Persuader

Steve is the brand manager at PI. He successfully avoided art school but fell into design anyway.

Behavioral Assessments

Forget breaking the ice — we melted it

Think about the last meeting that made you want to quit your job and stroll into the wilderness. Maybe it was with a new employee, or that team member you rarely interact with- or one you interact with too much. 

Steve Messina · 4 min read

Company Culture

How to stop micromanaging your teams and start promoting leadership

What’s one thing all micromanagers have in common?  They don’t trust their people, and as we know, trust is at the core of any high-performing team.  Particularly in industries like tech, where autonomous work is essential to efficiency, micromanagement can be a morale killer. The best managers are adept at delegating work to highly engaged…

Steve Messina · 7 min read

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An interview with Stefan Valentin

Tell us a bit about why you came to The Predictive Index in the first place. What drew you? I actually came on board as a referral from PI’s only product manager at the time. I’ve known her for years and she’s the type of person who always goes all-in on things with a passion…

Steve Messina · 8 min read

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An interview with Sarah Mulvey

Sarah, you were a teacher in South Carolina, then up and moved to Boston. You got a job as an administrative assistant at The Predictive Index, but you’ve got a totally different job today. Walk us through your journey at PI. Sure! I never expected to end up where I am now, but I guess…

Steve Messina · 7 min read

People Management

The mixed messages you’re sending employees

Tom was a new sales support manager who’d been in the role for about a month. One of his employees, Rhonda, was quite a sensitive person, and although she’d been in the job three years and knew the role well, Tom felt she needed to be more forceful and decisive when dealing with the company’s…

Steve Messina · 5 min read