Addressing a Team Goal
“…very engaging, insightful and also entertaining session that exceeded our expectations.”
“I wanted to send you a quick note to let you know how much the entire Law Group enjoyed the PRINT session on Tuesday – thank you for conducting a very engaging, insightful, and also entertaining session that exceed our expectations. When we went around the room by table at our meeting wrap-up, I think almost every table mentioned the PRINT session as one of the meeting highlights – not only did it provide personal insight for everyone, but I think most of us walked away with strategies to better work with our business partners (in fact, many in the group want to PRINT their business partners!).” – Becton, Dickinson and Company, Assistant General Counsel
”…I echo everything she said [above]… It was extremely enlightening and great fun! Thanks for your help, expertise and enthusiasm.” – Becton, Dickinson and Company, Senior V.P. and General Counsel
“…the PRINT® has become a part of our lives… this situation further confirmed the benefits.”
“Thank you so much for the time you spent with me and Cherie earlier this week. The advice you provided caused me to look at this situation from a different perspective. Wow, we’ve already seen improved results. As you know, the PRINT® has become a part of our lives… this situation further confirmed the benefits. We love working with you, you are truly a special person and I feel fortunate to know you.”
“The PRINT® Survey expands self-awareness and encourages all individuals and teams to choose best self-behaviors.”
“The only way that an organization can ever be the best version of itself is for each and every individual within that organization to be the very best version of themselves. The PRINT® Survey expands self-awareness and encourages all individuals and teams to choose best self-behaviors. By utilizing the PRINT® Survey at the onset of the coaching process, we are able to confront the reason why individuals and teams are behaving the way they are. By furnishing the ‘why,’ they are able to shift more readily in their communication and teamwork styles, therefore exhibiting more respect for others, as well as building trust and adding to increased engagement throughout the organization, thereby increasing the bottom line.” – Craig Lyons, Executive Coach
Motivating Team Members
“The PRINT session with my team was the most productive HR assessment I’ve ever participated in.”
“The PRINT session with my team was the most productive HR assessment I’ve ever participated in. Really understanding people’s motivations, as opposed to behaviors (especially considering that the same behavior could have different motivations) gave me a scaffolding as team leader to bring the team’s capabilities together more effectively. I will definitely be using the information moving forward in composing team projects, motivating individuals, and managing conflict.” – Carmen O’Shea, Head of Talent Marketing and Interim Head of Diversity at SAP
“I love this stuff! It makes so much sense and I feel so much more effective when I use PRINT® ‘sense.’”
“What a great ‘meeting’ we had this morning. I always get so much out of the conversations with you. As a matter of fact, I was able to use one of the pointers you suggested while dealing with one of my directors this afternoon. I love this stuff! It makes so much sense and I feel so much more effective when I use PRINT® ‘sense.’” – Joan Levicoff Sanchez, CTC, VP – Group Sales
“My Senior Management Team was so impressed, they want to PRINT® the entire district.”
“The PRINT workshop was great, and Eric did his usual fantastic job. My Senior Management Team was so impressed, they want to PRINT® the entire district.” – Greg Forest, Chief U.S. Probation Officer
“You all have made a positive impact in my district.”
“Eric Goldstein was extraordinary! The Print session was excellent! Everyone involved agreed it was one of the best presentations we have attended. Eric is truly remarkable. Thank you again for your assistance as well. You all have made a positive impact in my district.” – Eric Suing, CUSPO
“I got a lot out of the process…”
“I got a lot out of the process and workshop and it was fun! It was a good use of funds and time. Not only does PRINT® benefit the members of the project team, I have also already exchanged PRINTs with managers/friends/family to improve their understanding of me and help with communications, and to make them aware of the PRINT® process. Thank you for putting this together, and I appreciated the opportunity to participate.”
