In our work around strengths – helping people to find, share and develop their strengths – we’re often asked the question…do strengths change over time? So that question most often comes from the angle of: if I have something that really drains me and I’m
More organisations are using strengths-based conversations in performance management and reducing the focus on the annual appraisal.
According to a recent article in Harvard Business review, more than 76% of organisations use assessments tests (mainly personality and ability tests) when hiring and this figure is expected to climb to 88% over the next few years (Chamorro-Premuzic, 2015). Using assessment for development purposes,
There are a myriad of different approaches to leadership, many of which are highly prescriptive about the type of qualities and behaviours you need to be an effective leader. For example, so-called “trait-based approaches” emphasize the importance of qualities like charisma, persuasiveness and decisiveness in
During the first half of the year, Strengths Partnership undertook extensive research on workplace strengths with an expert statistician, using a sample of 47,000 employees from our Strengthscope® database. Strengthscope® measures 24 work-based strengths divided into 4 categories: Emotional, Relational, Thinking and Execution strengths. The
According to a recent article in Harvard Business Review, more than 76% of organisations use assessments tests (mainly personality and ability tests) when hiring and this figure is expected to climb to 88% over the next few years (Chamorro-Premuzic, 2015). Using assessment for development purposes,
Featured on HRDIVE Strengthscope® becomes the first strengths assessment to achieve Registered Test Status with the UK’s British Psychological Society (BPS) Innovative talent management company, Strengths Partnership, today announces that its Strengthscope® profiling system has achieved Registered Test Status with the UK’s British Psychological Society (BPS).
There’s a lot going on in the world of technology, and in the world of HR. And the two come together in many ways – one being profiling tools. Or if you like, psychometrics. Except that not all profiling tools are psychometrics. That is, some
Leadership 360-degree surveys (where the leader gets feedback on their effectiveness from a range of different co-workers and stakeholders) are increasingly popular tools used by organisations to help leaders build self-awareness and improve their performance. In theory, they should be an excellent way to develop
HR Zone published Is perseverance more important than intelligence? Intelligence, or a person’s cognitive ability to understand and deal with complex problems in a rational and purposeful way, is undoubtedly a huge asset in the workplace, and is crucial in dealing effectively with work demands
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