Bill (not his real name) is a highly skilled motor engineer. He has spent many years tutoring at a well known technical institute and is widely respected by his peers.
We cannot disclose where he is located, but some 12 months ago he decided that he would apply for a managerial position with a large new car franchise as the remuneration off... |
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Visual Reminders - New Zealand telecoms company ihug wanted to communicate to its young Gen Y workforce, who said in a staff survey they needed to feel valued and suffered "email overload" with 50-100 each day. The company had recently experienced significant growth but also the high staff turnover common to the industry. ihug put n... |
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In honor of Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, I thought I'd have some fun with his model of applying seven habits to increase our effectiveness. In this case, I outline seven habits that relate to the DISC model of behaviour.
What follows are the 7 Habits of Highl... |
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If you ask any HR Professional they'll agree, recruitment and selection can be a time consuming process. Even if you are lucky enough to experience a flood of qualified candidates, you ultimately need to choose a single individual to best fill a role; a challenging task when you consider that studies suggest approximately 40 per cent of lead... |
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Earlier this year, as we began our internal recruitment campaign. We decided to introduce Strengthscope as part of our assessment process. Strengthscope is a psychometric tool which focuses on identifying what energises somebody at work. The thinking being that if people are given the opportunity to do things which energise them, ... |
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