To successfully navigate the Industry 4.0 environment (and beyond), organizations will need to integrate four different generations in their workforce and much more. TTI SI assessment data provides the cornerstone article in this 2019 Automation Alley State of Michigan peer-reviewed conference report.
A growing number of VAA’s are running their own internal research projects to gain new insights and to “own” the findings they share with clients. Peter Meyers, through this case study, describes eight characteristics of strategically oriented mid-level leaders.
This white paper discusses the brain’s response to our DNA 23 workplace soft skills assessment. One of the major takeaways is that our self-perceptions of skill development is directly tied to emotional brain reactions that can be captured to triangulate and help explain participant responses.
This study supports the need to offer our assessments in a person’s first language whenever possible. The brain imaging shows that while the brain has the same ultimate decision, the intensity is stronger when using a person’s native tongue.
Of the 23 competencies surveyed, all are below national means and their mastery. There are a few exceptions, as a group, is extremely low but please keep in mind that they are being compared to a national workforce mean and not other first-year college students. Nebraska’s College of Engineering was one of the first programs in the nation to gather this data. So, comparison to similar groupings is nearly impossible. More importantly, while documenting student entry levels is useful, what is crucial is identifying what skills our students gain as a result of their programs of study. This study opens many questions that only longitudinal studies can address.