Recruiting and Retaining Excellent Talent
“I have used many surveys as a recruiter, and none are more on-point or as accurate as PRINT®!” – Andrew Best
“…we have embodied PRINT® into our recruiting practices as one of the tools to help us hire the best people for our company…”
“We are a technical consulting organization in Australia with a large number of engineers and programmers. We started using PRINT® to give our highly intelligent workforce a tested system for understanding themselves, as well as their colleagues, at a deeper and more productive level. PRINT® has enabled us to employ a more scientific approach to unraveling the softer side of the people in our business to aid in collaboration and teamwork. This has really helped our primarily logical, and to start with, slightly skeptical workforce. We have tested PRINT® against more traditional profiling tools and PRINT® compares favorably. Recently, we have embodied PRINT® into our recruiting practices as one of the tools to help us hire the best people for our company across all levels of the business. It has now become a part of how we engage our people in the recruitment process and professional development.” – Kristy McFarlane, HR Manager, TSG
“…they all agreed that is was pretty much spot on…”
“I have received my results and it is all very interesting. The funny thing was I asked my staff what they thought of the survey and the results regarding myself and they all agreed that is was pretty much spot on, all a bit scary really since the survey only took 20 minutes to complete.” – Andrew Bradford, Casino Manager, Carnival Corp
“…I love the PRINT® assessment!”
“Just a quick note to let you know how much I love the PRINT® assessment! I do not use assessments in my business because so many of them tend to put people in boxes, and my work is all about helping people get rid of the boxes altogether. I cringe every time I hear someone say ‘I’m an XYZ, so I couldn’t possibly do that.’”
“The replies were overwhelmingly in favor of the PRINT® model as describing them accurately.”
“Quick story: we do both the MBTI and the PRINT® assessment in our leadership assessment course. Lori is certified in the MBTI and goes through the model in each of our sections, and I do the same for the PRINT®. When I went to her class last week to do the overview, I asked how well the MBTI fit them, and then how well the PRINT® description fit them. The replies were overwhelmingly in favor of the PRINT® model as describing them accurately.”
Increasing Personal Productivity
“I am changing how I handle situations. I am able to recognize certain behaviors as they are happening.”
“I am more aware of my harsh attitude, and am focusing on it while at work.”
“It has helped me become aware of behaviors I was not in realization of. After taking the survey, I have become more keen on how I interact with others and tendencies I did not know were hurting me.”
“I feel I was aware of many of my Shadow traits, but PRINT® was a good validation.”
“I feel I was aware of many of my Shadow traits, but PRINT® was a good validation. It’s just hard to make conscious decisions in your day-to-day life to correct it when it has become part of your daily habits, but that is what I need to do.”
“I am trying to be more aware of my Shadow traits and when they come out unconsciously. I’ve asked a couple of my close friends to point out when I am doing some of those traits which could make me a less effective person.”
“I read over the profile and cannot get over how ‘right on’ it is! WOW! There isn’t one thing that I cannot agree with.”
“It’s scary how accurate the PRINT® survey is…”
“No fair! You know my PRINT®!! It’s scary how accurate the PRINT® survey is – though I must say it is by far one of the best workshops I’ve ever experienced!”
“…rather that just saying, ‘that makes me mad.’ I can now explain why it makes me mad. The PRINT® and TRIGGERS really help explain that.”
“I think about my TRIGGERS outside the classroom with friends, with family, at work, on a team, when doing projects. I actually think about them all the time, in my personal relationships especially. With my boyfriend or his best friends, I am more of aware of why certain things really grind my gears, so I try to watch myself a little more, and I am able to more effectively explain why I am upset, rather that just saying, ‘that makes me mad.’ I can now explain why it makes me mad. The PRINT® and TRIGGERS really help explain that. In addition, I see certain things that I do the trigger the others and that helps me be aware of how I am behaving in certain situations around them.”
“…I am using this trigger as a challenge for me, and something that I can work on.”
“I feel that I have been able to look at my triggers and find past experiences that relate to them or use my triggers with friends. For example, I don’t like people who lack energy and drive, so I know, and I have already noticed, that I do not become close with people that are like this. I have also used my triggers as something to work on, such as I don’t like when I am criticized and made to look bad in front of others, and I know if I am put on the spot for something that I need to be stronger and not back down, so I am using this trigger as a challenge for me, and something that I can work on.”
“I thought it was very worthwhile. I will be putting it to good use, daily.”
Boosting Innovation and Conquering Thinking Traps
“Knowing triggers has made me more patient.”
“Before I learned about PRINT®, I thought a few people were mean because they are bossy and don’t listen to others. But now I know they just need to feel “correct,” so it doesn’t bother me as much. I don’t take things as personally, and I can get along with them better and not feel so badly. Knowing triggers has made me more patient.”
