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…
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…
What is a team? In PI’s software, a Team represents a group of people who work together in an organization. Part of the purpose of Teams is functional: Teams allow you to make changes to an entire group, instead of one-by-one. The other purpose is behavioral: just like individuals have Reference Profiles, Teams have Team…
Managers and coaches aren’t the same thing. In some organizations, though, coaching is used by effective managers. We explain the distinction below. Being a manager is a more directive and transactional role than being a coach. Managers oversee the work of their employees, come up with plans, and tell or direct the employees on what to…
We’ve found that once employees understand how PI will help them and improve their day-to-day that they’re more likely to feel comfortable taking the assessment! We also know that it can be difficult to explain a new tool to your organization. So, if a picture’s worth a thousand words, then a video must be worth more. Use…
When advertising job postings, use the Job Pattern to design an ad that will attract the right person for the role you are looking to fill. Consider using the suggested phrases below in your job ad. Job Target Job Ad Focus Suggested Phrases A > BTask Oriented Problem-solvingTechnical “Opportunities for advancement in a growing firm”“Have…
Imagine a work place… Where everyone gets along because everyone understands how to best work together. Where a scientifically-backed process helped you make better hires faster. Where managers motivate employees to perform based on how they’re uniquely wired to work. Understand how people are wired to work. At The Predictive Index, we use 17 Reference…
The Predictive Index was founded more than six decades ago, and in all that time, our mission has not changed. Our passion, inherited from our founder, is to understand people and teams—specifically what drives behaviors at work. Check out the video below to see who we are and what The Predictive Index offers. Approximate time:…
When making decisions at work, does it ever feel like you’re working without direction? Like you’ve been handed a jigsaw puzzle, except half the pieces are missing? Whether you’re hiring, managing, or just working with others, it’s easy for these feelings to bubble up. People are complex, after all, and everyone works a different way….
We’re just as excited as you are to get started! Below you’ll find how-to videos and support articles to guide you through the PI software and on your talent optimization journey: Virtual Onboarding Sessions User Management Folder Management Sending & Interpreting Assessments Jobs & Job Targets Introducing PI to your organization Understanding PI Tools & Reports
We’re thrilled you’ve taken the steps to start your talent optimization journey. Below you’ll find a PI Mastery Action Plan built specifically to empower you get started, learn, and implement The Predictive Index at your organization. While this is a self-guided roadmap to talent optimization, our most successful clients typically complete the following action plan in 45-days. Helpful…
We’re so excited to have you join our growing PI community, and we hope you are too. You are about to embark on a powerful journey. In fact, we think your organization has made the best decision ever – the decision to learn more about your employees and their needs. It may seem that there…
We’re just as excited as you are to get started! Here’s some helpful information to guide your talent optimization journey with The Predictive Index. Logging into the PI platform Creating and Managing Users Hiring and inspiring your people isn’t a one-person job. It takes a team to empower your workforce. Account Owners and Account Admins have the ability…
The Predictive Index (PI) fully endorses the use of mobile devices for taking the PI Behavioral Assessment. PI has compared the results of thousands of PI Behavioral Assessments taken on computers, tablets, and mobile phones. Two studies have verified that the choice of device has no effect on the number of adjectives a respondent chooses…
M refers to the count of the number of adjectives a participant selects on the PI Behavioral Assessment. It does not measure the candidate’s personality traits and is not intended as a way to select candidates. While M is not a measure of any construct, it does play a role in the scoring of the…