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Study Finds CEOs More Creative, but Less Organized

Cleveland, January 23, 2006: Creativity is the single trait that most distinguishes the CEO, according to a study by PsyMax Solutions, a human capital assessment firm based in Cleveland.

High creativity, which includes innovativeness and risk-taking, was found to be the work style behavior that most distinguishes today's presidents and chief executive officers, said Dr. Wayne Nemeroff, PsyMax Solutions CEO.

The firm analyzed the behavioral profiles of more than 240 presidents, CEOs and chief operating officers from its database of work style profiles of 11, 000 executives, managers and staff-level employees.

"CEOs diverge from 'normal' successful executives in various ways, creativity being the most important," said Dr. Nemeroff. "CEOs also tend to score well above average in their ability to advocate and sell ideas and in tough-mindedness, their resilience in the face of criticism."

In one surprising respect, however, CEOs lag considerably behind the norm, noted Nemeroff. "According to our findings, company heads are decidedly less organized than their subordinates. While CEOs may excel at addressing issues in an innovative, resourceful and imaginative way, they probably need a lot of support from others on their team to execute what needs to be done."

Senior executives below C-level often have work styles that complement the CEO's, Nemeroff explained. "Unlike their CEO, managers at the next level may be more collaborative or orderly. The wise CEO would be sure to be surrounded by people with such essential work style behaviors and skills."

Work style assessment instruments are increasingly being used by organizations to make more informed hiring decisions and reduce employee turnover, said Nemeroff. "It's to the applicant's advantage as well as the employer's to get as good a fit as possible when filling a particular opening."

PsyMax Solutions

Founded in 2002 by Dr. Wayne Nemeroff and headquartered in Cleveland, PsyMax Solutions is a pioneer in the application of smart systems to human capital assessment for employee selection and development. For more information call 440-603-9000 or visit www.psymaxsolutions.com.

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