Tyrant Leadership: Putin and the Psychology of Power
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Vladimir Putin appears to be firmly in control of his country, able to bend it to his will and...
Digital Upskilling, Gender Equality, and Leadership in Tech-Driven Organizations
By David De Cremer
Renowned leadership expert John C. Maxwell (2007) is often quoted saying “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” This quote underscores the...
Authenticity at Work: Be Honest, is it a Good Thing?
By Adrian Furnham
It is often said that honesty is the best policy. But if we apply that maxim invariably and unquestioningly, does that automatically...
Revolutionizing Learning and Development of Talent With Custom Elearning Development
Introduction
Custom-developed eLearning is becoming increasingly popular as a tool for employee development. It is an impersonal way of learning for the employee and increases...
Am I Being My Best Self? Building Your Emotional Intelligence at Work – ...
By Carolyn Stern
The archetypes of the screaming team leader, the oversharing colleague, or the coworker who never looks people in the eye are so...
You Thought Performance Appraisal Was Bad? Get Ready for Worse.
By Yalcin Acikgoz
Performance appraisals have always been surrounded by thorny issues of fairness and impartiality. In the post-pandemic work era, there is now a...
AI Revolutionaries are at the Gates of Your Organization’s HR Department
By Andy Charlwood and Nigel Guenole
AI has been widely tipped as a powerful potential asset in the field of human resources – particularly recruitment,...
New Outlook, New Educational Curricula And Proactivity
By Dr Mario Raich, Dr Kristine Marin Kawamura, Dr Simon L. Dolan, Dr Paweł Rowiński and Mr Claudio Cisullo
PART II: Towards A Visionary Prescriptive Transformation...
Laugh and the World Complains to HR: Humour at Work
By Adrian Furnham
But it was just “workplace banter”! Another pale, stale, frail male attempts to defend himself against a range of accusations of “inappropriateness”...
Business Reactions to Roe v Wade Highlight Well-Intentioned but Misaligned HR Practices
By Michelle Gyimah
In the face of SCOTUS overturning Roe vs Wade, companies have realised they need to act. In a world where the impact...
Make Hiring a Delightful Employee Experience
How to upgrade your employer brand to attract and retain the best talent
By Avi Liran
As the war for talent intensifies, creating a Delightful Employee...
Managing People’s Talent with Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence leadership goes beyond technology
By Prof. Guido Stein, IESE Business School and Alberto Barrachina, Research Assistant
For companies, the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the...
Foresight as a Management Tool
By Svyatoslav Biryulin
“The future is already here. It is not evenly distributed yet.”
William Gibson, an American-Canadian fiction writer
The Black Mirror series and some other movies...
What’s Involved in a Pre-Employment Testing
Pre-employment testing is an assessment used by employers to identify candidates who have the skills and qualities needed for a specific job. There are...
Personality Tests: A Tool for Making a Productive Team
By Kate Parish
The majority of large organizations use personality tests in one variation or another. They help select the best candidates and improve the...
4 Recruitment Trends We’re Expecting to Catch On in 2022
One of the most important things a business needs to be successful is top talent. Many businesses have made a habit of finding and...
Trust, Treason and Treachery: The Psychology of Spying
By Adrian Furnham and John Taylor
“In the world of intelligence, it is trust not betrayal which dominates the mindset”
What exactly do spies do? What...
The Art of Discovery Questions in Hiring: How to Ensure you are Asking Candidates...
By Allison Todd
The last time I checked, no one exactly enjoys the hiring process. Combing through countless applicants, weeding out the unqualified, interviewing the few...
Acing Job Interviews: Why Employers Use Psychometric Tests and How to Prepare
You have an upcoming interview and learn that the recruiting company relies on psychometric tests in its assessments. What are psychometric tests? High school...
5 Qualities of a Great HR Support Expert
Human resource managers can't offer the right HR services all the time for businesses looking to succeed, especially if they don’t have the qualities...
5 Ways to Keep Your Workforce Running Strong
It is vital to keep your workforce running strong as a business owner. This means ensuring that your employees are happy and productive. If...
Navigating Tricky Conflict Resolutions: How To Stop a Chris Rock vs. Will Smith From...
Last Sunday’s night Oscar altercation is worth more than 10 Teen Choice Awards.
ICYMI: In what can only be described as a surreal public cross...
What Is Employee Fraud? Tips on Spotting the Red Flags and How to Prevent...
By Jenna Bunnell
Trust is an extremely important element for every business. Without confidence in your colleagues, you’ll fail to work effectively as a...
Towards the Future of Work – How to Thrive in the Digital Era
By Francesca Cristea
The world has rapidly changed during the last two years marked by the global pandemic and our society took a big leap...
