When an organization hires a new employee, it’s rare that the employee immediately starts working. Instead, the employee needs to learn some basics first, like what their role is and how it helps the broader organization. The process of teaching an employee these basics is called onboarding. Onboarding is often defined as the first week…
Based on the mapping of the Behavioral Assessment four factors, there are often common themes between where a leader is plotted in the quadrants and their Behavioral Assessment results. There are some Reference Profiles where the quadrant mapping is more variable and depends on the specific configuration of their Behavioral Assessment Pattern. These include Adapter,…
This framework helps us to understand people and behavior. The PI Science team conducted research to link the four framework quadrants to the four drives measured by the Behavioral Assessment. Click on each quadrant below to explore the relationships between the four drives and the leader behaviors for each quadrant.
In this short course we will cover: The Work Styles framework How the Work Styles framework applies to leader behavior and the Behavioral Assessment How Reference Profiles map to this framework How strategy and work initiatives fit into the framework By mapping people and strategy to this framework we create a common language to consider an organization’s talent in…
How does it all come together? While Team Type tells us about a team’s culture, values, and natural proclivities, strategic emphasis tells us about the team’s goals and objectives. The combination of Team Types and strategic emphasis can answer questions such as: How can we leverage our team’s natural strengths? Where are our gaps when…
What are the origins of Team Types? In 2019, The Predictive Index sought to discover the types of teams that existed among client organizations through a large-scale empirical study. Using PI Behavioral Assessment results from 125,000+ employees across 20,000+ teams, we found evidence for nine distinct Team Types based on the behavioral make-up of their…
Knowing your Team Type is just one step in achieving business results. You also need to consider the strategy to achieve those results. Understanding your team in the context of the work to be done helps you identify risks and gaps when it comes to executing your team’s strategy. The Predictive Index also conducted extensive…
An Adapting Team is one of the nine Team Types identified by The Predictive Index. Adapting Teams self-organize and work together when they see value in combining individual strengths. They exchange information organically, and expectations for how to work adapt over time. When conflict arises, it’s often because of behavioral differences. But the team is malleable…
Knowing your Team Type is just one step in achieving business results. You also need to consider the strategy to achieve those results. Understanding your team in the context of the work to be done helps you identify risks and gaps when it comes to executing your team’s strategy. The Predictive Index also conducted extensive…
A Pathfinding Team is one of the nine Team Types identified by The Predictive Index. Pathfinding Teams can be described as “relentless.” Conflict is frequent, with each person championing their point of view. Fortunately, they see conflict as valuable—it forces them to challenge each other and think differently. They don’t always take time to coordinate with…