Apr 3, 2019
This award-winning paper studies 1,800 top performing housing sales personnel using an array of TTI SI assessments. Questions addressed include, but are not limited to: What do these top salespeople have in common? What are the values (motivational drive factors) of the top performers? Are these values different from mid-level and lower sales performers?
Apr 3, 2019
While GPA has been proven to be a poor indicator of success, there is growing evidence that grades at times correlate with either the professor’s behavioral style or the institution’s cultural expectations. Results in this study indicate that three behavioral factors – Analysis of Data, Organized Workplace and Frequent Change – had significantly different mean scores between the three GPA groupings.
Apr 3, 2019
This major research project involved seven surgical training programs that studied 117 residents’ TriMetrix® reports and compared these scores to their American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination scores (ABSITE). The goal was to see if TTI SI tools could help improve program retention by creating better job matches and identifying residents who might be at risk for substandard academic performance.
Apr 3, 2019
A method was sought to determine the intangible characteristics of applicants to a general surgery residency program, particularly an assessment of behavior and motivation. The hypothesis was that such information could contribute to a more objective analysis of how well an applicant might fit into a program and its culture, and therefore improve the residents’ chance for success and reduce the attrition rate.
Apr 3, 2019
The consultant was able to discern personal traits and characteristics that did or did not appear to be a good fit for the structure and culture of a surgical training program. These new key personal attributes had not been previously recognized through the traditional resume and interviewing process.
Apr 3, 2019
There is a great need to develop a new class of entrepreneurially minded engineers in America. The research presented in this work is an effort to address these dire needs by identifying the required competencies, behaviors and motivators.
Apr 3, 2019
Drawing from a data sample of 4,965 undergraduate students, and 313 EMEs, this paper employs a combination of descriptive and multivariate methods and techniques to address the following opportunities: 1 – Mapping the behavioral styles, motivators and personal and professional skills of practicing EMEs to establish an industry benchmark, 2 – Creating a series of undergraduate maps that profile the behavioral styles, motivators and personal and professional skills of engineering students participating in KEEN programs, and 3 – Mapping, analyzing and comparing the behavioral styles, motivators and personal and professional skills of EMEs, engineers and undergraduate engineering students.
Apr 3, 2019
This research illustrates that the DISC can be used with relatively young subjects prior to their entering the job market and can successfully be used as a predictive tool. In the Difference Model, entering GPA and the difference score on the D component were significant indicators of success.
