4 Steps to ensure your technical experts will make strategic leaders

Many organisations progress their highest performing technical experts through the ranks of leadership, but these people may not necessarily make the best strategic leaders. Strategic leadership should be based on expertise, but it requires so much more than technical know-how. The best senior leaders have competencies associated with leadership, strategy and engagement. Leadership Leadership qualities include […]

Artificial Intelligence Professionals in Leadership: Identifying and Developing Top Talent (Part 3)

This is the final installment of Hogan’s three-part blog series on selecting and developing artificial intelligence (AI) professionals. In the previous two installments, we discussed the demand for personality insights for artificial intelligence jobs, as well as using Hogan’s Artificial Intelligence Professionals personality profile for selection. In this final part, we will explain how to […]

How to Select the Best People for Artificial Intelligence Jobs (Part 2)

This is part two of Hogan’s three-part blog series on selecting and developing artificial intelligence (AI) professionals. In the first installment, we discussed the demand that led to the launch of this project. This time, we’ll explain the research process and the application of the selection profile.   *This blog was originally posted on Hogan Assessments […]

With Big Data Comes a Big Demand for Artificial Intelligence Professionals (Part 1)

Some of the biggest and most successful companies in our economy have been using big data for years. Google started with incorporating data algorithms to analyze relationships between websites and improve web searches. Amazon uses a customer database and algorithms to provide personalized shopping recommendations. More recently, Facebook received attention for its use of personal […]

Using Personality Tests in Interviews: The Ticket to Hiring Success

Never underestimate a sound talent acquisition strategy. When organisations commit to using personality tests in interviews, they find candidates who fit seamlessly into their roles. And the candidates who discover a perfect synergy between their personalities and roles? They end up making magic on the job. This blog was originally posted on Hogan Assessments. The Curious […]

The Big Five Personality Characteristics: A Look Behind the Hogan Personality Tests

*This blog was originally posted on Hogan Assessments. If you’re learning about the Hogan personality tests, you’ve almost certainly heard about the Big Five. And if that was the first you’d heard of the term, you probably wondered, “How big could the Big Five be if the concept was unknown to me before today?” Well, in […]

Screening and assessing potential graduates pays off for NSW Government

NSW Government has won top ranking in the Australian Financial Review’s 2021 Top 100 Graduate Employer List – an achievement that has been six years in the making. PBC’s role in supporting NSW Government to attract talented new graduates has focused on designing and implementing the selection program, encouraging diversity, and identifying future leaders, in […]

Screening and assessing potential graduates pays off for NSW Government

NSW Government has won top ranking in the Australian Financial Review’s 2021 Top 100 Graduate Employer List – an achievement that has been six years in the making. PBC’s role in supporting NSW Government to attract talented new graduates has focused on designing and implementing the selection program, encouraging diversity, and identifying future leaders, in […]

Personality Differences Across the Australian Government

Authored by: Dr Lynne Cruickshank While there is often talk about the differences between leaders in the public and private sectors, what has been less frequently explored are differences between leaders working within local, state and federal levels of government. Each level of government has its own unique challenges and issues and understanding what differentiates […]

Personality and Leader 360 Performance

There is great value in using well-validated 360 and personality assessments to help enhance a leader’s self-awareness and development. While both types of assessments provide valuable insights regarding a leader’s strengths and opportunities when used alone, they are particularly powerful when used together as part of coaching or development conversations. The 360 assessment provides useful […]