5 Tips to Help Business Owners Motivate Their Staff
By Rae Oliver
You simply cannot do without your employees. Regardless of the size of your business, they are integral to your success.
Many businesses face...
Getting the Right Talent: Eight Benefits of Building an Effective Project Team
A successful project is a result of planning all the actions and efforts of talented people and trust within the team. If you need...
Innovative Recruitment Strategies
Times and trends are ever-changing, and even the traditional world of recruitment is not immune to these changes. With many job vacancies in the...
Generate Engagement And Build High Performing Teams With Caring, Clarity, Context, And More
By Brian Hartzer
Over the past two decades, while leading or overseeing dozens of businesses across three continents, I’ve grappled with the question of what...
Hiring by True Fit: The Future of Recruitment
By Yardenne Assa
The current hiring process that most companies implement today is fundamentally broken.
What are the facts that allow for that conclusion? Research shows...
Building a Positive Organisational Culture Centered Around Employee Wellbeing
By Gill Tanner
Workplaces have changed significantly in recent years, with the introduction of hybrid and remote working and increasing digitisation shifting the way we...
Learning From Colleagues in the Hybrid World of Work
By Professor Gregory Whitwell
A recent survey among our CEMS alumni and graduates, the majority of whom are young professionals working in global organizations, confirmed...
Old and New Takes on Selection Interviews
By Adrian Furnham
Nearly all selection processes involve the famous trio: application form, references and interview. Both the selectors and the candidates seem to like...
When The Opportunities Are Out Of Plain Sight
Interview with InterExec Founder, Mr. Kit Scott-Brown
Executives looking to progress their career face the problem that many of the best opportunities are not presented in...
“Operation Boomerang” Let Gracefulness Activate Good Karma to Bring Them Back to you
By Avi Liran
Dale Carnegie said “Life is a boomerang. What you give, you get.” How can employers use this theory to turn The Great Resignation into...
The Dangers of Context Switching to Your Productivity & How to Solve it
By Grace Lau
Even the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once lamented the urge to take on too many tasks at once. How quaint it now seems...
Complete Guide to Building Successful Employee Recognition Programs
For most businesses, employees are their most important asset, and yet many companies struggle to keep their turnover rate low and maintain their top employees.
Various...
Europe’s Current Skills Shortage – How to Upskill Employees Quickly
By Dr Tanya Boyd
Europe is currently experiencing a labour and skills shortage with demand for labour, as measured by job vacancy rate, reaching pre-pandemic...
How Digital Signs May Boost Employee Engagement or Performance
Digital Signages that drive Corporate Engagement
Something as simple as putting a digital sign in your office canteen is enough to drive engagement. You can...
Fresh Graduate in 2022? 5 Ways to Brush Up Your Resume
Sometimes it’s not a question of what you’re doing wrong, but what you could do better.
Introduction
So you’ve finally graduated and got the first draft...
This Is How You Can Create A Successful Business Recruitment Strategy Plan
By Owen Jones
A recruitment strategy plan is a process of identifying and hiring the best-qualified individual for a job position. In practice, it is...
Can a DBS Check Be Used For Different Jobs?
Whether a DBS check can be used for different jobs is a very common question, but unfortunately it doesn’t have a straight yes or...
How Recruitment is Adapting Across Europe
While things are slowly going back to normal now since the Covid-19 cases are gradually subsiding, the effects will continue to linger for a...
Top 8 EOR Providers for Hiring Global Talent
Due to globalization and increasing network connectivity, companies have more scope to expand than ever before.
However, extending your employment strategy overseas is challenging. Branching...
Refining the Search for Executive Talent in Europe
Interview with Daversa Partners’ Wendy Colvano - Director & Head of Europe
With investors looking towards Europe as a hotspot for business acceleration, the need...
A Voyage Into Premature Aging: The Role of Chronic Stress and its Principal Correlates
By Prof. Simon L. Dolan and Prof. Mario Raich
Introduction
The idea of stress and aging was born many years ago while one of the co-authors of...
A Guide to Remote Working for SMBs
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Working remotely has both pros and cons and is a fast-growing trend. On the one hand, it’s an opportunity to avoid the...
How Automation Can Improve Employee Satisfaction
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If you’re like 40% of American workers, you’ll probably agree that at least a quarter of your time is spent on repetitive...
How Can You Spot a Potential Leader in Your Staff?
As a business owner, one of the most important attributes you can find within your staff is leadership. Being able to find someone in...
Moving to Europe for a Job During the COVID 19 Pandemic
When the pandemic started, many changes were taking place, with the most significant one that affected companies and businesses being travel. For the most...
How to Measure Employee Engagement for 2022
Can you recognize employee engagement when you see it? It’s not always clear what the difference between an engaged, motivated, or satisfied employee is....
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