Leading with Data: Elevating Team Potential with Kellie Fern (Ep. 97)
Leaders often think they understand themselves and their teams, but research shows otherwise. Self-awareness and communication are frequently overlooked, even though they’re the foundation of building effective organizations.
In this episode, Jeremy Houser welcomes Kellie Fern, Director of Business Operations and Development at The Predictive Group, to discuss how the Predictive Index and behavioral data help leaders design stronger teams, improve communication, and align people strategies with business goals.
They explore when businesses should use these tools, how talent optimization works, and why culture and communication matter more than ever.
Kellie discusses:
- How the Predictive Index helps uncover self-awareness and behavioral drivers within a workplace
- Why many leaders overestimate their self-awareness and the importance of recognizing blind spots
- How behavioral data can be used to design complementary and diverse teams that fill performance gaps
- When organizations should introduce these tools, whether during crisis points or proactive growth phases
- How talent optimization aligns people with strategy to improve communication, engagement, and culture
- And more!
Resources:
- First, Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently by Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman
- Ted Talk: Increase your self-awareness with one simple fix | Tasha Eurich
Connect With Kellie Fern:
Connect with Jeremy Houser:
- jeremy.houser@simplicitygroup.com
- 713-808-8548
- Schedule a Call
- Our Teams Website
- Connect with Jeremy
- @jeremyhouser_amp
- @jeremyhouserAMP
About Our Guest:
Kellie Fern is the Director of Business Operations and Development at The Predictive Group. She joined the Predictive Group in 2016 after graduating from Arizona State University with an emphasis in Business Management. During her first 2 ½ years in the business, she was a part of the Shared Services team and was able to support and consult with clients on all their business needs.
Life then brought her to Dallas, TX where she worked within a hospitality technology company in a sales enablement and learning development role. She was able to globally train and develop all the incoming and current sales reps within the business. During her time there, she was able to utilize PI and fell back in love with the value the tool can bring to organizations.
She found that her passion with PI was something she wanted to pursue on a more permanent basis and she is excited to continue to share the value human analytic tools can bring to all organizations.
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