Managerial Competencies and Organisational Levels
I was talking recently with a very smart psychologist about IBM; I noted that IBM’s stock has gone down steadily for the past six years, and he said: “IBM is well managed but poorly led.” This perceptive observation assumes that managers’ jobs change as they move from supervisor to manager to executive. I have always thought […]
Crisis Mode: Assembling the Ideal Team for a Task Force
From 2008 to 2011, I worked as the leader of the human resources team at a Fortune 50 company. During that time, I had a challenging experience at one of the company’s manufacturing plants, which employed 1,200 people. Immersed in a list of negative key performance indicators, my challenge was to recover governance while facing […]
Middle Managers: Your Company’s Most Important Line of Defence in Crisis
“Are we going to lose our jobs because of this coronavirus?” asked Kelly, an account executive with a tenure of 11 years. “I — I don’t quite know,” replied Marla, Kelly’s practice manager. “The senior leadership team has said that there won’t be immediate layoffs, but we don’t know how long these shutdowns will last. […]
Managing Anxiety in the Workplace
More than usual, people are currently looking to their leaders to obtain information and guidance on how to navigate the challenges that individuals, teams and organisations are facing all over the world. With these times of uncertainty and change, it is natural that some people may be experiencing increased levels of stress and anxiety and […]
How Times of Crisis and Uncertainty Can Help You Spot High Potential
In any company, few things are more important than having a strong pipeline of high-performing leaders. In this new COVID-19 era, leadership teams everywhere are now faced with making critical decisions in an environment that changes hourly. Leaders from every size of organisation are required to exercise judgment in unprecedented scenarios. At Hogan, we have […]
The Key to Economic Survival: Your Hiring Practices
Just two months ago, large companies in competitive industries were seeing a high rate of job turnover. Conversely, if recruitment had stopped a few months ago, the result would have been an almost immediate labour shortage. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economy faces serious challenges. But there are also possibilities — this new situation will result […]
Leveraging Values to Keep Individuals and Teams Engaged
The world of work, and our individual and collective place in it, has been continually shifting over the past hundred years. But with the current unprecedented global disruption, these shifts have become dramatic and jarring, seemingly redefining weekly what it means to work. Employee motivation has been thrust into the spotlight, and for good reason. […]
VIDEO: Ryne Sherman Discusses the 8 Most Common Personality Types
Over the past several weeks, Hogan Chief Science Officer Ryne Sherman took us on an in-depth tour of the eight most common personality types found via the Hogan suite of assessments. Using the data of 332,935 individuals who completed the Hogan Personality Inventory, Hogan Development Survey, and the Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory, Hogan consultants identified these eight different […]
Using General Employability to Hire During COVID-19
Although most headlines concerning the economic effects of COVID-19 focus on unemployment, many companies are hiring en masse to provide essential services during the pandemic. Food and beverage manufacturers need production workers to maintain supply. Delivery companies need warehouse workers and drivers to transport goods. Grocery-store chains need stock clerks to keep shelves full. Pick-up […]
Supporting and Developing High Performing Teams
High-performing teams are the cornerstone of organisational success. These teams demonstrate exceptional productivity, innovation, and resilience, setting the standard for excellence. But what characteristics define high performing teams? What challenges do they commonly face, and how can organisations support their growth and sustainability? We delve into these questions, sharing insights from our research on the […]
