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Build Strong Teams

Assembling a group of people to achieve a common goal has great power.
Harnessing that power requires that the team operate effectively.
Diversity of experience and work styles can bring together
complementary talents, enabling skillful completion of a variety of
tasks. The rub, however, is that these differences can cause friction
and misunderstanding. The most effective form of communication for one
person may be the least effective for another. One person’s
decision-making style may be in direct conflict with another’s. These
are just two of the many causes of stress, frustration, and loss of
productivity and profit.Understanding
how people work together is one of the principal applications of PI. If
we are to work productively with others, we need to understand, as best
we can, our own impact and the others’ points of view. PI provides
objective information on a person’s motivating needs and styles,
helping us to bridge gaps within the team.
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 PA Labs

The Predictive Index® is helping PA Labs manage growth and innovation, and build for the future.

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 Benchmark Assisted Living

The Predictive Index® is absolutely part of the Benchmark culture. It
is part of our language. Every body knows what it is and it is a
critical tool of how we manage our talented and help them grow.

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Greene King Pub
“The SSAT helps in measuring the breadth of the knowledge of customer management, while PI®
identified the behavioral profile and fit for the role. All of these
tools enabled us to understand the strengths and gaps of each
individual, while providing a comprehensive training program for our
entire team.” Joe Parks, Free Trade Sales Director

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Massage Envy
“PI® can be used far more than just as a hiring tool. It identifies
individual traits, but also gives you the entire scope of a person’s
behavior, and a deeper understanding of how to motivate and impact
their performance.”

Susan Landgraf, Chief Learning Officer

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Blood Centers of America, Inc.
“Since CFS, the team has a new found confidence, and they prospecting
more and closing new business more successfully than ever before.”
Heather Marreel, Director of Recruitment

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Vanamatic Company
“PI® has been an extremely valuable tool to help implement all of the changes necessary to become a world class manufacturer.”
Jeff Wiltsie, President, Vanamatic Company

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Meadowbrook Golf/Golf Ventures West
“The SSAT is one of the greatest sales

tools you can have if you are a sales

manager, VP of Sales or a GM. It

identifies a person’s basic selling skills

and the specific areas for improvement.”

Mike Eastwood, President of GVW

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First Nonprofit Insurance Company
“The insight from the Predictive

Index® provided a non-judgmental

understanding of the behavioral

styles of these individuals and

departments and a new found

appreciation of their efforts.”

Lena Suizzo, Director of Human Resources

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Erland Construction
“As more talent becomes available it will

be important for us to bring in the right

people that will contribute to Erland’s

long term success. The Predictive Index®

will certainly play a role in that process.”

Steve McDonald, President of Erland Construction

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Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals
“Our future success depends on

utilizing the best tools available,

and for our people, that tool is

the Predictive Index®.”

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Benchmark Assisted Living
“The Predictive Index® is absolutely part

of the Benchmark culture. It’s part of

our language. Everybody knows what

it is and it’s a critical tool in how we

manage our talent and how we grow

people.” Jill Haselman, Senior VP of

Organizational Development

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Lewis & Clark Bank
“Understanding and utilizing the behavioral profile results of PI® not
only changes the way you recruit and manage human capital, it
fundamentally changes the way you approach organizational development
in general. I don’t believe we could have brought the bank as
effectively from concept to reality and from $12.5 million to $75
million in assets without the insight from the Predictive Index®.”

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American River HealthPro Credit Union
“Everyone on our team trusts the value of PI®. We really did not have that before. And the difference is amazing.”

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Clifton Gunderson LLP
“The Predictive Index® allowed Clifton Gunderson to integrate the two
firms as quickly as possible, resulting in a culture of open
communication, high trust and highest morale. This in turn results in a
high performance team that we will retain.”

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TexasBank
TexasBank, a full service community bank experienced dramatic branch
growth and expansion of its geographic coverage. They knew that they
needed to be confident they had the right people in the right
positions, working in productive and supportive teams with clear goals.

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Johnsonville Sausage
Johnsonville needed to find a way to manage their tremendous growth and build leadership from within. PI® provided the roadmap.

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National Nail
“PI® gives you the comfort that you have selected the right person for the job.”

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South Carolina Federal Credit Union
Though SCFCU is an industry leader, with name recognition throughout
the region, it’s not relying on size alone to remain successful.

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Earnhardt Motor Group
The Earnhardt Motor Group based in Arizona sells more vehicles per
dealership than any other in the country. Retaining the right employees
has allowed Earnhardt Motors to achieve a consistently high level of
customer satisfaction resulting in increased volume and profits.

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Shawmut Design and Construction
“Since the time we began using PI®, our sales and our employees have grown by 800%. PI has been a part of our success.”

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La-Z-Boy
To achieve its goal of building long-term, repeat-buyer relationships,
La-Z-Boy knew it needed to establish a productive sales force with a long term commitment.

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Persona Inc.
In order to accelerate the company’s growth, the president of Persona knew that “People make all the difference.”

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Keyes Motors
“Success in the auto industry all comes down to people. People are what
separate one dealer from the next. Before you can have the right
inventory, the right advertisement, the right systems and procedures,
you have to get the people who can do the job and do it together.
Retaining these people is critical to the organization’s success.”

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4/24/2009

Industry Week-What You Need to Know About Workforce

Vanamatic, a precision machine product manufacturer and a client of Jay
Hawlreluk, an Adivsa consultant, was featured in the April Issue of
Industry Week along with Dr. Todd Harris, the Director of Research at
PI Worldwide®. Since the recession started, companies all over have
been making the mistake of cutting budgets where they need it the most;
Workforce Development. This article discuss’ why organizations, just
like Vanamatic, need to continue to invest in employee development and
training, especially during challenging economic times, to ensure
long-term success.

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4/24/2009

Industry Week-Hitting on All Cylinders

Dr. Todd Harris, the Director of Research at PI Worldwide®, offers a
collection of best practices as a guide to developing employees that
are more committed, engaged and motivated in this article. “Having all
of your employees “hitting on all cylinders” is now more important than
ever.” Dr. Todd Harris

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