Most organizations are one bad hire or one misaligned team away from a performance crisis. Talent optimization changes that. It puts behavioral science at the center of every people decision so the right person is always in the right role doing the right work.
Talent optimization is a four-part discipline that aligns your business strategy with your people strategy. It is not just about hiring better. It is about designing teams that work, inspiring people to perform at their highest level, diagnosing what is getting in the way, and hiring for the role , not just the resume.
The Predictive Index gives you the behavioral science to do all four with precision. As a Certified Talent Optimization Consultant and Certified PI Partner, Meri Stockwell brings both the tools and 30 years of consulting expertise to put them to work inside your organization.
Build the right team structure before you hire. Understand what behavioral drives your teams need to execute your strategy.
Stop guessing. Use behavioral data to identify candidates whose drives and needs match your open roles and team dynamics.
Give managers the tools to understand and motivate each individual on their team based on what actually drives them.
Find the root cause of performance problems, team friction, and disengagement before they become expensive people problems.
Most PI partners give you access to the software and walk you through the reports. Meritas Advisory Group goes further. The tools give you data. Meri gives you the 30-year expertise to turn that data into decisions and those decisions into results.
Beyond reading a PI report, Meri helps leaders understand the behavioral dynamics underneath their team performance , why certain people thrive in certain roles, why friction occurs, and exactly what to do about it.
30 years of executive leadership experience means Meri has sat in the seat your leaders are in. She does not just interpret PI data , she contextualizes it within your business strategy, your culture, and your goals.
The PI platform is most powerful when Design, Hire, Inspire, and Diagnose work as an integrated system. Meritas deploys all four as a unified talent strategy , not individual transactions.
"The behavioral data told us what we suspected but could not prove. Meri helped us turn that insight into action. The difference in our team within six months was remarkable."
Senior Leader, Professional Services OrganizationThese are not projections. They are outcomes from real organizations that committed to aligning their talent with their business strategy.
A leading non-profit mental health organization engaged Meritas Advisory Group to address deep alignment challenges. Using all four PI tools alongside coaching, cultural development, and strategic alignment work, every measurable indicator improved within two years.
"We have worked hard to improve the culture of our organization, and I am grateful for the support of our leadership team and Meritas Advisory Group."
Executive Director, Non-Profit Mental Health OrganizationA general contracting and construction management firm deployed PI Hire and PI Inspire to improve hiring decisions and reduce friction across leadership teams , demonstrating the direct financial impact of behavioral science applied to talent decisions.
"Before PI, we had no awareness of each other's strengths or what our caution areas were. We were just guessing."
Director of Business Development (Predictive Index Case Study)Source: Predictive Index global research across thousands of organizations
Every engagement is tailored to where your organization is and where it needs to go. Meritas Advisory Group brings both the PI platform and the consulting expertise to deploy it effectively.
Individual PI assessments and detailed debrief sessions that help leaders understand their behavioral drives and how they show up for their teams.
Using PI Design to map your team's collective behavioral profile against the work they need to do and identify the gaps creating friction or limiting performance.
PI Hire integrated into your recruiting process so every candidate is evaluated on behavioral fit for the role and the team , not just skill and experience.
PI Diagnose surveys that surface the real drivers of disengagement, friction, and underperformance , with specific actionable insights rather than generic scores.
Structured programs that use PI data to develop leaders who understand their behavioral impact and know how to get the best from every individual on their team.
Full talent optimization strategy development , connecting your business goals to your people strategy with a roadmap that makes alignment measurable and repeatable.
The right person in the right role changes everything. Let's talk about what talent optimization could look like for your organization. Start with a free 15-minute Iced Coffee Chat with Meri.
15 minutes. Virtual. No prep. No commitment. Just a real conversation.