Team cohesion can only occur when a team remains united while working to achieve a common goal. One common mistake, however, is that many think cohesion should be directly connected to the actual performance of the team. By the very definition, cohesion is less about getting a specific result, and more about the unity of…
The PI Behavioral Assessment (BA) helps organizations understand the personality traits that make their employees and candidates tick. PI is your superpower: It lets you see beneath the surface so you can predict how people will behave in given situations. Your Behavioral Report will provide a more nuanced summary of your specific results. If you…
Two employees not seeing eye to eye? Use this guide to facilitate a discussion on how their natural strengths can contribute to a better working relationship using PI’s Relationship Guide. Looking to have this conversation today? Download the low C one-pager. For those with more time, continue reading for a five step guide on using behavioral data…
Just because you have a clear vision doesn’t always lead to a high-performing culture, although it does help. Before building your culture, you first need to take into account the current culture. Do you already promote strong leadership principles, employee development, etc.? If so, what areas need the most improvement? Don’t try to tackle all…
Whether you’re looking to make a shift in your existing culture or build one for the first time, you need to start with a vision. What is your organization trying to achieve, and how do you want you and your employees to interpret the work to be done? Let’s say you want to be the…
Organizational culture represents your business’s core values, rewarded behaviors, and, ultimately, performance drivers. Culture is a result of deliberate, intentional action, so you’ll need to make sure you take calculated measures to build your culture in a way that benefits your organization. But what does it mean to have a culture that promotes high performance?…
Have your employees completed the PI Behavioral Assessment? If not, use the Sending Assessments Guide to learn how to assess your employees and understand their drives, needs, and behaviors in the workplace. Then, come back here to learn about leveraging those results to develop & grow your employees. 1. Develop self-aware employees and managers. Why this matters…
Have your employees completed the PI Behavioral Assessment? If not, use the Sending Assessments Guide to learn how to assess your employees and understand their drives, needs, and behaviors in the workplace. Then, come back here to learn about leveraging those results to develop your management capabilities. All set? Now let’s begin. Here’s your roadmap to using PI’s tools…
So now that you know about conflict, how do you actually manage it? There are a number of issues that can arise when working with people, so it can feel overwhelming at times. However, there are ways to make sure you are prepared when conflict occurs. Create a conflict resolution blueprint for your team. Every…
Think about the worst team you’ve been a part of. Were there times where you thought there was no possible solution? Are some teams doomed to fail from the beginning? In some cases, yes. There are two major reasons for this that you can avoid when building your teams. The first can be summed up…
What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word conflict? For most, it’s probably a negative connotation of people communicating. However, conflict is not always a bad thing. There are actually two types of conflict: healthy and unhealthy. Although these might look very similar on the outside, the main way…
Many are aware that conflict can cause issues in a team, but less people are aware why it happens at all. Simply put, conflict happens because we’re all different. Everyone has unique life experiences and core values. Disagreement can arise from a clash of needs, priorities, goals, or ideas related to these personal experiences and…
Create a job 1. To create a new job in the software, click the ‘Create a New Job’ button in the top right corner. 2. Enter the job title and the software should automatically populate Job Families. If results are not automatically populated, click Lookup Job Families. The Job Family lookup is based on the Job…
You can’t make a smart hire or have robust performance conversations without knowing what behaviors and cognitive ability the role requires. Job targets allow you to see how a person’s behavioral and cognitive results match your ideal targets for a particular role. Creating job targets in the software is an easy, guided process. But, how…