, influence, steadiness, conscientiousness) onto the assertiveness × cooperativeness grid. Its meta-analytic correlation with job performance is modest (~.10-.15) — far below Big Five — so it works best inside Ashby as a team-fit and communication-style input, not a primary hiring filter.
Send from Ashby →
EQ (Emotional Intelligence)
emotional intelligence assessment
Emotional intelligence adds incremental predictive validity over cognitive ability and Big Five for emotional-labour roles — corrected ρ ≈ .24 across 88 studies for customer-facing and people-management positions (Joseph & Newman 2010, Journal of Applied Psychology). Less informative for back-office, technical, or solo-IC pipelines.
Send from Ashby →
Frequently asked
When does the Ashby integration go live?+
Ashby adapter built; partner directory request filed 2026-05. Sandbox endpoints available to early-access customers; production rollout follows in 2-4 weeks.
How does Conflict Styles plug into Ashby's team-meet round?+
Send Conflict Styles after the technical loop, before the team-meet round. The primary + secondary style labels plus the five-dimension scores brief the team-meet panel ("candidate is high-competing — let's push back on cooperation framing to see how they react"). The test surfaces team-composition risk before the offer rather than after.
Is Conflict Styles EEOC-defensible inside Ashby?+
Conflict styles is defensible as a team-fit input rather than a primary hiring filter. The framework does not produce documented adverse impact, but its predictive-validity ceiling (~.20 vs team-conflict frequency) is too low to anchor a hire-decline decision. Keep it as one pod-composition input.
Which Ashby roles benefit most from Conflict Styles?+
Roles where the candidate joins an existing tight-knit team with established dynamics — engineering ICs joining a senior team, account managers joining a fixed sales pod, designers joining a cross-functional product squad. Less informative for fully-remote async roles or solo-IC pipelines.
How long does Conflict Styles take inside Ashby?+
Median candidate completion is 5 minutes on JobCannon's 25-item forced-choice form. Score lands on the Ashby scorecard within 30 seconds of submission.
How is Conflict Styles priced for Ashby customers?+
Free for sandbox + first 5 invitations per month. From $99/mo on the Business tier — same flat pricing across all 22 hire-eligible tests.
Get Ashby sandbox credentials for Conflict Styles (TKI-derived) this week
Email [email protected] with your Ashby tenant ID. Early-access sandbox credentials provisioned within one business day; production rollout follows directory listing.
Prefer to try the Conflict Styles (TKI-derived) first? Take it on JobCannon to see exactly what your candidates will see — or read the assessment API docs for the full envelope spec (Conflict Styles).