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How to run better team meetings
Bonus tip: Stick to the items on the agenda. It’s easy to get distracted by tangents and additional topics that arise.

AJ Cheponis
Jun 16, 20203 min read


Five things that can make or break workplace teams
Five things that are all part of the equation and have the potential to either make or break workplace teams.

AJ Cheponis
Jun 11, 20202 min read


The power of the PI Personal Development Chart and how it can transform your business
Our PI Insights provides a deeper look into individuals’ behaviors and work styles through visual aids and easy-to-read reports.

AJ Cheponis
Jun 9, 20202 min read


Diversity and inclusion go hand-in-hand with talent optimization
For companies that fail to invest in D&I initiatives, the risks are great.

AJ Cheponis
Jun 4, 20203 min read


How to avoid disagreements on your executive team
Certainly, everyone would prefer a functional executive team where disagreements don’t dominate the proceedings.

AJ Cheponis
Jun 2, 20202 min read


6 quotes about hiring the right person
Making the right hire can boost performance and results—and making the wrong hire is a mistake that costs your organization time and money.

AJ Cheponis
May 28, 20203 min read


The onboarding guide for new sales hires
Onboarding means getting them immersed in your culture, your core values, your beliefs, performance expectations, technology, everything!

AJ Cheponis
May 26, 20205 min read


Why you should be writing thank you cards to your employees
Douglas R. Conant, former President and CEO of Campbell’s, handwrote over 30,000 thank you cards to his employees.

AJ Cheponis
May 25, 20203 min read


What is a skills gap analysis?
A skills gap is the difference between the skills your organization needs to successfully execute strategy and those currently present.

AJ Cheponis
May 21, 20203 min read


How to recruit and hire a top-performing sales manager
Quantitative data and technology provides hiring managers with the ability to leverage data to predict candidate job-fit.

AJ Cheponis
May 19, 20206 min read


Five tips on recovering from work burnout
Luckily, you can recover from burnout. Here are five tips to try next time you feel overworked and overwhelmed.
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May 14, 20203 min read


Avoiding the behavioral mistake leaders make in crisis
Those who recognize the limits of their capacity will be better equipped to adapt, realign, and rebuild their teams.

AJ Cheponis
May 13, 20203 min read


How to pass a personality test and common questions on faking assessments
Landing a job because of your faked personality test results is nothing short of self-sabotage.

AJ Cheponis
May 12, 20204 min read


Organizational resilience: what you need to know
To be resilient means to be able to return to your original shape after being bent, stretched, or pressed. “Resilience” is being used now...

AJ Cheponis
May 11, 20204 min read


How good is education at predicting job performance?
Education has almost no correlation with job performance. In fact, education provides only 1% predictive ability. That’s it – 1%.

AJ Cheponis
May 7, 20203 min read


How to predict job success
The PI Behavioral Assessment measures of four primary drivers of workplace behavior on three different domains.

AJ Cheponis
May 5, 20204 min read


Five ways cognitive ability can help increase sales performance.
Salespeople with higher cognitive ability can quickly learn and understand the features and benefits of new products or solutions.

AJ Cheponis
May 4, 20204 min read


The top 5 skills managers are lacking
Often hailed as the No. 1 skill for managers to learn, 91% of employees find their manager lacking when it comes to communication.

AJ Cheponis
May 1, 20202 min read


When their cognitive score doesn’t match their behavior.
It is up to you, to make sure that you understand, cognitively how they think, learn, and process information.

AJ Cheponis
Apr 30, 20203 min read


How to build a five-star sales team using talent optimization
Sales is about aligning a group of people to deliver business results.

AJ Cheponis
Apr 29, 20207 min read
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