Optimizing People Perspectives (from optimizepeople.com):

• The Value of Utilizing Validated Behavioral Suitability Data: A Video White Paper
• The War for Talent is Here - Whether...
• The Hiring Interview- Still Necessary But Not Nearly Sufficient
• Graphic of the Month: The Real Cost of Wrong Hires
• The Power of the Paradox for Improving Talent Management
• Leadership Perspective: Do We Understand Ourselves
• Power of Data in Talent Decisions- An Interesting Discussion in the WSJ
• Personal Productivity Perspective: Managing the Tempo-Attention to Detail Paradox

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Optimizing People Perspective:

The Value of Behavioral Suitability Data

When you lay out what information you can examine to assess what underlies performance in a job or role,  you have eligibility which includes knowledge, experience and technical skills. This addresses CAN they do the job.  But will they? Will they do what is necessary each day to be a high performer? To answer these questions, you need information on what underlies performance -  Behavioral Suitability Data.  In this video White Paper, we explore some of the issues why this information is revolutionizing how some of the world's leading organizations make talent decisions.  Read More>>>

The War for Talent is Here, Whether You Want to Deal with it or...

The War for Talent has been talked about since the early 2000's but with the recession and slow growth, many industries didn't even perceive it,  but in 2018, I think most will agree it is pervasive and real. Causes include a combination of several factors including the following:

• Cultural factors which leads many away from STEM careers, ...        Read More>>>

The Interview - Necessary but Not Nearly Sufficient

In order to secure a job offer,  short-listed candidates must typically pass through an interview process.  Hmmm, is it really a process, well truthfully,  they must pass through a series of interviews. The problem with the interviewing  is that it involves considerable subjectivity and activates a whole slew of human biases and is rarely a well-conceived process.  Using techniques like behavioral...  .  Read More>>>

The Real Cost of Wrong Hires

Survey says... Our graphic of the month.   Read More>>>

The Power of the Paradox for Improving Talent Management

Paradox Theory is a proven Behavioral Science Theory that is a foundation of how human nature is understood and measured.   In this video White Paper, we discuss issues and advantages of utilizing Paradox Theory in Talent Assessments and in understanding our behaviors for coaching, more effective management and for creating effective development plans.   Read More>>>

Do We Understand Ourselves?

Most people do not understand themselves particularly well- their styles, tendencies, often even their capabilities and strengths.   Being in the assessment business, we've certainly found in dealing with thousands of managers being assessed, that the overall majority agrees they don't understand themselves particularly well and this impacts their performance, Peter Drucker also made a similar point in one of his last articles. What are the repercussions? Is there a solution?   Read More>>>

What is the Cost of Poor Understanding?

In so much of our lives, in order to make decisions, we have to manage the tradeoff between the cost of analysis before the decision versus the cost of just making the decision.  In this article, we discuss the issue of understanding our people, the softer things like styles, tendencies and  motivations.  Do you understand the people you manage?  What could you do better if you understood them better?   Read More>>>

Hiring: Find the Highest Performer Scientifically

Finding the perfect candidate is the desire when you have to hire a new employee.  How often does it happen? I think if you look at how most define perfect- it never happens.  It is like dating or picking a team for kickball or softball,  you have to try to find the optimal person, given what is available.    What is the key?  Ideally, it's having the information so you can most accurately and objectively predict future performance. And inside this predictive information,  ...    Read More>>>

The Importance of Job Specific Assessments

Personality tests have been popular due to the importance of understanding how an employee or job candidate will behave. Since poor performance usually related to behavioral issues, measuring job behavior is essential. However, personality tests are very general, usually measuring only 5-10 personality factors which are used for every job. They have typically not been found to be highly predictive.  In contrast,...     Read More>>>

Personal Productivity Perspective - Reinforcement: Managing the Tempo-Attention to Detail Paradox

Our productivity as managers and leaders is largely determined by how effectively we make tradeoffs among often paradoxical choices.  In January, we tackled the trade-off between our attention to detail and our tempo (need for speed or focus).  When you manage yourself consciously, you make better choices and this makes you more productive and effective.    Read More>>>

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