Exploring Teams and Strategy

Knowing your Team Type is just one step in achieving those 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…

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Introducing the Exploring Team

An Exploring Team is one of the nine Team Types identified by The Predictive Index. Exploring Teams are outgoing, cooperative, and eager to work together. They have an active desire to learn and try new things. With an eye on the big picture, they share ideas—and resources—freely and informally. Innovation is the goal. People stand…

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Introduction to Team Types

The perfect team for running a software start-up would likely be a terrible team for running a hospital. And vice-versa. But what determines how well a team is prepared to take on one challenge versus another? How can you truly assess a team and build the right one for the business strategy you have in…

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Reliability and Validity of the PI Cognitive Assessment

The PI Cognitive Assessment was developed in 2010 in response to client demand for a short cognitive ability assessment which could provide a valid predictor for job performance. The development work was conducted in accordance with Principles for the Validation and Use of Personnel Selection Procedures (SIOP, 2003), and the Standards for Educational and Psychological…

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Compare team capabilities and the work to be done.

No team operates in a vacuum—the team’s efforts always exist within the context of the business. Thus, the work to be done represents an important lens through which to view (and interpret) the behavior and execution of each team member, and the team as a whole. Doing so can highlight fits and gaps that lead…

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Talent Optimization Certification

Frequently asked questions (FAQs) How it works Note: We offer two certifications based on role: the Talent Optimization Leader Certification and the Talent Optimization Consultant Certification. On the next page, you’ll self-select your role so we can customize your certification experience.

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Building an engagement culture in your organization

What is engagement? Employee engagement is the emotional commitment a person has toward both their company and their company’s goals. When people are really engaged, it ultimately leads to a feeling of psychological ownership, where people work, act, and make decisions like they’re actually a part of the company and its ownership. Engagement is not…

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Team Discovery Quadrants

On this page we cover: Work Styles Framework By mapping people and strategy to this framework we create a common language to consider an organization’s talent in relation to its business initiatives. Quadrants in opposing positions embody competing values. Quadrants that are adjacent to one another embody some shared values. Click on each quadrant below to learn about how they…

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