North Americans work 90,000 hours in their lifetime. Wouldn’t they enjoy a job they love, with a boss who energizes them? David Lahey’s 'From Hire to Inspire' makes that happen. A road map to becoming a better boss, this book helps employees achieve their potential.
Using behavioral science analytics, Lahey shows how to determine what work people find fulfilling. When leaders put the right people in the right positions, engagement and productivity increase while absenteeism and accidents drop.
Set your employees up for success by learning how to understand the science of decision-making, adapt to a changing workplace, and maintain a respectful environment where leaders flourish.
When your staff excels,
your company grows too.
Using behavioral science analytics, Lahey shows how to determine what work people find fulfilling. When leaders put the right people in the right positions, engagement and productivity increase while absenteeism and accidents drop.
Set your employees up for success by learning how to understand the science of decision-making, adapt to a changing workplace, and maintain a respectful environment where leaders flourish.
When your staff excels,
your company grows too.

David, the founder of Predictive Success, is an MBA graduate from Queen’s University. David has been a certified Predictive Index®(PI®) Analyst since 1988. David received his training by our Boston office as a certified PI Facilitator and has been a worldwide leader in PI Worldwide for several years. David also holds several Masters Graduate Certificates including; Adult Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education from OISE/University of Toronto and a Masters Leadership Certificate from Babson College in Wellesley, MA. David graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, NY with a BA (Hons), where he captained the NCAA Varsity Hockey team.
David’s experience growing people and business units has included dramatic client success as an Enterprise Global Manager, Financial Services at Microsoft in Seattle, WA and Toronto, ON. Seven years ago, David left Microsoft as a member of the Microsoft President’s Club and their Circle of Excellence for North America to found Predictive Success. In 2013, Predictive Success
was awarded by Profit Magazine Profit 500 Award for the fastest growing new companies for five year growth.
The Toronto Globe & Mail, Vancouver Provence, CBC Radio, Calgary Herald, Star Phoenix and Financial Post have featured David’s work and insights, specifically discussing best hiring practices, the “thin resume solution,” and creating entrepreneurial teams. David has delivered many guest lectures for; Ryerson University MBA classes, Queen’s University MBA classes, HRPA, and BCHRA.
Pro bono volunteer work has included great causes like; Princess Margaret Hospital, the Circle of Champions board for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Canada and the Canadian Breast Cancer Association. David’s client list includes; Bell, Bell Mobility, HBC, PCL Constructors, CIBC, RBC, Google, Oxford University Press, Nelson, Thomson Reuters, Colliers, City of Toronto, Domtar, (BDC) Business Development Bank, Microsoft, John Wiley & Sons Ltd Worldwide, Salesforce.com, Siemens and the University of Toronto Medical School.


