Drake P3

Unrivalled accuracy, power, and ease-of-use

Identify High Calibre Candidates

Transform Existing Staff into a High Performing Team

Getting the right 'fit' | Expert Management | Building Winning Teams | Managing Performance

Drake P3 is the most advanced personality and performance management technology available today. It combines the science of psychology and statistical analysis with an easy to use exceptionally accurate human resource management system. Drake P3 generates accurate, insightful, and easy-to-understand reports that have immediate practical value in any business environment.

Drake P3 is used by major international corporations to select and manage their top performers. The Drake P3 technology is installed in over 2,000 sites worldwide, and has enabled over 40,000 managers to select and coach millions of employees with maximum effectiveness.

WHY USE DRAKE P3?

"The single best predictor of overall excellence is a company's ability to attract, motivate and retain talent."

Fortune Magazine - the 100 most admired companies in the world

With so much riding on the success of bringing on board, and keeping, the right people, it becomes imperative that your organisation does not leave this process to chance.

In any organisation or corporate role, a good fit between personality and position leads to increased profitability through:

• Higher productivity and effectiveness
• Reduced staff turnover
• Improved client relations
• Greater Job satisfaction

To capture these benefits, an organisation needs to be able to effectively and accurately measure personality. As you match positions to personalities you will save a great deal of money. Research shows that the results of poor selection incurs hard dollar costs of 40% of a position's annual salary and 3-5 times that much in missed opportunities, low morale, lost productivity and negative team impact. Once these costs are multiplied over the period of a year it is not difficult to see how they alone can cripple an organisation.

Drake P3 integrated suite of "expert" systems gives you powerful, yet easy to use solutions for:

• Employee selection
• Performance Coaching
• Optimal Communication
• Conflict avoidance/resolution and Team building
• Performance and Career development

You can profile current and potential employees from your own desk. You have the option to purchase an annual site license to enable you to use the Drake P3 for ongoing management and selection in house, or, you may purchase a consulting service interpreted by one of our experienced staff. The time to start using and collecting the benefits from this remarkable tool is NOW.

HOW DO WE PROFILE AN INDIVIDUAL?

The first step in the profiling process is to have an individual complete a Communication Survey. This self-report adjective inventory (available online and in paper based format) usually takes between 7-10 minutes to complete. Individuals respond with the greatest enthusiasm and fervor to the adjectives on the Communication Survey that describe behavior that is most similar and inherent to their own personalities. These response levels are processed via 14,000 mathematical calculations to determine the individual's most favored behavioral pattern. The result is a 13 page behavioural profile which is written in positive, non technical language which highlights:

• Key Personality/Behavioural Traits
• Strengths and Motivators
• Leadership style
• Decision Making Style
• Learning Styles

The Communication Profile is written in clear, easy-to-understand language. No obscure psychological terminology interferes with your ability to discuss the report with the candidate. The Communication Profile provides highly accurate insight into the candidate's personality and behavioral tendencies. Over 90% of all people profiled by Drake P3^TM rate their personal profiles as over 90% accurate.

Click here to view a Drake P3 Communication Profile (PDF, 29 KB)

The Communication Profile Report describes an individual's unique combination of five primary behavioral dimensions:

	Dominance
	Extroversion
	Patience
	Conformity
	Conscientiousness

DOMINANCE - The Controlling, Authoritative Trait
Respondents high in Dominance are concerned with getting things done, are very competitive, decisive, and not afraid of taking risks. High Dominants are self-confident, and motivated by daily challenges and tangible results.
Respondents who are lower in Dominance tend to be modest, congenial, cautious and adverse to risk. Lower Dominants are composed and prefer group input when making decisions.

EXTROVERSION - The Outgoing, Persuasive Trait
Respondents high in Extroversion are outgoing, friendly, optimistic and persuasive. High Extroverts are gregarious, eloquent, enthusiastic and enjoy interacting with people. They are motivated by praise and public recognition.
Respondents who are lower in Extroversion tend to be private, quiet, introspective, and serious. Lower Extroverts are reserved in social situations, enjoy having quiet time alone each day, and have an internal focus.

