2022 / Pearson News

Pearson to Acquire Workforce Assessment Provider, PDRI

Pearson today announces it has entered into an agreement with SHL Group to acquire Personnel Decisions Research Institutes, LLC (‘PDRI’), a trusted provider of workforce assessment services.

2022 / The WASHINGTON POST

THE WASHINGTON POST NAMES PDRI A 2022 TOP WASHINGTON-AREA WORKPLACE

PDRI is honored to be selected by The Washington Post as one of the best companies to work for based on feedback from our employees for the fourth consecutive year.

2021 / ELEVATING OUR EXPERTISE

PDRI welcomes
Dan Segall to the team.

2021 / Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Gary Carter elected as APA Council Representative

2020 / Harvard Business Review

Don’t Let Teamwork Get in the Way of Agility

Elaine Pulakos and Rob Kaiser discuss how teamwork can get in the way of agility when we don’t Rightsize Teamwork.

2020 / THE CONFERENCE BOARD

Key Levers for Successfully Managing the Uncertainty and Disruption of COVID-19

Elaine Pulakos shares how leaders can stabilize situations in these uncertain times, a critical first step on the path to developing high agility and resilience.

2020 / Harvard Business Review

To Build an Agile Team, Commit to Organizational Stability

Elaine Pulakos and Rob Kaiser share seven imperatives for leaders to create stability that is vitally important for organizational agility and resilience that we need today.

2019 / Book Authority

Winner of “Best Career Development Books Of All Time”

Congratulations to PDRI’s Chief Professional Services Officer, Gary Carter, whose book was recognized by BookAuthority as one of the “Best Career Development Books of All Time!”

2019 / The Conference Board

What Leads to Organizational Agility? It’s Not What You Think

Elaine Pulakos shares new research in The Conference Board’s Webcast which aired November 14, 2019. Elaine reveals three critical factors that lead to organizational agility: rightsized teamwork, stability, and relentless course correction.

2018 / ARTICLE for daily herald

4 Types of Agility for Your Executive Career

Article about unique characteristics of agile teams. Integrated cross-functional teams require ARA (Adaptability, Resilience, Agility) to handle emergencies, switch gears, exhibit continuous learning, and adapt to different cultures and environments.

Elaine Pulakos contributed to this article by Marti Konstant, MBA

2018 / ARTICLE for Knowable Magazine

Is it time to bring data to managing?

Trendy office layouts. Performance reviews that crush morale. There’s plenty of evidence on how to get the best out of workers, but businesses often ignore it.

Elaine Pulakos contributed to this article by Eyrn Brown.