An Appreciative Outlook Into The Next Decade

June 15, 2010

Author: Darmisha Bikha
Alan Knott Craig, MD of iburst sent out an email in 2008 encouraging and motivating his staff to turn South Africa into a country of opportunities rather than running away. The email became viral and was circulated all over South Africa, with South African’s responding and supporting the idea of creating a positive [...]

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MBTI® – ‘to select or not to select’ should not be the question!

June 15, 2010

Author: Kathy Knott
We ran a story in the JvR Talk (volume 4, 2008) which addressed the problem of using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® assessment during Selection processes. We believe this may be the main cause of misuse of the assessment both locally and internationally, so we felt it may be useful to rerun parts [...]

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Bureau Report: A Visit to Princess Alice Adoption House

June 11, 2010

Author: Suzette Furstenburg
Our Bureau department, (we do the scoring of assessments at JvR), recently had a teambuilding session and in keeping with one of our company values, ‘Commit to being good corporate citizens in every sense of the word’, we decided to give back to the community in some way.
We visited the Princess Alice Adoption [...]

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Looking back on the past 30 days – SWC Craziness

June 11, 2010

For the past 30 days we’ve been having loads of fun; learning the diski dance, blowing vuvuzelas and handing out prizes to some lucky employees (see pics below). Congratulations to Talita who won the final, weekend away prize!
Go BAFANA!

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Climate Change – New Frontier for Psychology? (Poll)

June 11, 2010

Talk about climate change is everywhere! One cannot help but come to an awareness of the issue, and then, as soon as you do, immediately shelf it back into your subconscious.

The problem is that the causes and implications of climate change are so huge that we find it hard to even comprehend…there is no clear [...]

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The Psychologist on the Sports Field

June 10, 2010

“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else can. Sport can awaken hope where there was previously only despair.” (Nelson Mandela, Laureus World Sports Awards Ceremony, 2000)
Author: Dr. Nicola Taylor
The South African Department of Sports [...]

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International Lecture Series (ILS) coming your way in July and October 2010!

June 3, 2010

JvR is very proud to welcome two international psychological consultants to our shores. Here is a sneak preview at their draft itineraries:
Click here to read more!

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A Personal Perspective of Generation Y

May 6, 2010

Author: Dorron Aremband of JvR Consulting Psychologists
As a fairly new entrant into the field of industrial-organisational psychology, I have often pondered the differences between the new generation of workers to that of their older counterparts. The new generation of workers which are often labelled, ‘the net generation’, ‘the millennials’ or ‘generation Y’, which constitute people [...]

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Helping Leaders to recognize and adapt to change with the Work Personality Index (WPI) Leadership Competency Report

May 5, 2010

Author: Shawn Bakker of Psychometrics Canada

Leadership and change are two of the most popular business topics in North America. There is good reason for this popularity; effective leadership and effective change management are important for a business to be successful. Leadership and change are also strongly related. A key part of leadership is recognizing and [...]

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MBTI @ Candlelight!(pics)

May 5, 2010

JvR Consulting Psychologists was asked to conduct an MBTI workshop on behalf of Franklin Covey on the 17th march at the Mount Grace hotel. The delegates thoroughly enjoyed learning about the MBTI during a candlelight dinner session. Here are some pics of the event!

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