PATIENCE - The Caring, Paced Trait
Respondents high in Patience are relaxed, stable, likable and at ease with life's complexities. High Patients are good listeners, dependable, and seek to minimize conflict.
Respondents who are lower in Patience tend to be intense, action-oriented, quick-witted, and anxious for change. Lower Patients enjoy working under time pressures and keeping busy.

CONFORMITY - The Systematic Trait
Respondents high in Conformity are very precise, careful, dedicated, and concerned about what is "right". High Conformists are disciplined, committed, and concerned with preserving systems and traditions.
Respondents who are lower in Conformity tend to be independent, free thinking, unconcerned about details, and more concerned with the big picture. Lower Conformists are open minded to change, unstructured, and are motivated by freedom of choice.

CONSCIENTIOUSNESS - The Achieving, Self-Controlled Trait
Conscientious individuals are purposeful, determined, scrupulous, punctual, and reliable. You know they are going to do it right, and on time. Conscientiousness is associated with academic and occupational success, but it can also lead to compulsive or workaholic behavior. Persons with Low Conscientiousness are more "laid back" and relaxed about their goals; they are easy-going and casual in their approach to life.

DRAKE P3 AND EMPLOYMENT LAW

Recent changes in Employment Law have made selection and performance evaluation a hazardous duty for managers. Comprehensive legal analysis by the leading experts in employment law has shown that the Drake P3 Candidate Selection System is your best defense against potential legal challenges.

According to James W. Gladden, Esq., a partner with Mayer, Brown and Platt of Chicago:

	Drake P3 measures traits that are "highly invariant" across gender, racial, ethnic, and socio-economic lines.
	The Drake P3 Survey asks no "intrusive" questions (unlike many other assessment instruments).
	The Drake P3 System has been shown to have "no adverse impact" on the hiring of protected groups of candidates.
	Scientific research has repeatedly demonstrated the "substantial" validity of the Drake P3 System.
	Ongoing studies continually monitor the validity and compliance of the Drake P3 System.

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OUR TEAM OF EXPERTS

Drake P3 System clients benefit from the expertise of the leading experts in the fields of psychometrics, industrial/organizational psychology and employment law.

Dr. David Day
Dr. David Day, Penn State University specializes in interactional psychology, organizational behavior, and personality influences in organizations. He serves as an advisor to the Drake P3 System, conducts criterion-related validity studies as requested, and oversees special projects for the Drake P3™ System and its clients.

Education: B.A., Psychology - Baldwin Wallace College
Education: M.A., I/O Psychology - University of Akron
Education: Ph.D., I/O Psychology - University of Akron
Occupation: Associate Professor of I/O Psychology, Penn State

Dr. Richard Lanyon
Dr. Richard Lanyon, Arizona State University, oversaw the original development and validation of the DrakeP3 Communication Survey. He has taught the technology of test construction and validation to doctoral students for over 30 years. Dr. Lanyon authored the Research Monograph for the DrakeP3 Profiling System. Contact us to receive the complete Drake P3 Research Monograph.

Richard E. Lanyon is the author of the "universally praised" Personality Assessment, 3rd Edition (1997). This standard university text provides an in-depth analysis of the recent trends in psychological theory, computerization, and multivariate statistics that have contributed to the latest scientific advances in this field.

Education: B.E., Engineering - Univ. of Adelaide, Adelaide, AUS
Education: B.S., Psychology - University of Iowa, Iowa
Education: M.A., Clinical Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa
Education: Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa
Occupation: Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University

U.S.A. Legal Expertise:
Mr. James Gladden, a Partner with Mayer, Brown and Platt in Chicago is our retained expert on adverse impact issues. He has extensive experience in discrimination and employee rights cases in federal and state courts, including class action and EEO Commission suits. He has argued appeals in the U.S. Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal for the fifth, seventh, eighth and tenth circuits. He has lectured extensively on employment issues and litigation.

Education: J.D., Harvard Law School, Phi Beta Kappa
Occupation: Partner at Mayer Brown & Platt, Chicago, IL

Canadian Legal Expertise:
Mr. Richard J. Nixon, a Partner with McCarthy Tétrault, Barrister & Solicitors, Patent & Trademark Agents. Mr. Nixon is a partner in, and the leader of the Toronto Labour and Employment Law Group, acting exclusively on behalf of management. He regularly advises employers with respect to grievances, arbitrations, collective agreement negotiations, employment contracts, wrongful dismissal actions, employee terminations, employment standards claims, human rights complaints, occupational health and safety charges and workers' compensation matters.

