Hiring
What makes a good consultant? 156 surveyed CEOs reveal the answers
We conducted a survey of 156 CEOs, presidents, and chairpeople as part of our What CEOs Really Want From Consultants Report. Here are four findings.
The secret weapon top CEOs use to solve business problems
Business problem solving is par for the course when you’re a CEO. Discover the discipline top CEOs use to solve their biggest challenges.
Is it legal for employers to give applicants pre-employment assessments?
Not sure about the use of pre-employment assessments in the hiring process? Get the ins and outs from one of our scientists.
Reason #3 why good employees quit: team fit
There are four forces of employee disengagement and poor team fit is number three on the list. (Previously we’ve covered poor job fit and poor manager fit, which are reasons one and two.) Top organizations are built on high-functioning teams. That’s because a team that’s fully aligned is greater than the sum of its parts; team…
3 ways Gen Z will change the workplace
Move over, millennials: Generation Z is growing up, and its oldest members are now entering the workplace. Individuals from Gen Z (ages 7-22 in 2019, according to Pew Research) have much in common with millennials—but there are some significant differences, too. The more you understand what makes Gen Z tick, the better positioned you’ll be…
20 management skills for talent optimizers
As a talent optimizer, you need to master diverse leadership and management skills. You might be naturally adept at some of the following skills—but developing competency in others will force you to stretch beyond your comfort level to close gaps. While it won’t be easy, doing that important work will set you up to be…
8 hiring process steps we recommend (and model at PI)
At The Predictive Index, we pride ourselves on modeling best hiring practices using the PI solution and talent optimization. As we work with clients in the implementation stage, they find it helpful to hear how we use PI in our own hiring process. Here’s an insider’s look at how we leverage behavioral and cognitive data to…
This is what makes a great accountant extra successful
There are certain behavioral traits that are common to all great accountants, whether the person is an individual tax professional or a CFO of a multibillion-dollar company. Great accountants are detail-oriented, of course, or “high D” in Predictive Index speak. They must be thorough and precise—and comfortable living within rules and guidelines, thank you AICPA. (If…
What is talent optimization?
Take a good hard look at your company. Is it performing at its absolute best? If you’re like most leaders, you struggle to overcome common business challenges like turnover, employee disengagement, a changing market, bad hires (the list goes on and on). In spite of your best efforts and your best intentions, you can’t quite…
How to motivate frontline employees
Just because you ask cashiers to collect email addresses from customers doesn’t mean they will. They might not cross-sell products like you ask them to either, or even embody your brand promise of customer service. Motivating your frontline employees— i.e. cashiers and customer service reps—to support your business goals can be a struggle. You might consider…
How to hire a top-performing project manager
Fulfilling the point-person role to see projects through to fruition, project managers must be up for the challenge of spearheading necessary tasks and taking the fall if something goes wrong. A good project manager can be the difference between meeting deadlines, budget and, scope requirements and failing to meet expectations. With so much at stake,…
HR as a strategic partner: collaborating for success
The best HR professionals aren’t the compliance officers of old: they’re strategic partners in planning, org design, and driving the business to success.
With labor shortages affecting the financial services sector, it pays to plan ahead.
As tempting as it may be to fill a position with a “good enough” candidate, in the long run, it pays to hold out for the right candidate. That’s especially true right now when a growing shortage of skilled labor is affecting the financial services sector. A 2018 study by Korn Ferry predicted a worldwide…