Predicting the Future: The Secrets of Effective Workplace Forecasting
Accurately predicting the future would be a great asset to an organisation. Which new products will be the most marketable? How much should we invest in a new advertising campaign? Is now the time to expand our workforce? More focused workplace decisions might include: Who will make the most effective leader or supervisor? Is […]
Making the Most of Your Work Teams
Teams are an essential component of today’s workplace. Successful work teams achieve levels of innovation and productivity exceeding those of individual employees. This is possible because of both the pooled knowledge and experiences of team members, and evolving team dynamics that drive problem-solving and performance approaches. But developing a successful team can be a […]
Selecting for Creativity: Building an Innovative Workforce
The benefits of creativity at work – Why build an innovative workforce? The value of creativity and an innovative workforce has been increasingly recognised in recent years. Companies need to work harder to stay competitive, and to gain the confidence of more demanding consumers. Creative thinkers are an asset to companies as they excel at […]
16pf Report Options – Make the Most of Personality Profiles
The 16pf is a renown in-depth measure of personality. It offers evaluation of wide-ranging, broad factors (similar to the Big 5), while also breaking down contributions from more specific, unitary primary factors. This combination covers the full spectrum of traits making up personality. The depth of analysis provided through this measure holds implications for […]
Ability Testing: Does Practice make Perfect?
One of our clients, Rachel, recently shared the excellent news that she had received very high scores on her verbal and numerical reasoning tests. She will be progressing to the next stage of selection. Over the past several months Rachel did a lot of preparation and practice work prior to ability testing. It seems to […]
Turn Work-life Resolutions into Reality
Did you make any work-life resolutions this year? Are you doing what you set out to do, or have plans slipped by the wayside? The holidays are over, we’ve survived Blue Monday. Now is a great time to focus on how you’ll bring about changes related to work-life that can have a positive impact […]