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People Management
9 min read

My life as a PI Adapter

Hello! My name is Adam and I’m an Adapter. I’m here to give you a glimpse into the world of Adapters—how we work and how others work with us. But first, here’s some background information about me.

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People Management
6 min read

My life as a PI Individualist

My name is Emily Mias and I’m a Individualist. What’s an Individualist? More on that in a bit.

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People Management
7 min read

My life as a PI Altruist

Hey! My name is Karen Blair-Lamb, and I’m an Altruist. More on that in a bit, but let me first set the stage by telling you a little bit about myself.

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People Management
7 min read

My life as a PI Persuader

Hi there! My name is Matt and I’m a Persuader. More on that in a bit, but let me first set the stage by telling you a little bit about myself.

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Man working on laptop
People Management
7 min read

My life as a PI Strategist

Hi there! My name is Ted and I’m a Strategist. I’m also the Director of Inside Sales at The Predictive Index. I’m responsible for sales from PI headquarters directly to businesses all over the U.S. I have the best job at PI because I get to help businesses solve their talent challenges in ways that…

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Allie
People Management
7 min read

My Life as a PI Analyzer

I’ve never found comfort in labels, never wanting to be “just” anything: not just a woman, not just bipolar, not just a millennial. Not just another person sitting in traffic on her way to her corporate job.

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People Management
8 min read

My life as a PI Venturer

My name is Thad Peterson and I’m a Venturer. More on being Venturer in a bit, but let me first set the stage by telling you a bit about me and my job.

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Boston Bruins goal
People Management
7 min read

Analyzing the Boston Bruins’ behaviors

In honor of my favorite time of year, the Stanley Cup Playoffs, I thought it’d be fun to do an analysis of the Boston Bruins’ first line/starting defense and goalie…not to mention, The Predictive Index has been based in the Boston area for the past 50 year so we are a bit excited for our…

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People Management
4 min read

How self-aware are you?

Recently, I had a client come to me very upset. She had begun working with two people who both had a Predictive Index behavioral pattern almost identical to hers and she said, “Melanie, please tell me I don’t come across like those two!” Unfortunately, what I couldn’t tell her was that the descriptions she gave me…

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Woman giving presentation
People Management
6 min read

“Bringing your whole self to work”: What the hell does that mean?

As a bit of a business geek, I read a lot of books about management, business trends, and company culture. And there’s a term that I’ve noticed slip into our people management vernacular over the past 3-4 years: “Bringing your whole self to work.” It’s kind of catchy.

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People Management
5 min read

When it comes to motivation, one size doesn’t fit all

I knew about “management by objectives.” Then I learned about “management by biscuits.” You can learn about management in the unlikeliest places. In this case, it was from Hamish, my out-of-control West Highland Terrier.

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