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People Management

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.

Greg Barnett · 6 min read

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People Management

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.

Matt Poepsel, PhD · 6 min read

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People Management

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.

Matt Poepsel, PhD · 6 min read

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People Management

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.

Matt Poepsel, PhD · 6 min read

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People Management

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…

Emily Mias · 8 min read

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Hiring

5 PI patterns that have potential to be sales rock stars

Before building an all-star sales team, these PI behavioral patterns will identify who your top-performing salespeople are. While nothing trumps a Job Assessment, or setting a Job Target, to determine the perfect fit for your sales organization, I am often asked by prospective and current clients which patterns we typically see in different sales positions. One…

Thad Peterson · 3 min read

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People Management

Challenging performative leadership

Reevaluating leadership and challenging where true power lies

Alexandra LeBlanc · 3 min read

Dealing with bad employees
People Management

What to do when you can’t stand the people you manage

Frustrating employees got you down? Here are 5 ways to combat this management nightmare. In one key area, senior management differs not at all from the role of the supervisor on the shop floor. Regardless of your level in an organization, you will over the course of your management career have difficult people to deal…

Victor Lipman · 4 min read

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People Management

Conflict management: Are you sweeping it under the rug?

Handling conflict and being ready to face it is a key component of being a leader

Victor Lipman · 4 min read

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People Management

What I learned from watching a bunch of losers

8 tips for creating better performing organizations in business and sports

Greg Barnett · 10 min read

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Company Culture

Five steps to improving organizational communication

Whether you’re focusing on management or hiring solutions, you’ll need to create an environment of cohesiveness in order to succeed. Communication and collaboration go hand in hand. Sometimes, businesses need a tune-up to maximize the talking and open conversation amongst employees and teams. How to improve organizational communication Improving the communication and collaborative efforts in…

Jillian Phipps · 3 min read

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Company Culture

How leaders can align workplace culture

As a leader, it’s your responsibility to cultivate and foster a strong workplace culture

Thad Peterson · 4 min read

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Employee Engagement

Breaking up workplace cliques

These tips will create interactivity in your organization without workplace cliques. Walking into the office, you feel a certain vibe in the air. Employees are hustling around the room as they are completing projects and nailing deadlines. As a business leader, you want to believe that you have nailed the workplace culture environment. Employee morale…

Elsbeth McSorley · 4 min read

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Employee Engagement

Five new ways to evaluate your employees

These tips will make you rethink how you go about employee evaluations.

Elsbeth McSorley · 4 min read

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Employee Engagement

How to build great teammates

Look to these eight tips for building the perfect teammates within your organization.

Mark Somol · 4 min read