In the last 60 days the company introduced a range of powerful products, including new Company Pages and the Talent Brand Index, a tool which lets companies understand and improve their external employment brand with pinpoint precision.

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In the short term the Higg Index is an assessment tool built for product assessment.

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For organizations on a tighter budget, the Predictive Index is a good tool, when coupled with effective manager training.

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For many companies, the Eco Index will become a serious motivational tool, applicable to everyone from the CEO to the unpaid intern.

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For instance, the tool can organize a lecture into chapters, index accompanying images, videos, and whiteboard demonstrations, and highlight the most important points for scholars to zero in on at exam time.

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Another tool I have used for many years is the Relative Strength Index (RSI), which was developed by Welles Wilder.

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