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The 3rd Dimension of Hiring – A Seven Part Series on PSI Surveys from Team Excellence
Part One:
Working with Others
The PSI survey from Team Excellence uncovers the third dimension of hiring. If you’ve been hiring using only the what (they’ve done) and where (they’ve gone to school or worked) you’re missing the 3rd dimension of hiring: who the candidate is. PSI surveys uncover traits they bring to the workplace that help them thrive. Knowing who candidates are, as well as what they’ve done, helps match work styles for a smooth-running relationship or team.
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What Makes a Dream Team?
One cannot stress enough the importance of having an effective team for the success of an organization. Establishing a high-performance and efficient team does not only comprise of having a pool of talented individuals.
For a team to be effective, its members must be united in achieving a vision and must motivate each other to get to that goal. A well-gelled team must share clear, measurable goals and should be committed to play their part in achieving the group’s overall success.
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7 Factors of Employee Engagement… what managers really need to know!
Managers too often make the mistake of judging an employee’s level of engagement, and consequently their level of commitment, based on their own (the manager’s) yardstick of “normal”. The problem is people are all different and from a non-clinical perspective, there is no such thing as normal. Everyone is unique and has their own distinct style of intuitive behavior. Note I said intuitive behavior, not learned behavior. Let me suggest that you conside intuitive behavior to be an individual’s internal yardstick of what is normal (for them).
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