The Challenge
If you want to create the dream team, you must look beyond individual skills and experiences
Star performers are valuable, but a group of stars does not always make for the best team. Trust, collaboration, and everyday behaviors matter just as much as credentials.
Research shows that the personality makeup of a team directly impacts performance, making Core Drivers a crucial tool for managers who want to understand and manage team dynamics.
The Solution
Core Drivers can tell you more than a résumé
Building rockstar teams becomes much easier with personality assessments. Core Drivers provide reliable insight into the behavioral tendencies of individuals and how they are likely to work together.
When teams have the right balance of soft skills, technical skills can be fully leveraged, resources are optimized, and goals are achieved more effectively.
Here’s What You Can Do
Step 1: Clarify the Team’s Critical Goals (the what)
Define what the team is responsible for delivering.
Identify key priorities and success metrics for the next 6–12 months.
Ask: What must happen, and how will we know we’ve succeeded?
Step 2: Envision the Ideal Team Culture (the how)
Define the culture that will best support your goals.
Identify the behaviors you want to see—communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and execution.
Clarify the behaviors you want to avoid.
Step 3: Match Core Drivers to Critical Goals and Behaviors
Align your goals and cultural priorities with Core Drivers traits.
Ask: Does this team need to be more Disciplined or Flexible? More Pragmatic or Curious?
Imagine the “ideal” team profile that would support both high performance and a healthy culture.
Step 4: Identify and Develop the Right Talent
Use the Ideal Team Profile to strategically assess candidates and internal talent.
Platform admins can tag Core Drivers results with a team name and view collective scores on the Insights page.
Leverage these insights to make informed staffing and development decisions.
Final Thoughts
The team profile provides a view of average tendencies, but individuals will always bring unique differences. Strive for cognitive diversity, not uniformity.
By blending complementary soft skills, you can accelerate problem-solving and decision-making. For example, pair curious individuals to generate ideas with pragmatic individuals to implement them.
Teams that leverage cognitive diversity are more innovative, share knowledge more effectively, and complete tasks faster. By using Core Drivers strategically, you can build and coach a team that consistently delivers exceptional results.