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Sift-out, select-in
With the increasing availability of technology and inexpensive online tools, companies are relying more and more on efficient methods to complete what used to be time-intensive, business-critical tasks.
Selecting for Potential
Forward-thinking employers are keenly aware of the investment required to find the right fit for a particular job. Being well dressed, mannerly, and well spoken are important to many roles, as is meeting the job specifications. Yet determining the underlying abilities and anticipated working styles of a candidate during the selection process is fundamental to successful recruiting.
The Psychological Contract
One of the final stages of a selection process is the agreement of an employment contract. This is an explicit, signed contract that outlines all the tangible legal obligations that the organisation and the new employee agree to. At the same time an implicit, yet equally important contract is generated. This is known as the 'psychological contract'. The psychological contract concerns less tangible expectations between the organisation and employee, and its implicit nature makes it particularly delicate. It can incorporate areas as diverse as training and development opportunities, and the expected style of communication.
Making Conflict Management a Strategic Advantage
Why have respected CEOs like Jack Welch, Bill Gates, and Andy Grove made constructive conflict management a strategic priority in their organizations? The reason is that conflict has key effects on productivity, decision making, and retention.
Developing Great Leaders
Every year countless businesses that appear to have all the right stuff – great vision and the operational capabilities to implement it – fail. Why?
The answer is simple: They fail because they don't have good leaders.
Evaluating the Use of Psychometrics
It is now readily accepted that the effective use of psychometric instruments can add value to an organisation. What is less clear is how companies can communicate the impact of these benefits in financial terms that can be easily articulated at senior management and board levels. OPP shows how to make this evaluation.