interpreting-culture-index

Interprets Culture Index (CI) surveys, behavioral profiles, and personality assessment data. Supports individual profile interpretation, team composition analysis (gas/brake/glue), burnout detection, profile comparison, hiring profiles, manager coaching, interview transcript analysis for trait prediction, candidate debrief, onboarding planning, and conflict mediation. Accepts extracted JSON or PDF input via OpenCV extraction script.

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name	interpreting-culture-index
description	Interprets Culture Index (CI) surveys, behavioral profiles, and personality assessment data. Supports individual profile interpretation, team composition analysis (gas/brake/glue), burnout detection, profile comparison, hiring profiles, manager coaching, interview transcript analysis for trait prediction, candidate debrief, onboarding planning, and conflict mediation. Accepts extracted JSON or PDF input via OpenCV extraction script.
allowed-tools	Bash Read Grep Glob Write

<essential_principles>

Culture Index measures behavioral traits, not intelligence or skills. There is no "good" or "bad" profile.

**Never compare absolute trait values between people.**

The 0-10 scale is just a ruler. What matters is distance from the red arrow (population mean at 50th percentile). The arrow position varies between surveys based on EU.

Why the arrow moves: Higher EU scores cause the arrow to plot further right; lower EU causes it to plot further left. This does not affect validity—we always measure distance from wherever the arrow lands.

Wrong: "Dan has higher autonomy than Jim because his A is 8 vs 5" Right: "Dan is +3 centiles from his arrow; Jim is +1 from his arrow"

Always ask: Where is the arrow, and how far is the dot from it?

**Survey = who you ARE. Job = who you're TRYING TO BE.**

"You can't send a duck to Eagle school." Traits are hardwired—you can only modify behaviors temporarily, at the cost of energy.

Top graph (Survey Traits): Hardwired by age 12-16. Does not change. Writing with your dominant hand.
Bottom graph (Job Behaviors): Adaptive behavior at work. Can change. Writing with your non-dominant hand.

**Distance from arrow determines trait strength.** **L (Logic) and I (Ingenuity) use absolute values.**

Distance	Label	Percentile	Interpretation
On arrow	Normative	50th	Flexible, situational
±1 centile	Tendency	~67th	Easier to modify
±2 centiles	Pronounced	~84th	Noticeable difference
±4+ centiles	Extreme	~98th	Hardwired, compulsive, predictable

Response	Workflow
"extract", "parse pdf", "convert pdf", "get json from pdf"	`workflows/extract-from-pdf.md`
1, "individual", "interpret", "understand", "analyze one", "single profile"	`workflows/interpret-individual.md`
2, "team", "composition", "gaps", "balance", "gas brake glue"	`workflows/analyze-team.md`
3, "burnout", "stress", "frustration", "survey vs job", "energy", "flight risk"	`workflows/detect-burnout.md`
4, "compare", "compatibility", "collaboration", "multiple", "two profiles"	`workflows/compare-profiles.md`
5, "motivate", "engage", "retain", "communicate"	Read `references/motivators.md` directly
6, "hire", "hiring profile", "role profile", "recruit", "what profile for"	`workflows/define-hiring-profile.md`
7, "manage", "coach", "1:1", "direct report", "manager"	`workflows/coach-manager.md`
8, "transcript", "interview", "predict traits", "guess", "estimate", "recording"	`workflows/predict-from-interview.md`
9, "debrief", "should we hire", "candidate fit", "proceed", "offer"	`workflows/interview-debrief.md`
10, "onboard", "new hire", "integrate", "starting", "first 90 days"	`workflows/plan-onboarding.md`
11, "conflict", "friction", "mediate", "not working together", "clash"	`workflows/mediate-conflict.md`
"conversation starters", "how to talk to", "engage with"	Read `references/conversation-starters.md` directly

File	Purpose
`extract-from-pdf.md`	Extract profile data from Culture Index PDF to JSON format
`interpret-individual.md`	Analyze single profile, identify archetype, summarize strengths/challenges
`analyze-team.md`	Assess team balance (gas/brake/glue), identify gaps, recommend hires
`detect-burnout.md`	Compare Survey vs Job, calculate EU utilization, flag risk signals
`compare-profiles.md`	Compare multiple profiles, assess compatibility, collaboration dynamics
`define-hiring-profile.md`	Define ideal CI traits for a role, identify acceptable patterns and red flags
`coach-manager.md`	Help managers adjust their style for specific direct reports
`predict-from-interview.md`	Analyze interview transcripts to predict CI traits before survey
`interview-debrief.md`	Assess candidate fit using predicted traits from transcript analysis
`plan-onboarding.md`	Design first 90 days based on new hire profile and team composition
`mediate-conflict.md`	Understand and address friction between team members using their profiles

Trait	Color	Measures
A	Maroon	Autonomy, initiative, self-confidence
B	Yellow	Social ability, need for interaction
C	Blue	Pace/Patience, urgency level
D	Green	Conformity, attention to detail
L	Purple	Logic, emotional processing
I	Cyan	Ingenuity, inventiveness

Role	Trait	Function
Gas	High A	Growth, risk-taking, driving results
Brake	High D	Quality control, risk aversion, finishing
Glue	High B	Relationships, morale, culture

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Value	Precision	Example
Traits (A,B,C,D,L,I)	Integer 0-10	0, 1, 2, ... 10
Arrow position	Tenths	0.4, 2.2, 3.8
Energy Units (EU)	Integer	11, 31, 45

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