by Andy Habermacher | Aug 12, 2019 | Education, HR, Leadership, Personality
Well that would be nice, and the research does point to those late to bed and late to rise types being more intelligent and richer – but to be honest the measured differences are tiny so if you are trying to get rich there may be better ways to do it. Besides...
by Jenny Watson | Aug 12, 2019 | HR, Leadership, Personality
What is corporate culture? A great question and one that has multiple, sometimes conflicting, answers. Despite most people being somewhat vague on how to actually define corporate culture, it’s still one of the top topics asked about at interviews (by both candidates...
by Andy Habermacher | Jul 9, 2019 | Education, HR, Leadership, Personality
So, let’s face it, when we look at personality measurement, a casual conversation usually leads to a few innocent individuals piping up that they’ve done the MBTI and are YMCA or PTSD – or something along those lines. Yes, the MBTI is well-known has been around since...
by Jenny Watson | Jul 8, 2019 | HR, Leadership, Personality, Startup
The day has come. Finally, after a lengthy tour through both the entertainment world and some of the more obscure connections my HR-addled brain insists on making, we are at the last installment of this mini-series (earlier episodes available here). Before...
by Andy Habermacher | Jun 7, 2019 | Education, Leadership, Personality
Private education has seen an upturn in investment in recent years and respective growth in school groups and investors specialising in this field. We are fortunate to have collected some refined data into personalities of both investors and educators and this gives...
by Jenny Watson | Jun 7, 2019 | HR, Leadership, Personality
This article is the second part of my humble attempt to describe core elements of the HR value chain using examples provided by the modern oracle that is our television. If you’re not sure why on earth I would think something like this is a good idea or indeed you...
by Jenny Watson | May 9, 2019 | HR, Leadership
I have definitely found, as I’ve got older, that one of my new favourite pass times is yelling at my TV. For me, nothing provides better opportunity for this than reality or documentary ‘True Crime’ programs. These normally detail a catalogue of bad decisions,...
by Jenny Watson | May 9, 2019 | HR, Leadership, Personality
Brace yourself for an unpopular opinion. As a serial HR Director, I had always maintained that strategic HR, its alignment with organisational strategy and impact on organisational behaviour wasn’t really that complicated at all. Not many people agreed with me....
by Andy Habermacher | May 9, 2019 | Leadership, Neuroscience, Personality
What the science does and doesn’t say We are all drawn to the stories of successful people and their little secrets to success. We also are drawn to simple stories of their success – the one single thing that makes an individual successful. It is no different to...
by Jenny Watson | Apr 8, 2019 | Leadership, Personality
Or why using good psychometrics (like Leading Brains Assessments) makes good business sense So, you’ve probably heard the expression “culture eats strategy for breakfast!” Most likely you’ve heard it delivered with a smug expression by someone in the office who...
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