THE PROBLEM You liaised with three different recruitment companies; read 30 CVs, carried out 15 telephone interviews and 10 face to face interviews over a two week period; wrote reports and recommendations until you were sick of doing it and…
In 1990 the first International Forum on Technology Management identified the demands that advancing technology and globalisation would make on the strategic leaders of business. We are now nearly 20 years on and how right they were! The pace of…
In a September edition of TimeOut London there was an article titled “16 amazing escape rooms you have to try in London”. Sixteen! And that is just in London! Escape rooms have been steadily increasing in popularity and can now…
The sales force plays a pivotal role in the success of any business. It is imperative that an has a clear strategy in place for how they are going to grow the business in a profitable manner. It is also…
In our last article Is The Interview A Roll Of The Dice? we thought that Dan Shapero, LinkedIn’s VP of Talent Solutions, was a little behind the times in saying “Recruiting has always been an art, but it’s becoming a science.”…
If you missed Part 1 of this Q&A, be sure to check that out here before reading Part 2. Last month, hfi broadcast a live Webcast called Putting the Science of Potential to Work. We addressed potential as the most effective predictor…
Earlier this month, hfi broadcast a live Webcast called Putting the Science of Potential to Work. hfi CEO Charlie Atkinson addressed potential as the most effective predictor of success at all levels of leadership, from supervisors to CEOs. Potential has a profound…
If you use assessments in your talent management strategy, you might already be familiar with cognitive ability tests. Cognitive abilities are any brain-based skills that help us solve problems; they are essentially how your brain carries out any task from…
Many consultancies provide surveys that claim to measure Employee Engagement. These same companies also publish reports that conclude the more engaged an employee is the more productive they are likely to be. A Gallup survey in 20121 says that the companies scoring high…
