April 2009

The Basics of Psychometrics

30 April 2009 Articles
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Author: Jani de Beer Psychometrics is an interesting and rewarding field of study, which offers psychometrists and psychologists a valuable offering to clients, especially in the performance driven world of business, where the ‘bottom line’ is king. When dealing with managers and CEO’s we are often required to “sell” our skills and motivate their investment [...]

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Mark Savickas follow-up

28 April 2009 Articles

Hi everyone…A big thank you to all who attended the Mark Savickas event. The feedback was very positive! For everyone else who missed the event, Mark promised to send me his slides; which I will post here once I have them. Mark also had an interview on Radio 702 last week Monday, of which there [...]

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Should cognitive assessment be administered first?

23 April 2009 Product related

Author: Dorron Aremband I am sure that reading this as a professional in the field of psychology and psychometrics, the title of this article more than likely sparked some degree of panic. It is likely that answers such as ‘of course’ or ‘it is best practice’ immediately presented themselves as the only feasible answer to [...]

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Who’s looking out for our future leaders?

16 April 2009 Articles

Lack of succession management plans could mean a looming “leadership gap” Author: Nicola Taylor Originally written for the Human Capital Review. Workforce and succession management are essential to ensure the continued suc­cess of any organisation. A recent global survey of HR professionals conducted by CPP Inc. revealed trends in organisations’ unpreparedness to meet future leadership [...]

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Leveraging the organisation’s vision to align leaders and unlock potential

9 April 2009 Articles

Author: Grant Freedman The concept of a vision that serves as a guiding star towards which an organisation inexorably moves is part of virtually every organisation’s vocabulary.  Most organisations have a written vision statement.  In most, this statement provides, at best, some vague sentences about something that is to be striven for – and something [...]

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