Persuader

Matt Poepsel, PhD is the author of Expand the Circle: Enlightened Leadership for Our New World of Work and host of the Lead the People podcast. He serves as Vice President & Godfather of Talent Optimization at The Predictive Index. He holds a PhD in Psychology, an MBA, and a Harvard Business School Certificate of Management Excellence. Matt has more than 25 years of leadership experience as a software executive and consultant. He’s also a US Marine, an Ironman triathlon finisher, and a student of Buddhist philosophy.

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The dominant personality at work: high vs low dominance traits examined

This blog post is the first of a four-part series covering the four behavioral drives that The Predictive Index™ measures in its PI Behavioral Assessment. Why do we behave as we do? That question has preoccupied philosophers, psychologists, and researchers for millennia. Left unanswered, this question relegates all types of human behavior to a mystery….

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How to Delegate
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The Magnificent 7: Must-have management skills for new leaders, Part 2 – Delegating

By Matt Poepsel

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The Magnificent 7: Must-have management skills for new leaders, Part 1 – Communication

Manage with confidence with these tips for first-time supervisors 

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Re-evaluating performance evaluations: Four best practices

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Dropping the Baton: 10 Succession Planning Mistakes That Will Wreck Your Business

by Matt Poepsel, PhD

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