Prevent A Failure To Launch: PI Worldwide Offers Three Essential Steps To Boost Talent Acceleration

WELLESLEY, Mass., Feb. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- It's an astonishing fact that only 17 percent of leadership investments actually go toward the development of first and second level leaders while a full two-thirds of these efforts are targeted exclusively at executives. Organizations that desire strong employee performance should ensure they have effective leaders at all levels of the organization – not just at the executive level.

Companies that offer employees an opportunity to expand their capabilities increase the likelihood of retaining this talent. This, in turn, creates a team of workers who are equipped to grow with the company and contribute to its success. Nurturing high-performers and leaders requires a development process that reflects employees' natural behaviors and styles and includes specific, progressive steps that help future leaders reach their full potential.

PI Worldwide, a leader in science-driven insights that help optimize the performance and potential of individuals, teams, and organizations, has compiled the following steps to help companies boost talent acceleration:

• Understand you're hiring the whole person, not just their skillset: While skills are important, don't shy away from a candidate whose experience does not perfectly match the job description.  When building a job description, be sure it addresses the behavioral attributes for high performance. Then, use behavioral assessments to understand a candidate's potential for success in the role and within the culture and team.
• Onboard quickly to accelerate time to productivity: Assessment data helps you understand the person and the position to create the optimal onboarding plan. Use these workforce analytics to manage new team members in a way that best motivates them. This will help them ramp up more quickly and get them on the path to productivity.
• Don't let early successes stagnate: You have an employee who ramped up quickly and has become a valued performer. Now what? Don't let great performers stagnate. Develop a coaching plan that will unlock even higher levels of performance. By increasing their responsibilities, you'll also increase their self-awareness. By investing in your employees' ongoing development, you're demonstrating just how valuable they are to your organization.

By following these steps, companies will accelerate the development of future leaders who, as they move toward clearly-defined goals, will deliver a higher level of job performance. As the opportunities to achieve success grow, so too will the leaders' personal state of well-being and level of professional satisfaction.

Please see our infographic depicting the three essential steps to boost talent acceleration available here.

For more information about data-driven workforce solutions and expert tips from PI Worldwide, please contact:

Karen Pantinas
Davies Murphy Group, Inc.
[email protected]
Office: +1 781-418-2413

About PI Worldwide
Trusted advisors to a global client base, PI Worldwide and the 400 experienced consultants at our 45 member firms change the way clients find the right people, develop leaders at all levels, and achieve growth goals. Founded in 1955, PI Worldwide pioneered a new approach, based on the Predictive Index® assessment, for optimizing the performance and potential of individuals, teams and organizations. The company offers a unique combination of behavior and skill assessments based on a proven methodology incorporating data, technology, knowledge, and business expertise. More than 8,000 clients drive dramatically better business results by leveraging our data-driven solutions in 142 countries. Learn more at www.piworldwide.com.  

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