elenaIQ · Manager DNA

How you hire — in your own words.

This intake captures your hiring philosophy, what success looks like on your team, and what you've learned from past placements. It's completed once and applies to every role you open with us.

Completed once per manager15–20 minutesConfidential · Instant Alliance only

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Manager Overview

Identity & team scope

MG-A01Your details *
MG-A02Number of direct reports
MG-A03Types of roles on your team (select all that apply)
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Leadership Vision & Team Environment

Goals & how you operate

MG-B01Top three team goals over the next 12 months *

What is your team most focused on accomplishing this year?

MG-B02What defines success for this team? *

How do you know when the work is done well? What outcomes matter most?

MG-B03Team operating pace *
MG-B03aProcess maturity

How structured are your team's workflows and processes?

MG-B04Skills most critical for success on this team *

Not just technical skills — what does someone need to be effective working for you?

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Behavioral & Personality DNA

Ranked — select in order of importance

MG-C01Rank your top 5 behavioral attributes *

Click attributes in the order they matter most to you. #1 is most important.

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Your top 5 — in order

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MG-C02Rank your top 5 personality attributes

The personality traits that tend to thrive on your team.

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Hiring Philosophy

What you hire for & what motivates your team

MG-D01Rank your top 5 hiring priorities *

What matters most when you're deciding whether to hire someone?

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MG-D03Rank your team's top 5 motivators

What drives the people who perform best on your team?

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Decision-Making

How you make hiring decisions

MG-E01Rank your top decision-making inputs

When evaluating a candidate, what influences your decision most?

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Historical Success Intelligence

Your most valuable input — pattern intelligence

MG-F01If you could clone one person from your team, what would make them worth cloning? *

Don't name them — describe what makes them exceptional on your team specifically.

MG-F02The people who succeed working for me possess… *

Think about your highest performers — what do they have in common?

MG-F03The people who struggle working for me… *

Be direct — this is one of the most predictive inputs in the model.

MG-F04Behaviors that have consistently predicted success on your team

What early signals tell you someone is going to be great?

MG-F05Behaviors that have consistently led to failure

What patterns have you seen in people who didn't work out?

MG-G06Anything else you'd like us to know

Anything about your leadership style, team, or hiring approach that isn't captured above.

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