Upcoming Speaking Engagements

May 14, 2013

Cheryl Jacobs Senior Vice President - MCG Partners will be speaking at the NEHRA Beyond the Basics Communication session. Read more

 

June 4, 2013

Where Have All The Good Candidates Gone?
Join us on Tuesday June 4 for:
"Digital Branding and Talent Assessment: Two Sides of the Same Strategy"
Topics covered:
MCG: Candidate Assessment
TMP: The Role of Technology & Branding in Selection
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June 19, 2013

Cheryl Jacobs to speak at Virtual Conference on Aligning the employee and organization- from hiring to onboarding to development to succession. Read more

 

 

Previous Speaking Engagements

April 24, 2013

Bill House Senior Vice President - MCG Partners will be speaking on Educational Seminar - Selling in the 21st Century at the Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce Read more

 

Jan 22, 2013
NEHRA's Communicate and Negotiate

Cheryl Jacobs, Senior Vice President, MCG Partners will be speaking at the NEHRA Communicate and Negotiate

Click here to view all of our Speaking Engagements.

 

Testimonials

"During the economic downturn, we experienced double digit increases which led to a 43 percent surge in net income for the year. I take pride in the fact that the bank’s employees have consistently rated Enterprise as one of the best places to work. The Predictive Index® (PI®) has been one of the most valuable tools we’ve ever brought into the organization. Our first PI coaching session gave our executive team a greater respect of each other and it helped us recognize our work styles and ways of operating. It was clearly the best team building exercise we’ve experienced in the bank’s 21 years. Today we use PI throughout the organization in so many ways - for hiring, succession planning, coaching and employee development. PI has been critical in placing the right people in the right jobs, which has a tremendous effect on retention. As we continue our growth, we groom individuals for senior leadership roles. PI has been critical in identifying whether an individual’s behavioral style best fits the position, and provides managers with the information they need to develop effective coaching skills. PI is also used as a self-development tool, where individuals can take the insight from their own PI to create a personal career path. PI’s value has been immeasurable across the organization. There are abundant opportunities for the bank to acquire new customers, increase market share and expand geographically in the years ahead and one thing is certain–we’ll continue to use the Predictive Index to maximize all of its capabilities. "
Jack Clancy
Major Financial Services Provider

"What I can quantify about PI® success to the company is that we have been profitable every quarter since we started using the PI assessment."
Mark Ain, CEO
World Leading Software Company

"The Predictive Index® behavioral assessment tool (PI®) is absolutely part of the Benchmark culture. It is part of our language. Everybody knows what it is and it is a critical tool of how we manage our talent and help them grow."
Senior Vice President Organizational Development
Award Winning Healthcare Organization

 

Talent Management - Predictive Index® PI®

Talent and Organizational Effectiveness I Select and Hire the Right People
 Define Job Requirements I Develop Your People I Retain Valuable Employees
Plan For the Growth and The Future I Building Strong Teams I Deal Effectively With Conflict

 

The Predictive Index®

The Predictive Index® (PI®) is a unique management tool that has been helping companies develop their leaders, strengthen their organizations and drive performance at all levels of the company since 1955. PI is a practical and reliable indicator of workforce behavior, helping managers identify and measure the drives and motivations of their people, and the behaviors and drives necessary for superior performance on a specific job. The end result is improved hiring decisions, performance and productivity for your entire organization, allowing you to provide a common language and framework for: Selection,Job Modeling, Competency Profiling, Leadership Development, Succession Planning, High Potential Identification, Performance Management.

PI has been successfully used by over 7,000 companies in 146 countries and 61 languages including Braille.

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Talent and Organizational Effectiveness

MCG Partners helps you answer:

  • Who are your top performers and why
  • What are you doing to select, develop and retain your talent
  • Does your workforce align and reflect your business objectives - do you have the right skill mix, the right roles and responsibilities

Select and Hire the Right People

One of the primary objectives of PI is to help you build an organization of successful employees. Before any selection decision is considered, a thorough job analysis should be done in order to clearly define the responsibilities, performance expectations, values, behaviors, and skills required. PI can provide valuable, objective insight into the behavioral aspects of job performance and allow a more thorough and disciplined approach to decisions.

Define Job Requirements

Before filling a job, it is wise to analyze the job to determine what's required for optimal performance. Our assessment tool, the PRO (Performance Requirements Options™), helps you understand the specific behaviors that lead to most effective performance in specific jobs. Using the PRO you can achieve higher degrees of agreement on the behavioral job requirements, and, therefore, improve selection and retention efforts.

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Develop Your People

For an organization to maximize its investment in its people, managers also have to become good coaches. They must learn how to lead and develop others. PI gives your managers accurate, reliable information about their people's motivating drives, behaviors, and operating styles, as well as the tools they need to bring about positive, productive changes in workplace behavior.

Retain Valuable Employees

PI can help you retain people by improving the fit between individuals and jobs at the point of selection, by providing more rewarding work experiences, and by developing managers to lead and motivate people more effectively.

Plan for Growth and The Future

PI can help you plan the future of your organization by allowing you to take an objective look at the drives, capacities and motivations of the leaders who will shape and execute your business plans. As your business moves forward and changes, what capabilities will you need? Do you have the leadership in place in all necessary areas to execute your plans? How will you plan for succession? Are you developing your future leaders? Have you identified your future leaders?

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Building Strong Teams

Understanding how people work together is one of the principal applications of PI. PI provides objective information on a person's motivating needs and styles, helping us to bridge gaps within the team.

Deal Effectively With Conflict

Ask most managers where they spend most of their, so-called, non-productive time, and most will answer, "Dealing with people issues!" PI can be a very powerful tool in helping to resolve conflict. By looking at the patterns of those involved, the manager can gain an objective understanding of similarities and differences in the people that may contribute to the underlying cause of the difficulties.

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