What is the "Hire to High Performer" approach?
Most organizations treat hiring and development as two separate processes. The Hire to High Performer approach uses PXT Select® data from the hiring process as the foundation for onboarding, manager coaching, and early development -- making the first 90 days intentional instead of accidental.
Do managers and new hires both need a DiSC assessment?
Yes -- and this is what makes the system work. The manager completes their DiSC assessment, the new hire completes theirs, and the Catalyst platform generates a Comparison Report for every manager-employee pair. Most new managers run a team DiSC workshop within the first 30-60 days so every direct report has a profile -- giving the manager personalized coaching guidance for each team member and a full team view in one platform.
How is Strategic Dynamics different from buying assessments directly from Wiley?
Wiley provides the assessments. Strategic Dynamics provides the strategy, facilitation, and implementation that turns assessment data into behavior change -- designing the performance model, coaching managers on reports, facilitating DiSC workshops, and building a development cadence that produces measurable outcomes. As an Authorized Wiley Partner, we have direct access to the full PXT Select® and Everything DiSC® product line, volume pricing, and certified facilitation expertise.
Does this approach work for remote or hybrid teams?
Yes -- and it matters more for remote teams. Informal relationship-building that happens in an office doesn't occur remotely. PXT Select® and Everything DiSC® give remote managers and new hires a structured way to build that understanding deliberately. The Catalyst platform makes profiles and Comparison Reports accessible from anywhere, at any time.
How does PXT Select® compare to PI (Predictive Index), OMG, or other hiring assessments?
PXT Select® measures three dimensions that most hiring tools don't combine in one assessment: cognitive ability, behavioral traits, and occupational interests. That combination matters because a candidate can have the right behavioral style for a role but lack the cognitive ability to learn a complex product -- or have strong cognitive scores but no genuine interest in the work. Each dimension tells you something different. Together, they tell you whether someone will actually succeed in that specific role.
What is adaptive testing -- and why does it matter?
PXT Select® uses adaptive testing for its cognitive ability section. Unlike most assessments that present every candidate with the same fixed set of questions, adaptive testing adjusts the difficulty of each question in real time based on how the candidate answered the previous one. A correct answer leads to a harder question. An incorrect answer leads to an easier one.
The result: a significantly more accurate cognitive score in far less time, with less candidate fatigue. Fixed-format tests often undertax high-ability candidates or overtax lower-ability candidates. Adaptive testing eliminates both problems -- and produces a more defensible, more precise result that actually predicts role performance.
If you are evaluating hiring assessment tools and measuring cognitive ability is important to your organization, adaptive testing is a critical feature to ask about. PXT Select® delivers it as standard.
PXT Select® is also legally defensible under EEOC and ADA guidelines, includes research-validated performance models by role type, and generates Onboarding, Coaching, and Comparison Reports that remain useful long after the offer is signed.
How does Everything DiSC® compare to other behavioral or personality assessments?
Everything DiSC® is a research-validated behavioral assessment published by Wiley, built on a four-quadrant model (D, i, S, C) that has been normed on millions of respondents over decades and continuously updated with new research.
Where tools like Myers-Briggs (MBTI), StrengthsFinder, or Enneagram focus on personality categories and individual self-awareness, Everything DiSC® is built specifically for workplace application and team performance. It generates actionable reports for communication, management, conflict resolution, sales, and leadership that managers and employees can put to work immediately.
The Catalyst™ platform is the differentiator most organizations don't expect. Rather than a report that gets filed after a workshop, Catalyst gives every manager and team member permanent access to their own DiSC profile, side-by-side comparison with any colleague, and personalized coaching advice on demand. DiSC becomes part of how your team works -- not a one-day event.
As an Authorized Wiley Partner, Strategic Dynamics provides Everything DiSC® with certified facilitation and full Catalyst™ platform access for every participant.
