Predictive Index® FAQ

What is the Predictive Index®?

The Predictive Index® (PI®) is a unique, in-house management tool that has been helping executives throughout the world develop their leaders and strengthen their organizations since 1955. Our first client in Canada was the Irving Corporation in Saint John,NB. in 1956 and they are still a client today. Based on proven behavioural science techniques, PI identifies workplace-related strengths and provides a clear picture of people at work, so managers can make decisions that work for their customers.
Available in 61 languages, the Predictive Index is used today by more than 8500 large and small organizations in almost every industry worldwide. Ongoing Statistical Studies by our newly expanded Science Teams in Boston and Toronto have produced business centered reports for clients across Canada and the USA that have impacted companies ranging from Tim Horton’s to Bell. Predictive Index has become the assessment tool of choice by 28% of Canada’s top 50 best managed companies. It has also been deemed as the most validated business assessment tool in the marketplace for 2011. Selected by top Business schools like Queens School of Business and also now part of the University of Toronto Medical School, PI is trusted by leaders each day.

How is the PI® Administered?

A simple, adjective checklist, PI is easily administered almost anywhere and takes approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. Results are quickly and easily available on site. The PI Program includes a computerized support system. (Windows and web formats)

How is the Predictive Index® Interpreted?

Managers are trained to interpret the Predictive Index results in a 2 day executive workshop conducted by experienced PI Consultants. Workshop participants learn how to analyze the information provided by PI to better understand and manage their people and to more effectively lead their organizations. Certification in Predictive Index is required now by hundreds of companies in Canada in their senior managerial roles.

How Can A Business Benefit From Using the Predictive Index®? (Applications)

Teamwork: A successful business depends on strong overall teams, but getting people to work as a team is a tremendous challenge. The PI can be used to help put together balanced teams and make sure each player has the skills and training needed to contribute to team success.
Leadership: Leaders need to articulate a clear vision and inspire others to follow this course. The PI can help identify and develop leaders, enhancing leadership styles and improving communications.
Management: The most effective managers are made, not born. With the PI, managers are better equipped with the insight they need to communicate with employees to get results.
Job Satisfaction: Since job satisfaction and customer satisfaction are closely entwined, it is more important than ever to have the right person in the right job. The PI Program can help organizations make sure that employee morale and commitment stay high.
Productivity: Time is money and the company that works most efficiently stands to grow most profitably. With the PI, managers know more about the way people work and how to maximize productivity.
Recruitment/Selection: Placing the right person in the right job at the right time. Using the PI, the right decision can be made, reducing costly turnover.
Strategic Planning: Where is the company headed? The PI Program can show managers how to match individual skills and future company needs.

What is the Competitive Advantage of Predictive Index®?

The PI will help business managers make more informed decisions concerning one of their most important resources - their people. Through training, the PI can be used independently by business managers to understand and better manage their teams. The Consultants of the Predictive Success Corporation offer continuing support and consultation to all client organizations.

What is a Company's Investment in the Predictive Index®?

Published service fees for the Predictive Index cover unlimited use of the PI and all materials, as well as related research and support services.

Did you know?

Many companies are discovering that their personality make-up can be a key competitive differentiator. How? Think about it – how many times have you not returned to a particular restaurant or bank branch because of a surly wait person or customer service agent? Similar stories relating to the &human-side" of business are everywhere.
Personality traits have a direct and substantial impact on job performance. Research indicates that between 20 – 25% of an individual employee’s effectiveness on the job is attributable to his or her personality.
PI found that retail sales managers with higher degrees of assertiveness achieved an average of 35% more year-over-year sales growth than did their less assertive counterparts.
PI also found that more effective leaders generally have more ambition, like ability and openness to new experiences than their less effective counterparts.

(Government of Canada ) "Through proper use, pre-hire assessments will greatly increase hiring effectiveness as they improve the firm's ability to make precise, objective and accurate hiring decisions about an applicant's compatibility with the competencies required for a specific position"
February, 2009 – Government of Canada website on hiring practices

The below is a list of strengths of PI®, in comparison to many other assessment products currently on the market:

Developed specifically and exclusively for use in industrial settings, with working adults. Developed by a business-person for business-people.
Has been used since 1955, as opposed to many other tools that have ”sprung up” from nowhere in the past few years.
Very high level of scientific rigor, including over 400 validity studies that mathematically prove PI’s ability to predict job performance. We conduct these validity studies to our clients at no charge.
Well-grounded in psychological theory – based on the work of pioneering psychologists such as Thurstone, Cattell and Skinner. Recently selected by top universities in Canada.
Full EEOC compliance – no adverse impact based on age, gender or race.
Can be used equally effectively across jobs, organizational levels and industries – has wide applicability.
International in scope. Is available in over 61 languages, and international validation work has occurred in countries such as Canada, India, U. K., Portugal, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden and France.
Extremely strong customer loyalty – high renewal rate from year to year.
A true management tool that impacts how the entire company does business, as opposed to being seen as simply "an HR thing"that remains isolated in various pockets of the organization.
accessPI™ our new internet version has been very successful in the Fortune 200 group
Serves as the "core" for many uses (e.g. selection, training, executive coaching, etc.), Our new Personal Leadership Series is a new series of onsite training on top of PI
By training analysts, the company becomes self-sufficient in its use of PI, as opposed to being overly reliant on the PI consultant, or as opposed to many products that are used once to make a "YES/NO" decision about someone and then sit on the shelf in the HR manager’s office.