“I now try to go deeper into my conversations to get through to some people or use other approaches.”
“The most important thing that has happened for me is knowing that people interpret things differently, which has helped me understand that you can’t talk to everyone the same way. I now try to go deeper into my conversations to get through to some people or use other approaches. I am also making an effort to talk to people about what is meaningful to them, not just what is important to me. For example, I have friends with strong motivations to succeed and achieve and I help them get there and acknowledge their successes. I also know what not to do.”
Increasing Sales Effectiveness
“It will especially help my communications with the client…”
“I enjoyed the workshop very much. Very useful in dealing with people, as long as I can keep it up!!! It will especially help my communications with the client, but in addition to that, very importantly, it gave me very good insight into myself, my personality, my strengths and weaknesses, and where my communication and style could be misunderstood.”
Leading Out of One’s Comfort Zone
“Knowing PRINT® and TRIGGERS is improving my empathy skills tremendously.”
“Knowing PRINT® and TRIGGERS is improving my empathy skills tremendously. Now, when I have an employee, friend, or colleague that needs to be acknowledged a little more for what they do than other people, I make sure that person feels adequately appreciated in order to continue productivity effectively.“
“The trigger has shown me that other people are affected by stuff that may not affect me…”
“I am a PRINT® 3-7 and my friend’s trigger targets that she likes to feel appreciated and that little thank yous mean a lot to her. By knowing this, I understand her attitude or the way she is feeling towards a situation because it triggers her when it may not actually trigger me. The trigger has shown me that other people are affected by stuff that may not affect me, and I realize that it’s important to see where they are coming from.”
Developing Exceptional Leaders
“PRINT® fundamentally changed how I now communicate…”
“PRINT® fundamentally changed how I now communicate with partners and management teams. When I think back on certain challenges or problems that I have faced along the way, almost all of them were avoidable when viewing them through the lens of the PRINT® model.” – Reed Dickens, Founder of Dickens Capital Group
“PRINT® will help me become a better leader…”
“PRINT® will help me become a better leader because I have a good reference to keep handy to better understand others’ motivations and actions. I find this to be highly important because it gives me insight as to how other minds function – knowing that not every one thinks like me or is beneath me because they may or may not understand where I am coming from.”
“Knowing my motivations, Best Self, and Shadow behaviors will help me become an effective leader…”
“Knowing my motivations, Best Self, and Shadow behaviors will help me become an effective leader by recognizing behaviors I need to work on and I how I can be inspirational to others.”
“All of us took away something we can work on to enhance our management skills and develop our staff/ourselves.”
“I just wanted to thank you for your excellent seminar on the Six Leadership Actions and the Management Excellence Survey you presented to us earlier this week. It was a rare opportunity to view ourselves as our staff sees us and learn from that experience. All of us took away something we can work on to enhance our management skills and develop our staff/ourselves. We all enjoyed your down to earth, practical style and sense of humor. Interestingly, after the supervisors received their individual results, they were generally pleased and some of the hard-line attitudes they had been taking with staff lately have disappeared and they seem more open to some different ideas/suggestions that have been floating around.” – Fred Bach, Chief U.S. Probation Officer
“I am learning to internalize my understanding of each PRINT® on my team in order to make my communication to them more effective.”
“I thought it was terrific! It helped me understand how to relate to my individual team members. I am learning to internalize my understanding of each PRINT® on my team in order to make my communication to them more effective. And of course, we all LOVED Eric! He was real, interesting, and kept it lively.” – Patricia Pierce, Certified IBM Project Manager
“…he communicated entirely differently to his team after PRINT®.”
“…the Brand manager, he communicated entirely differently to his team after PRINT®. He realized he was turning them off by using a style that worked for him and not meeting their needs at all, and this caused a productivity gap.”
“In a nutshell, I thought the workshop was great!”
“In a nutshell, I thought the workshop was great! I plan to get more information about PRINT® so that I can suggest the workshop to the board at Butler Street YMCA.”
Building High Performance Teams
“PRINT® is helping me understand my patterns as an individual…”
“PRINT® is helping me understand my patterns as an individual and what my main goals and objectives are. When working with stress, it helps me not take things personally because everyone sees things differently.”
