March 2009

Driving strategy through talent

30 March 2009 Articles

Author: Shani van der Merwe In order for organisations to cope and adapt to the changing external environment, a talent management system is required which translates and achieves the strategic intent of the organisation through the alignment of individual capabilities, responsibilities and potential. To some this may sound idealistic to others probable… but how? How [...]

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WORKPLACE CONFLICT: A global perspective

30 March 2009 Articles

Author: Nicola Taylor  Most people tend to ascribe negative connotations to the word “conflict”. The word actually originates from the Latin term conflictus, meaning “a striking together”, which certainly conjures images of clashes and struggles. However, conflict does not necessarily have to be a bad thing. When managed well, the time spent on conflict management [...]

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Does personality assessments indicate job performance?

30 March 2009 Articles

HOGAN Assesment Systems recently released a very interresting article regarding the correlations between personality and performance. Click the link at the bottom of the page to see the full (FREE) report and all its appendices. The following is taken from the Hogan website: http://www.hoganassessments.com Companies want proof that personality assessments predict job performance. The Hogan [...]

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Family relations of the future

30 March 2009 Articles

Author: Yvonne Nieuwoudt The familiar saying, “our children are the future”  was replaced by what Pieter de Villiers in Face the Future(2005) calls the “one day” perspective. Even his progressive viewpoint has changed into the “right now” perspective.  Kids have become little geniuses in not only the IT pasture, they have also developed advanced insights into [...]

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The psychological nature of intimate relationships

30 March 2009 Articles

Author: Marty Ferreira “Whenever we speak of a “psychological relationship” we presuppose one that is conscious, for there is no such thing as a psychological relationship between two people who are in a state of unconscious.” (C G Jung 1925) Jung places great emphasis on the mammoth task of becoming conscious. He states: “….The critical survey [...]

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Team Emotional and Social Intelligence (360 Assessment)

30 March 2009 Product related

Author: Dr. Jopie de Beer I cannot think of many careers as stimulating and exciting as Psychology. To try to scientifically understand human behavior is daunting but also extremely exciting. Over the last decade, there has been a consistently growing interest in the concept of Emotional Intelligence. The focus was however mostly on the evaluation and [...]

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Drivers of an organisational turnaround

30 March 2009 Articles

Author: Dr. Grant Freedman A COMPANY IN CRISIS In 2003, we embarked on a process of consultation with a large Healthcare company.  The Healthcare company, registered as a separate entity, is wholly-owned by its parent company (which operates an entirely different business) and serves a patient base of some 32,000 employees of the holding company. [...]

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