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People Management
6 min read

Levels of formality at work: high vs. low formality behavioral drive

This blog post is the fourth in a four-part series covering the four behavioral drives that the Predictive Index™ measures in its PI Behavioral Assessment.

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Hiring
6 min read

How to build more compelling job descriptions

If you’ve ever searched for a job, you know that not all job descriptions are well written. And if you’ve ever had to build a job description—well, let’s just say many of us would prefer to watch paint dry. But crafting a job listing doesn’t have to be a horrible experience. Here are 14 tips to…

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Hiring
6 min read

9 tools to help you build bulletproof job descriptions

You are staring at a cursor on a blank screen. Or, if you’re lucky, you have a template of some kind to work with. If you’re unlucky, you might be looking at a mess of a job description someone else tried to create—that you need to turn into a magic document that will not only…

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Hiring
4 min read

Using behavioral requirements to get the right people in the right seats

A majority of companies and their hiring managers don’t give adequate consideration to the behaviors needed for a role.

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People Management
5 min read

When it comes to motivation, one size doesn’t fit all

I knew about “management by objectives.” Then I learned about “management by biscuits.” You can learn about management in the unlikeliest places. In this case, it was from Hamish, my out-of-control West Highland Terrier.

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People Management
6 min read

How to understand different types of employee behavior in the workplace

Understanding the influencing factors and types of employee behavior is critical to your success. Here’s the four key factors you need to know.

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Company Culture
5 min read

No formality, no problem!

You just met the perfect candidate, the unicorn of talent. Her resume was stunning—neatly written, and with all the right experience. She answered each of your interview questions to perfection and your gut feeling is she’ll fit right in to your organization’s culture. 

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People Management
6 min read

Levels of formality at work: high vs. low formality behavioral drive

This blog post is the fourth in a four-part series covering the four behavioral drives that the Predictive Index™ measures in its PI Behavioral Assessment.

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People Management
6 min read

The patience drive deconstructed

This blog post is the third in a four-part series covering the four behavioral drives that The Predictive Index measures in its PI Behavioral Assessment.

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Uncategorized
1 min read

PI acquires Certified Partner, P.I. Associates

WESTWOOD, Mass., August 17th, 2017 /PRNewswire The Predictive Index, LLC, an award-winning workforce assessment platform, today announced that it has acquired P.I. Associates, a management consulting firm and value-added PI reseller headquartered in Boynton Beach, Florida.

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People Management
6 min read

The extraversion personality in the workplace: high vs. low extraversion

This blog post is the second in a four-part series covering the four behavioral drives that the Predictive Index™ measures in its PI Behavioral Assessment.

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Uncategorized
1 min read

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.

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Uncategorized
9 min read

The dominant personality at work: high vs low dominance traits examined

This blog post is the first of a four-part series covering the four behavioral drives that The Predictive Index™ measures in its PI Behavioral Assessment. Why do we behave as we do? That question has preoccupied philosophers, psychologists, and researchers for millennia. Left unanswered, this question relegates all types of human behavior to a mystery….

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People Management
8 min read

Talk human to me: the power of conversational communication

I always tell new employees at The Predictive Index (PI) not to worry if they see me running through the office. “There’s no need to panic,” I say. “It’s just a lot faster to get from point A to point B if I hustle.” And with the time saved by running, I’m able to get…

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Employee Engagement
3 min read

The quiet epidemic of under-management

We hear a lot in the business world about over-management, specifically the well-documented and demoralizing tendency toward micromanagement. In fact, a 2014 accounttemps survey found that 68% of people who felt micromanaged found it demoralizing. But we hear relatively little about under-management. Yet this quality—this tendency to (often subtly) avoid one’s managerial responsibilities  definitely plays…

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