There have been a number of boardroom scandals over the past years that must have caused shudders in boardrooms across the country, and put a national focus back onto boards and board composition. The question is, what can boards do to avoid board melt-downs, corporate scandals and company failures? Will Behavioural Assessments help? Peter […]
How Working from Home Post-COVID19 differs from WFH during COVID19 Has the Flexible Working Crisis hit you yet? The COVID19 restrictions have created an increased expectation of remote working options. However, Working from Home during the crisis and after the crisis are different. Those who performed well during the crisis might not perform at the […]
Post-Pandemic Challenges If only it was as easy as pushing a button. If only we could reset and get back to normal. The past months have been challenging; we’ve helped clients think differently as we’ve guided them through significant changes. And now the restrictions are being relaxed. Businesses begin the processes of re-establishing in the […]
Working from Home – the New Normal One of the biggest immediate changes as a result of the pandemic has been the transitioning of your staff to working from home. Sure, you have seen all of the checklists, what to do and how to survive articles. But if you really want to know how to […]
True Grit : A Focused, Purposeful One-Pointed Approach with Strategic Action Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, by Angela Duckworth, has been a popular book since 2016 – you might have read it. She explores aspects of Grit with a curious and open mind. If you need a gentle push to get moving in […]
Using Harrison Assessments to Avoid Perfectionism and Perfectionist Cultures Ganga Harvey Broadly speaking, perfectionism is an irrational desire for flawlessness, combined with harsh self-criticism and a drive to correct one’s own imperfections. Perfectionism shows as a strong sense of control over what and how things are done, so that a perfect result can be achieved. […]
The Perfectionist Organisation Ganga Harvey I hear Execs saying with pride “Our organisation strives for perfection”, or “We are a perfectionist organisation.” My heart sinks a little. Perfectionist cultures create a catch-22* situation. The perfectionist culture appears to be hard working and achievement-focused, but is damaging to performance and profits across the board. The challenge […]
Is Self-Confidence Needed for Job Success? Will recruiting people with self-confidence contribute to high performance? We respond positively to someone who appears self-confident. It is easy to put our trust in them. When we are around self-confident people our confidence in own ability is heightened. A person with moderate to good levels of self-confidence can create […]
A Check List of 10 Things You Should Know About Your Staff to Retain Them Today’s workforce is increasingly career driven and mobile. The focus on engagement and retention is stronger than ever before. There is an increased expectation on Managers to keep team members engaged – an engaged workforce is a retained workforce. In […]
Are you a user of Harrison Assessments? Have you ever wondered what the scores for Traits to Avoid reveal? Quite a bit it turns out. Traits to Avoid are used in our Job Success Formulas for recruitment, promotion, succession planning and employee development. Understanding how the Traits to Avoid are measured and what they indicate […]
