This article applies to all users in the PI2 platform.
PI’s science team has identified 17 Reference Profiles, which help describe how different employees work best. Each Reference Profile consists of a specific combination of behavioral drives.
Understanding the 17 Reference Profiles
Reference Profiles fall into 4 groups: Analytical, Persistent, Social, and Stabilizing profiles.
Analytical profiles
These Reference Profiles tend to be logical, mission-driven, and introspective, with a preference for fast-paced work.
There are 5 Analytical profiles (click one below to learn more):
Analyzer – An Analyzer is intense, with high standards and a disciplined and reserved personality.
Controller – A Controller is detail-oriented and conservative, with a preference for high quality and technical expertise.
Specialist – A Specialist is a highly precise worker, who remains skeptical while respecting authority.
Strategist – A Strategist is results-oriented, innovative, and analytical with a drive for change.
Venturer – A Venturer is a self-starting, self-motivating, and goal-oriented risk-taker.
Persistent profiles
These Reference Profiles tend to be task-oriented and deliberate, and enjoy having control over their work.
There are 2 Persistent profiles (click one below to learn more):
Individualist – An Individualist is highly independent and persistent, while remaining results-oriented.
Scholar – A Scholar is accurate, reserved, imaginative and seeks a high level of technical expertise.
Social profiles
These Reference Profiles tend to be highly extraverted, with a focus on relationship-building.
There are 6 Social profiles (click one below to learn more):
Altruist – An Altruist is congenial and cooperative with an efficient, precise work ethic.
Captain – A Captain is a problem solver who likes change and innovation while controlling the big picture.
Collaborator – A Collaborator is a friendly, understanding, willing and patient team player.
Maverick – A Maverick is an innovative, “outside the box” thinker, who is undaunted by failure.
Persuader – A Persuader is a risk-taking, socially poised and motivating team builder.
Promoter – A Promoter is a casual, uninhibited, and persuasive extravert with a tendency for informality.
Stabilizing profiles
These Reference Profiles tend to be steady and detail-oriented, with a preference for structure, rules, and processes.
There are 4 Stabilizing profiles (click one below to learn more):
Adapter – An Adapter is a bridge-builder, comfortable with changing situations.
Artisan – An Artisan is accommodating and analytical, while producing highly precise and accurate work.
Guardian – A Guardian is unselfish and approachable with a preference for detailed, skill-based work.
Operator – An Operator is a patient, conscientious, relaxed and cooperative team worker.
FAQs
How do I learn my Reference Profile?
How do I learn my Reference Profile?
Learning your Reference Profile starts with taking the PI Behavioral Assessment. This assessment has 2 questions, and takes about 6 minutes to complete.
There are 2 primary ways to take the PI Behavioral Assessment:
If you have an existing PI subscription:
Log in to your PI software account.
Click the person icon (
) in the top-right of the navigation bar.
Select My Profile.
Click the Take the Assessment button.
If you don’t have a PI subscription:
Visit www.predictiveindex.com.
Click the Get Started button.
Select “I want to take the PI Behavioral Assessment.”
Fill out the required fields.
Click Begin Assessment.
After completing the assessment, you’ll receive an email containing your Reference Profile, plus additional context and next steps.
What’s considered a “good” Reference Profile?
What’s considered a “good” Reference Profile?
The goal behind Reference Profiles isn’t to compare or rank them, but to use them to better understand yourself and those around you.
We don’t make value statements about our Reference Profiles. All behavioral profiles are beautiful, and there is no such thing as a “good” or “bad” Reference Profile.
How are Reference Profiles calculated?
How are Reference Profiles calculated?
The 17 Reference Profiles were identified by a team of PhDs specializing in industrial and organizational psychology.
Each Reference Profile is calculated based on a specific combination of behavioral drives, known as the four factors.
What’s the point of learning my Reference Profile?
What’s the point of learning my Reference Profile?
Your Reference Profile helps you understand your own behavioral tendencies. When you learn your profile, you’ll also receive a list of strengths and caution areas commonly associated with that profile.
By discovering your Reference Profile’s strengths and caution areas, you’ll be able to understand your “work self” with greater clarity, and share your results to build harmony with your peers and team.
Note: Your Reference Profile is the highest-level view of your behavioral identity. For a more detailed look into your natural drives and needs, you’ll want to understand your Behavioral Pattern.
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