“I use my PRINT® to try to further understand my own thought processes. It is helpful to be aware of group dynamics and why people think and act differently.”
“It has helped me in conflict situations…”
“It has helped me in conflict situations where people do things differently than me. It has helped ease the situation knowing that we have different motivations.”
“I have become more understanding and accepting of others’ motivations and actions.”
“I talk about PRINT® to my friends and family all the time. It helps me explain why people do the things they do.”
“As the leader of the team, it helped me in how I approach my teammates…”
“I would not have pushed if I did not truly believe PRINT® is a great workshop for us. I, as well, think the conversation went very well. I talked to Miriam for a minute right after we hung up and reiterated that experiencing it does it more justice than just talking about it.
As for my team – since the workshop we are much more conscious of each other’s numbers. When one of us has a bad day we announce, or ask if they are in shadow. Suzanne keeps saying, ‘give it to a one and it gets done,’ and I am saying, ‘give it to an eight and they will delegate.’ As the leader of the team, it helped me in how I approach my teammates and how I ask them to get things done. It also helped me in understanding a few incidents between different team members.” – Einav Gefen, Unilever
“I can firmly say I achieved my objective with launching my new team…”
“The session was excellent. I can firmly say I achieved my objective with launching my new team, and we’ve been able to shift our language in how we think about collaboration and even how we approach our clients. I’ve started meeting with some of my larger teams and will get with you about how we may leverage this across client teams.” – Albert Morales, General Manager, IBM Global Business Services
“I felt it was very useful to find out about not only myself, but also my coworkers.”
“I loved the workshop. I felt it was very useful to find out about not only myself, but also my coworkers. During the presentation Eric reminded us not to take reactions personally and to watch what triggers other PRINT® numbers. I enjoyed the flow and interaction.”
“I find the content informational and illuminating.”
“Thanks for the workshop. I find the content informational and illuminating. Eric was wonderful. He’s congenial and his delivery effective. As he said well, PRINT® was one more tool for us to better ourselves, to facilitate our communication, and to improve our relationship with others. I believe it’ll strengthen our team and enhance our working environment as long as we don’t take the methodology as a panacea or be stuck with it literally. It is one more way to dissect the complicated human nature and its spawned behaviors.”
“Being able to consciously watch for others’ triggers is huge.”
“Since I know what triggers me, when I know what triggers another person, I am able to more effectively resolve conflict. Being able to say, this is why I (or you) reacted this way to what happened. I understand that you may look at it a different way, and we just need to be aware of this next time. It’s nothing personal, we simply have different things that trigger us. Being able to consciously watch for others’ triggers is huge.”
“Knowing Triggers has helped me improve my relationships in a way I did not expect.”
“Knowing Triggers has helped me improve my relationships in a way I did not expect. It has helped me understand people I didn’t mesh with well before finding out our Triggers, because we were the same PRINT®! Most of the time the things you don’t like about people are the same things that you do.”
“Being able to communicate that to my friends and family has helped me improve my relationships.”
“I always think about my triggers. For example, I enjoy doing things for people, as a nice gesture. I do not expect the same things in return. But sometimes I feel that I get taken advantage of and just need to feel appreciated once in a while. Being able to communicate that to my friends and family has helped improve my relationships.”
Creating an Awe-Inspiring Workforce
“The PRINTING® process of self-discovery offers an immediate burst of validation and energy to each of my clients…”
“I am a small, mountain town coach who loves supporting my community to succeed in what is significant to them. The PRINTING® process of self-discovery offers an immediate burst of validation and energy to each of my clients, and provides our coaching relationship with an instant, personalized language with which to design future actions. Very often my clients afford themselves only short periods of coaching and make great productive strides with the insight they gain from their PRINT® Survey and support. These clients report that they employ their conscious sense of self constantly in their progressive endeavors. I am so fortunate and honored to be able to share with others in these exciting developmental times of their lives.” – Marianne, CommuniAction
“…the Hertz Group session was the highlight of the week!”
“In my personal opinion – the Hertz Group session was the highlight of the week! Eric was phenomenal – and everyone rated it a ‘5’ (top honors!) on their evaluations. Thanks so much for all your help; I have already recommended The Paul Hertz Group to several others…”
“It makes you more aware of the different people out there.”
