The Talent Insights™ Blog
Introverted Thinking vs Extroverted Thinking
Did you know that personality shapes how we think, work, and communicate? According to Myers and Briggs theory, there are 16 distinct personality types, each with its own unique blend of traits arranged in a specific order of cognitive functions. The first trait is...
Theories Behind the 3D MAP
Employees aren’t one dimensional. Which is why a single personality assessment rarely reveals the whole picture of the person you’re hiring or managing. Each test gives you a single slice, rather than a complete whole. The Talent Insights MAP™ assessment addresses...
What is Your Management Style?
I'm sure you have firsthand experience of the impact that a manager’s style can have on a team's performance. It's crucial to ensure that the right manager is in the right role for maximum success. There's no one-size-fits-all approach to management. Each style has...
How Self-Awareness Can Help You Work Smarter
Most people know they have to acquire the appropriate level of education, training or experience to land a particular job, but how many think about how natural personality traits impact the type of work you thrive in? Understanding and applying self-awareness can...
Do Your Employees Like Your Management Style?
“People don’t leave jobs; they leave managers.” You’ve probably heard this statement multiple times, but it’s true. Let’s face it: If your employees don’t like working for you, they probably won’t stay. Or even worse, they’ll stick around long enough to...
The Value of Self-Awareness in the Workplace
Self-awareness is the key to personal growth. Without accurate information regarding our own strengths and weaknesses, we can really fool ourselves. We can mess up projects, relationships and even life plans. Knowing your strengths and weaknesses is the...
Four Ways to Keep Great Employees
Do you believe people are your best asset? If so, what are you doing to keep them? Knowing each employee’s personality, motivators and behaviors — which we measure through the MAP (Multi-Assessment Profile) hiring and management assessment — can help you...
Know Your Hiring Target
If you don’t know what you’re hiring for, you can’t hit the target. It's easy to jump into the selection process armed with either too little information (just the job title) or too much information (like an exhaustive, multi-page job description). We’ve...
How We Maintain Our Company Culture
If you want to maintain a great culture, you must model and reward the behavior you are promoting - especially during times of rapid growth and change. It’s not enough to post your values on a plaque and your website and assume they will be followed. Last year, our...
What Temperaments Do You Have On Your Team? [Infographic]
Every good manager knows that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to leadership. What motivates one team member might drain another, and one employee may enjoy a task that stresses another one out. How you manage and motivate your team depends largely on each...