Company Culture
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3 signs you have poor organizational structure
Here are three signs you have poor organizational structure. If you see that your organizational design needs fixing, we can help.
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People Management
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How great leaders inspire followership
There is an interesting leadership conundrum that’s common in business settings: informal leaders often have many loyal followers while formal leaders may have few—maybe none! Why? Because leadership isn’t something that can be simply bestowed upon someone by an organization. It’s something that is earned. “The language used for effective followership is ‘exemplary followership,’ coined…
People Management
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Best books for leaders to kick-start 2019
Luke Thomas is the head of growth at getAbstract, which finds and rates the top business books, articles, and video talks then summarizes them into 10-minute abstracts. Today, the company is the world’s leading provider of compressed knowledge for organizations of all sizes. A new year has begun and many of you are working hard at…
Uncategorized
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The 5 best podcasts for business leaders & leadership
The most successful executives are in a constant state of learning. You should always be looking for opportunities to learn, listen, and think creatively. Not only will you become a better leader, but you’ll help foster creativity in the workplace, and set an example for the employees at your company. Why podcasts are perfect for…
Company Culture
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An interview with an NHL player turned CEO
From a Princeton pizza shop to the NHL, from Goldman Sachs to software solutions, Mike McKee, CEO and Director of ObserveIT, has worked on and led teams of every flavor. But whether it’s delivering pizzas or developing security software, it always comes down to people. The Predictive Index Senior Director of Marketing, Thad Peterson, sat…
Employee Engagement
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Friday Forward: How a weekly email changed the way I lead
Several years back, I started the simple practice of sending out a weekly Friday email to my employees. That seemingly little habit has changed my company, helped me to be a more inspirational leader, and it’s even transcended my organization and impacts tens of thousands of people around the world today. This is the story…
People Management
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Be a great manager with these 12 leadership books.
12 leadership and team management books that have had the biggest impact on the way I manage and lead.
People Management
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The one trait all great leaders must possess
To become a great leader you must take control over one major part of yourself: your ego. Keeping your ego in check is a lifelong pursuit. As Charles Duhigg explained in his book “The Power of Habit,” our bodies naturally want us to create habitual behaviors. Basically, our brains try to find the most efficient way…
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Self vs. self-concept and its effect on workplace behavior
In The Predictive Index™ Behavioral Assessment, we look at people’s “self” as well as their “self-concept” when it comes to workplace behavior. I sat down with Dr. Matt Poepsel, PI’s VP of Product, to help unpack these terms.
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Mike Zani interviewed by The Naked Sales Guy podcast
Matt McClain and Megan Waddell, hosts of the Nake Sales Guy podcast, recently invited PI’s CEO, Mike Zani, to be on the show with them. The episode featured Mike giving Matt and Megan their behavioral assessment readbacks, as well as an engaging discussion about the behavioral traits required to achieve greatness in sales.
People Management
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Challenging performative leadership
Reevaluating leadership and challenging where true power lies
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The one leadership attribute CEOs need to drill through their organization
This simple leadership attribute makes an everyday difference in how effectively an organization runs If I were the CEO of a sizable company and were looking for one leadership attribute to drill down through my organization, it wouldn’t be one of those big highly publicized marquee qualities like, say, strategic thinking or innovation or disruption….
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The value of localization when assessing a global workforce
By Austin Fossey Assessment takers across the globe can accurately respond with the help of translations
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Does your office feel like a haunted house?
By Elsbeth McSorley Stop the ghostly feel of your office and increase employee engagement with these tips