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How to leverage workplace personality tests
Leveraging data from workplace personality tests will be the differentiator that gives your company a competitive advantage.
The real problem with the Business Insider “thank you note” article
If you follow Tech Twitter, you might have seen this post, which blew up over the weekend. Written by Jessica Liebman, the executive managing editor of Insider Inc., the post generated lots of reader outrage. What was all the fuss about? Thank you emails. Her tweet (below) has almost 4,000 comments as of this writing….
What makes a good consultant? 156 surveyed CEOs reveal the answers
We conducted a survey of 156 CEOs, presidents, and chairpeople as part of our What CEOs Really Want From Consultants Report. Here are four findings.
The secret weapon top CEOs use to solve business problems
Business problem solving is par for the course when you’re a CEO. Discover the discipline top CEOs use to solve their biggest challenges.
Is it legal for employers to give applicants pre-employment assessments?
Not sure about the use of pre-employment assessments in the hiring process? Get the ins and outs from one of our scientists.
Reason #3 why good employees quit: team fit
There are four forces of employee disengagement and poor team fit is number three on the list. (Previously we’ve covered poor job fit and poor manager fit, which are reasons one and two.) Top organizations are built on high-functioning teams. That’s because a team that’s fully aligned is greater than the sum of its parts; team…
3 ways Gen Z will change the workplace
Move over, millennials: Generation Z is growing up, and its oldest members are now entering the workplace. Individuals from Gen Z (ages 7-22 in 2019, according to Pew Research) have much in common with millennials—but there are some significant differences, too. The more you understand what makes Gen Z tick, the better positioned you’ll be…
20 management skills for talent optimizers
As a talent optimizer, you need to master diverse leadership and management skills. You might be naturally adept at some of the following skills—but developing competency in others will force you to stretch beyond your comfort level to close gaps. While it won’t be easy, doing that important work will set you up to be…
8 hiring process steps we recommend (and model at PI)
At The Predictive Index, we pride ourselves on modeling best hiring practices using the PI solution and talent optimization. As we work with clients in the implementation stage, they find it helpful to hear how we use PI in our own hiring process. Here’s an insider’s look at how we leverage behavioral and cognitive data to…