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The Science Behind Diagnose
The PI Employee Experience Survey and PI Pulse Surveys support PI clients by measuring employee engagement and the effectiveness of the clients’ talent strategies over time. The PI Employee Experience survey is a theory-based, self-report measure of employee engagement and serves as the foundation of the PI Diagnose solution. PI Pulse surveys provide clients with…
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…
Introduction to the PI Cognitive Assessment
What is The PI Cognitive Assessment? The Predictive Index Cognitive Assessment is a 12-minute assessment of an individual’s general cognitive ability. The PI Cognitive Assessment was built and validated exclusively for use in the workplace, providing insight into a person’s capacity to learn, adapt, and grasp new concepts. The PI Cognitive Assessment does not measure…
The PI Cognitive Assessment Sample Questions
How can I access or share the sample questions? The PI Cognitive Assessment Sample Questions are found in the administrator’s invitation, if the administrator chose to include them. Anyone with this link may complete the sample questions. No personal information is requested or stored in association with the sample questions. PI account owners can include…
The Science Behind Team Discovery
What are the origins of Team Types? In 2019, The Predictive Index sought to discover the types of teams that existed among client organizations through a large-scale empirical study. Using PI Behavioral Assessment results from 125,000+ employees across 20,000+ teams, we found evidence for nine distinct Team Types based on the behavioral make-up of their…
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…
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…
Adapters at work
Is your Reference Profile an Adapter—or do you work with someone who is? This course will cover everything you need to know about who an Adapter is, how they work on a team, and how they lead. Start by checking out this intro video to understand Adapters at a high level. “As an adapter, I…
Is it okay to deliver the PI Behavioral Assessment on a mobile device?
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…
Tackling Your Work as a Team
Understanding your Team Type is the first step toward building a dream team. Just as important, however, is understanding the work your team is looking to accomplish. At PI, we’ve identified 10 Strategy Types used to describe common team objectives. By visualizing your Team Type and Strategy Type side by side, you’ll be able to…
Understanding Team Types
The PI Behavioral Assessment provides a deep look into an individual’s workplace behavior, including their natural drives and needs. Consider that the majority of work is done as a team, however, and it’s important to understand how individual work styles manifest as a collective team identity. The larger the group, the more complex that identity…
Guide: Developing Individuals
Have your employees completed the PI Behavioral Assessment? If not, use the Sending Assessments Guide to learn how to assess your employees and understand their drives, needs, and behaviors in the workplace. Then, come back here to learn about leveraging those results to develop & grow your employees. 1. Develop self-aware employees and managers. Why this matters…
Guide to becoming a better manager with PI
Have your employees completed the PI Behavioral Assessment? If not, use the Sending Assessments Guide to learn how to assess your employees and understand their drives, needs, and behaviors in the workplace. Then, come back here to learn about leveraging those results to develop your management capabilities. All set? Now let’s begin. Here’s your roadmap to using PI’s tools…