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 […]
The “Now What” in a COVID-19 World
At Hogan, we view the assessment results as the “what” (what are your strengths and areas for development?), the interpretation of your results by your Hogan coach as the “so what” (so what do these mean to me, and how do they impact my reputation and performance?), and the coaching discussion and action planning with […]
What It Takes to Lead Through Organisational Crisis
On April 17, 2017, Southwest flight 1380 from New York to Dallas was in serious danger. A failed fan blade had struck the plane, creating a window-sized hole on the left side of the plane. Oxygen masks were deployed and, unsurprisingly, the passengers began to panic. Captain Tammie Jo Shults remained calm, took command of […]
Leading a remote workforce: Values based approach for keeping employees engaged
Authored by: Aleks Pupovac, Consultant, PBC Flexible work is not a new concept for a lot of people. With growing technologies and changing attitudes to flexible working, more workplaces have moved to accommodate our fast-paced life. Initially a growing trend but now required due to the global pandemic, a forced shift in leadership is required […]
8 Personality Types: A Deeper Look at Preppers
Welcome back to our series on the eight most common personality types found in the Hogan suite of assessments. Over the past seven weeks, we took an in-depth look at Rebels, Marketers, Proletarians, Congenials, Overachievers, Networkers, and Misfits. In our eighth and final week, we take a deep dive into the Preppers personality profile. Preppers […]
Don’t Become an Absentee Leader While Working Remotely
Even during the best of times, research shows that absentee leadership is quite common and destructive to teams and organisations. What’s an absentee leader? One who displays neither actively positive leadership nor actively negative leadership; an absentee leader seems uninvolved and uncommunicative. For leaders whose teams are all working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, the […]