He regularly appears in the courts and before the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the Canada Labour Relations Board and arbitration boards, human rights boards of inquiry, workplace safety and insurance compensation tribunals.

Mr. Nixon served for two years as the Senior Vice-President, Government Affairs of the Human Resource Professionals Association of Ontario (HRPAO). He teaches students of the Advanced Human Resources Management - HRPAO Program at the Faculty of Management at the University of Toronto. In addition, he is a speaker at numerous conferences and seminars and he has authored numerous papers on labour and employment law.

Drake P3 Employment Law and Validation
Recent changes in Employment Law have made selection and performance evaluation a sensitive duty for managers. Comprehensive legal analysis by the leading experts in employment law has shown that the Drake P3 Candidate Selection System compliments legal defenses.

The Drake P3 has been scientifically researched, developed and validated. Further, the system is fully compliant with current employment legislation.

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Selection.expert is a precise tool that gives you the power to identify which job candidates possess the specific personality traits and behavioral tendencies that would make them naturally inclined to succeed at a specific job. The Selection.expert identifies the personality traits of candidates through the Candidate Profile, and identifies the personality traits and behavioral tendencies known to correlate with effective performance in a specific job through the Job Profile. Through a comparison of the Candidate Profile and the Job Profile, the Selection.expert outlines a candidate's natural inclination for effectively performing the duties and responsibilities of a specific job.

• Conduct a Job Analysis using a Job Profile
  For every position there are behaviors that enhance performance and behaviors that hinder performance. The Drake P3 Job Profile identifies the behaviors that correlate to effective job performance in a specific position. The Job Profile is generated from the responses of your company's Job Experts to the Job Profile Survey and/or the Communication Survey. Job Experts can be successful incumbents in a specific position, or others who understand the difference between effective and ineffective performance in the position being profiled.
  Drake P3 also offers an in-depth Custom Job Analysis process that thoroughly researches a specific position. This rigorous analysis results in valuable insights regarding the traits and behaviors necessary to excel in a particular job. As a part of this process, you also receive custom-written Behavior-Based Interview Questions designed specifically for your company. View a Sample Job Profile
• Attract Qualified Candidates
  Make your classified advertisements STAND OUT! Your Job Profiles make it possible to print out concise phrases designed to be included in your classified advertisements. Using these phrases will make your ads more appealing to peak performers while screening out people unlikely to perform well. View Sample Suggested Advertising Copy
• Administer the Candidate Survey
  Applicants complete the Candidate Survey. In a matter of minutes you will have all the data you need to process an in-depth profile of that individual's behavioral patterns. The items on the 100-item survey form are non-intrusive and unbiased.
  Sections 2 and 3 of the Candidate Survey are optional. Having the Candidates fill out these sections will enable you to run a more detailed Candidate-to-Job Matching Report with either the Leadership Competencies Profile or their Sales Competencies Profile. The Candidate Profile Report provides highly accurate insight into a candidate's personality and behavioral tendencies. This narrative description also includes an applicant's leadership style, sensitive areas, motivators, and demotivators. View A Sample Candidate Survey Form
• The Candidate-to-Job Matching Report
  The Candidate-to-Job Matching Report provides interviewers with custom-generated Behavior-Based Interview questions that probe the unique challenges faced by each candidate. The report graphically compares and contrasts a candidate to the "ideal" profile created during the Job Analysis process.
  The Candidate-to-Job Matching Report shows how much "flex" the candidate would need to exert in order to perform the essential duties of the position. In other words, the report indicates just how much the candidate would have to adjust his or her natural behavioral tendencies in order to mirror the behaviors of the position's top performers. View a Sample Candidate to Job Matching Report
• Interview Candidates
  Ordinarily, Behavior-Based Interview Questions require time and skill to develop. The Drake P3™ technology automatically provides interviewers with exactly the questions they need, when they need them.
  Behavior-Based Interview Questions enable you to assess an applicant's personality trait flexibility by gathering solid evidence of past environmental adjustments. Past behavior is the best predictor of future performance.
  Few applicants will exactly match your Job Profile. The Behavior-Based Interview Questions provided in the Candidate-to-Job Matching Report enable interviewers to probe the ability of an applicant to flex his traits to achieve professional success. Custom Behavior-Based Interview Questions which are linked to a position's Core Competencies and Key Behaviors can be created using our Custom Job Analysis Process. View Sample Interview Questions
• Critical Thinking and Reasoning Assessment
  The Drake P3™ System enables you to measure a variety of individual dimensions, not just personality. Individuals who score high on the Critical Thinking and Reasoning Assessment tend to learn faster (thus reducing training costs) and have increased potential for advancement within the organization (enabling you to promote from within).

