People Management
Why team design works (and how to ensure team success)
Learn how team design helps structure a team and its work in a way that maximizes efficiency and effectiveness to achieve shared objectives.
Ashley Vanasse · 6 min read
Talent Leader
People Management
Improve team communication (and crush your goals) with these tips
Prioritizing workplace communication can improve everything from employee engagement to company culture. Learn how your team can benefit too.
Ashley Vanasse · 8 min read
People Management
Team Types: Why they matter, and how to harness their power
Learn about each of the nine Team Types, and get tips to align your team capabilities with the work at hand to achieve your goals.
Ashley Vanasse · 7 min read
Employee Engagement
How to create stronger role clarity for your team
Learn why role clarity is a critical to the employee experience, and how to establish clear roles and responsibilities with your team.
David Silbert · 7 min read
Interview Questions
How to hire a graphic designer
Learn how to hire a graphic designer with the creative skills to make your projects shine, and the behavioral traits to thrive in your organization.
Jonathan Holmes · 9 min read
Hiring
How to hire a social media manager
Looking to hire your next great social media manager? Start by learning what skills and behavioral traits are needed for the role.
Robert Imbrie · 6 min read
Interview Questions
How to hire a finance manager
Learn how to hire a finance manager based on common behavioral traits for the role, and find the ideal finance manager for your organization.
David Silbert · 10 min read
Interview Questions
Candidate selection: Improve hiring with 9 steps
Looking to fill an open position? Follow these nine steps, and improve your candidate selection process to find the perfect employee.
Robert Imbrie · 8 min read
Employee Engagement
3 ways to adapt your return to office for the Delta variant
As organizations contend with the Delta variant and Great Resignation, here are three ways to plan a thoughtful return to the office.
David Silbert · 7 min read
Company Culture
Are you suffering, struggling, or thriving?
As people prioritize their well-being, they’re also re-examining their careers. Here’s how to create a culture of engagement and retention.
Tom Johnston · 6 min read
Reference Profiles
Understanding your Predictive Index score
A lot goes into the PI Behavioral and Cognitive Assessments. Learn what makes for a “good” set of Predictive Index scores.
Dana Auten · 9 min read
Interview Questions
Hire Salespeople That Are Ready to Sell
Hiring good people is tricky. Hiring good salespeople is even trickier. That’s because sales professionals spend the day being interviewed by prospects and customers. Sales reps are professionally trained interviewers. They know what to say and how to say it to capture your attention. After interviewing over 3,000 sales professionals for a variety of roles,…
Nigel Green · 10 min read
Leadership
Post-pandemic team effectiveness starts with self-aware leadership.
Wondering how best to navigate today’s hybrid work environment? Here are three ways to get in tune with yourself and those you lead.
Brandi Keiser · 4 min read
Leadership
How to develop leaders at every level, including individual contributors
Not all managers are leaders, and not all leaders are managers. In my 20+ years of professional experience, I’ve: Though I enjoyed being a manager, I’ve chosen to spend the remainder of my career as an IC. But that doesn’t mean that I’m no longer a leader. In fact, it has strengthened my resolve to show…
Trish Davis-Gray · 4 min read
People Management
How to manage your hybrid team using PI Design
As the future of leadership is multimodal, a company’s success will hinge on its leaders’ ability to assemble and manage high-performing hybrid teams. There’s no shortage of tips for managing hybrid teams. You’ll find good thought leadership on the topic, too, like Harvard Business Review’s thoughtful article on creating the office of tomorrow. PI clients…
Erin Balsa · 10 min read