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This is my fourth publication of 2017, the first being Equality and Diversity second People Management, Third Leadership and now Organisational Insight. The running theme in my articles have been people and organisational behaviour and the need for a positive relationship. I have worked in different types of organisations, complexed, dynamic and Agile. What they all have in ...

There are a plethora of books written about leadership, ones that give advice on effective leadership others that discuss the methodology of leadership and those that try very hard to convince you that their way is the right way. I have worked for many organisations in my time and I can definitely say that each leader of the organisation has been different. My first real enc...

When I wrote my article in January about Equality and Diversity I never knew it would be received as well as it had. It was quite refreshing to see that people where thinking about Equality and Diversity and had thought my piece was 'on the money' as one person put it. Although grateful I wondered how I would match the success of my piece on Equality and Diversity? After hittin...

When I publish a post I like to make it punchy and not too long. The reason behind this lies in the fact that I have always believed that I was Dyslexic. I have never been tested but I have some of the traits outlined in the spectrum. One particular trait is the anxiety caused my reading long text. I suddenly get headaches and my eyes start to hurt. To cope with this I started ...

It is that time of year when people reflect on what they have achieved. I am no different, I have spent many hours assessing the good, the bad and the ugly of this year. Overall the year has been challenging for many reasons however, I have had some very positive experiences that have allowed me to be hopeful that the winds of change will be blowing in my favour. 2016 sta...

Applicant Tracking Systems or ATS for those in the know have been around for many years, they have evolved from the standard database of old such as Cardbox to significant players when it comes to resourcing for candidates. I am not sure if anyone out there remembers Cardbox? Cardbox was a database system which allowed you to input information about candidates and write gen...

You may find this title a little strange but for me it shows how I feel. Before working in HR, I use to work in the recruitment consultancy industry for 16 years. I left the industry because I achieved all that I could within this sector. I decided not to go back into recruitment and focused on my desire to work within the HR industry. Recently I have encountered extrem...

We are constantly being characterised in the workplace, specifically within HR. Either we are required to be a generalist or a specialist in what we do. I wonder, why can't we do both? Are we still living in an age whereby people are required to conform? Are we still trying to find the box to think out of? It is surprising to note that some organisations find it a challenge ...

There have been many discussions about the use of Psychometric Assessment Vs Competency Assessments, The main one being which one will give the best results. I don't believe there is a definitive answer to that question. I think the question should be which one works for you. Like many situations you need to have a strategy. The first should be to identify the positions you ...