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Management.expert give you the power to maximize your human resources. Starting with the Communication Profile, you are ready to build a more effective workforce. Open and enhance the lines of communication, resolve conflict more effectively, build more productive teams, and motivate your people to achieve their potential.

• Communication Profile: Enhance Self-Awareness
  The first step in the profiling process is to have an individual complete a Communication Survey. This self-report adjective inventory usually takes between 7-10 minutes to complete. Processing the report takes only a few minutes more. The Communication Profile is a powerful, insightful, and easy-to-under-stand report presented in positive and non-technical language. View a Sample Communication Profile
• Profile Comparisons: Build Communication and Cooperation
  The Peer-to-Peer Profile Comparison Reports build communication and cooperation between employees and help lay the foundation for a team-friendly infrastructure. View a Sample Profile Comparison Report
• Role Adjustment Profile: Support Job Satisfaction
  The Role Adjustment Profile illustrates and describes how employees are adjusting their personality traits and behaviors in response to their work environment. This Profile enhances a supportive performance review, and enables the employee to talk about personal motivators, and how these relate to his or her job behaviors and job satisfaction. View A Sample Role Adjustment Profile
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Team.expert is a high-tech tool box that you can use to maximize any team's effectiveness. The reports in these module will steer you through the challenges every new team faces, and enable you to select the right team members to meet those challenges. Proper use of Team.expert will dramatically enhance cooperation and understanding among team members, and make integration of new members rapid and effective.

• Team Analysis Facilitator's Guide: Shape Team Dynamics
  The Team Analysis Facilitator's Guide steers you through the obstacles and challenges every new team must overcome. You will learn the stage your team is at in its development, and when to harness the specific strengths of various team members.
• Team Analysis Report
  The Drake P3 Team Analysis Report will help you gain an in-depth understanding of your team with concise summaries of individual personalities and "at-a-glance" graphs that highlight strengths and limitations. View A Sample Team Analysis Report
• Team Communication Report: Build Team Rapport
  The Team Communication Report report compares the Drake P3 profile of one individual to those of each member of the team. It then produces a detailed plan that outlines strategies and tactics that will promote successful professional relationships and increase productivity.

Performance.expert is a state-of-the-art performance management system. This module was designed to eliminate the bias and subjectivity associated with traditional performance reviews. In addition, the Performance.expert will help align individuals with the goals of the organization, and make them aware of any gaps between their performance and their colleagues' perceptions. Our Consultants provide expert advice regarding the practical implementation of the 360-Degree Performance Management System.

• 360-Degree Feedback: Align Perceptions and Behavior
  The 360-Degree Feedback Report highlights gaps in an individual's actual work behaviors, the goals of the organization, and the perceptions of his or her colleagues. It is an objective, fair, and neutral performance management system.
• Personal Development: Implement an Individual Performance Development Plan
  The Drake P3 Performance.expert generates customized, personal development plans that are designed to enhance the skills of your employees in key performance areas. The training and development suggestions are linked specifically to the requirements of your employee's.
• Personal Perception Profile: Find Out How Others Perceive Your Behavior
  The Personal Perception Report lets you know how other people within your organization see you. This is a powerful tool that will correct common misperceptions, clear up misunderstandings, and generate incentives for positive professional growth.

CONTACT US

North America:	drakep3.na@drakeintl.com
Europe:	drakep3.uk@drakeintl.com
Asia Pacific:	drakep3.au@drakeintl.com
South Africa:	drakep3.za@drakeintl.com