Our Story

Cleaver Company was founded by John P. Cleaver in 1956.  An industrial engineer by trade, "Clipper" Cleaver started to notice a disturbing managerial trend while working on production-line efficiency: modern businesses had lost sight of the inherent human factor in jobs. Contemporary management philosophy dictated that all workers could be treated the same, regardless of their individual work styles or strengths. Yet Cleaver knew differently, and decided to pursue his belief that each employee should be measured and evaluated for compatibility with their role in the organization.  This simple observation laid the foundation for a set of managerial instruments to help company leaders maximize the efficiency and productivity of their most valuable resource: the people who worked for them.

To design these instruments, Cleaver melded his own expertise in engineering with the work of prominent behavior psychologists, such as William Moulton Marston, to craft managerial resources that were methodical, quantifiable, and insightful.  One of the first tools Cleaver developed was the Cleaver DISC Profile, a revolutionary way to measure how an individual's behavior matched the needs of their job. The Cleaver DISC Profile has continued to set the industry standard for effective behavioral and motivational profiling in the workplace since its inception.

The success of his suite of tools and instruments led Cleaver to craft a range of consulting, development, and training solutions to help companies not only identify their needs but strategically implement the changes required to improve them. These solutions and services have stood the test of time and continue to be used by Cleaver Company to help companies and individuals succeed.

For over sixty years, Cleaver Company has continued to combine cutting edge research in behavioral and performance psychology with diagnostic assessment techniques to provide innovative and effective professional tools. Today, we continue to work toward Clipper's vision of a global workforce where people are effective, productive, and well-suited to their jobs at all levels of an organization. Cleaver products and services can be found in thousands of organizations around the world, and remain the standard of excellence for professional profiling and development.