“Just like I understand what ticks me off, I can relate to the general feeling of being frustrated… so I now can empathize with others when they are feeling that way. It makes you more aware of the different people out there. It puts you in their shoes in a way, so you are more willing to listen to what they have to say. You also are able to read them better.”
Career Development
“…resulted in overwhelmingly positive student enthusiasm.”
“Over the past year, the Wasserman Center has been using the PRINT assessment with NYU students. After completing a 10 – 15 minute online inventory, students receive a comprehensive, personality report shared by one of our counseling staff. In my experience, the online survey has resulted in overwhelmingly positive student enthusiasm. Students often feel that the report provides a very accurate summary of their motivations. Moreover, it offers an extremely helpful ‘foundation’ upon which to: explore career options, tailor career materials (resume/cover letters), create more adept methods to conduct informational interviews, and refine responses to interview questions. Many of the students I met with felt their career choices were validated after finding out their PRINT results. For those in exploratory stages, they were able to be more focused in their career search.” – NYU Wasserman Career Counselor
“The tailored reports provide excellent, concrete ways for students to explore how they can be most successful in class, work and life.”
“I found PRINT to be incredibly helpful when meeting with both undergraduate and graduate students. The tailored reports provide excellent, concrete ways for students to explore how they can be most successful in class, work and life. I appreciate the ease of of administering the assessment as well as the depth of information we have to give our students. I will definitely continue using PRINT in my career counseling appointments.” – NYU Wasserman Career Counselor
“I am not sure I would have gotten to that detail without PRINT.”
“Before we did PRINT, what the student shared with me was that she was job searching, and wasn’t sure what type of job she wanted. So we talked about her major, her past experience, and reviewed her resume. I then offered the assessment, and she decided to take that. When she came in for the review, she read the first page, and suddenly was crying because it reflected her exactly. More than the job search, she revealed she was struggling to decide whether to stay in NYC with her boyfriend or move back to CA to be closer to her family, and that is why she couldn’t decide what type of role or career to pursue. I am not sure I would have gotten to that detail without PRINT. It probably would have just taken a while longer, so I think it was a very helpful tool in the self discovery process.” – NYU Wasserman Career Counselor
“If I had to pick one assessment to give, it would be PRINT…”
“Over the course of a year discussing results with an extremely diverse group of students (and some alumni), I can genuinely attest to the instrument’s efficacy and value. The Paul Hertz Group have been incredibly responsive to our unique needs, with respect to the implementation of PRINT, as well as to the specific set of reports delivered. If I had to pick one assessment to give, it would be PRINT; but I think the most ideal and insightful discussion would be based on the results from both PRINT and the MBTI – the two assessments seem to work well together.” – NYU Wasserman Career Counselor
“…allows them to consider their strengths and weaknesses in a whole new way.”
“The PRINT assessment is very useful for preparing for interviews especially in contemplating what is unique about that student. It really allows them to consider their strengths and weaknesses in a whole new way. Also, I found the Career Requirements pages to be particularly helpful for students who are evaluating whether a particular career is a good fit. Finally, most students really like the list of potential careers that the PRINT assessment generated.” – NYU Wasserman Career Counselor
“…highly recommend this online inventory to other colleges or university career centers.”
“As a career counselor, I certainly see the numerous benefits to using the PRINT assessment with undergraduate and graduate level students to support the career development process. It allows the career professional to work with students on a deeper level in a shorter period of time. This connection also encourages students to come back for additional follow up conversations. I would highly recommend this online inventory to other colleges or university career centers.” – NYU Wasserman Career Counselor
“I will use PRINT® when applying for a job or internship to emphasize my strengths during an interview.”
“In my last interview with a hotel on the beach, I explained how my Unconscious Motivator 7 proves that I should be dealing with people throughout my career.”
“The material changed my life.”
“I went to the workshop really angry that I had so much to do and no time for this, and within a few minutes I was mesmerized. The material changed my life. Explain the changes at GEO – I am now a director at a new organization and I am bringing PRINT® with me here to accomplish the same objectives.” – Margaret Morford
“Those that would normally annoy me when triggered get a second chance now…”
“Those that would normally annoy me when triggered get a second chance now that I know there are something called Triggers. I try to understand why they were triggered, using my knowledge of PRINT®, and how I could reverse that.”