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Let’s make work interesting again – the coming of Smart Work.
Hot on the heels of our last post about the difficulties faced by enterprises trying to recruit, comes a new trauma for corporations. This is called the Great Resignation and it’s been described at length on sites like Bloomberg and in this article from Wired...
The Ghosting Phenomenon That’s Putting a Stop to Recruitment
There’s a strange phenomenon that’s being experienced by more and more hiring managers in the US and Europe. They are being ‘ghosted’ by candidates. This Slate article reports how job seekers frequently don’t turn up for interview or, if offered a job, don’t bother to...
US and UK agree: We must maximise human potential and raise productivity.
Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Prime Minister Boris Johnson We reported back in May that US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken had declared, "If we are talking about what really makes the wealth of a nation, it is its human resources, and the ability of any...
Create A Culture Of Trust – In Weeks
All your employees trust their boss, don’t they? Not so, according to Gallup. In fact, lack of trust in their manager is the single biggest issue causing workers to leave or think of leaving an employer. That makes it more important than salary or conditions. But...
How To Fill Vacancies Without Hiring: Smart Collaboration
Within the US and the UK there are now millions of job vacancies that employers are desperate to fill. Across the developed world, the bounceback from Covid has been strong and many sectors of the economy are roaring. But employers report that they can’t find enough...
Achieving D&I through ID (Intellectual Diversity)
Every human being is distinct from every other. Some of this distinctiveness is known and understood. Our retinas, for instance, or our fingerprints or DNA. But, until recently, we were unable to understand the distinctiveness that lies at the core of our being, deep...
Smart Collaboration. The way to maximise human potential.
What really makes the wealth of a nation? Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State, said this week on CBS ‘60 Minutes’ that what really makes the wealth of a nation is its ability to maximize its human resources potential. He was saying this in the context of America’s...
In search of the Zoomitis cure!
In search of the Zoomitis cure! It’s exactly 1 year ago this week, here in the UK, that we were instructed by the government to work from home, wherever possible. A year later and the stress of this on some people is abundant, especially for the extroverts in society....
Organization Design
Method Teaming© is a tool that helps you design your organisation from the top down. Then it helps you to build it. It does all this in a meaningful way that lets you attract, develop and retain the people that will let you outthink the competition. The sophisticated...
Know your people deeply, build winning teams, connect your organization.
Know your people deeply, build winning teams, connect your organization.If any enterprise is to be successful, it has to join the dots between its people and all its different parts. But to begin with, everyone needs to know each other in a way that’s more meaningful...
The neuroscience of psychometrics. A review of the brain’s aptitude for work.
The Neuroscience of Method Teaming. MT delivers comprehensive coverage of the brain’s higher order thinking processes.One of the figures in the report. Neuroscience has shone its light on Method Teaming and revealed some exciting conclusions. It has proved that the...
Private Equity – Understanding the Portfolio Management Team
Private Equity - People Strategies for Better Exits Private equity has made an enormous contribution to the economy over the past 20 years. But competition is getting stronger and the environment is no longer as target-rich as it used to be. To keep delivering high...
De-risking PE with Portfolio Team Analytics.
A formula to deliver exit after perfect exit. PE firms that deliver a top quartile performance in one fund often repeat the process. In fact according to Bain & Co a PE firm that excels with its first fund has a greater chance of replicating that success with the...
Private Equity – Making the Investment Secure
Private Equity – Making the Investment Secure An industry where it pays not to be wrong. When there are millions of dollars at stake, not to mention careers and livelihoods, it’s fairly important to have a close handle on things. But there’s still one facet of the PE...
Psychometrics – how accurate are they?
What's the problem with a free or cheap psychometric? The importance of a career-enhancing, 3D integrated intellect scan is paramount.It’s vital to get the whole picture. Popular psychology tools such as behavioral psychometrics give only a partial picture and can be...
The Team Dashboard for Private Equity that makes reading people easy.
The Team Dashboard for Private Equity that makes reading people easy.Makes reading people as easy as reading a balance sheet. Private Equity and Venture Capital professionals have a tougher job than most CEOs or COOs. Whereas most business leaders have spent years...
Recruit Responsibly and Become Attractive to Investors
A new investment mega-trend is pushing companies to improve recruitment methods. Over the last 20 years or so a new mega-trend has emerged in the hard-nosed world of investing. This is known as Environment, Sustainability and Governance (ESG) and is basically all...
Method Teaming as a Turnaround Tool in Private Equity
Abstract In the early stages of a recent corporate turnaround, the turnaround manager chose a different path to assembling his turnaround team. Specifically, the manager recognized the usual process of one-on-one interviews for assembling turnaround teams was too...
Hewlett Packard Enterprise achieves sales success with Method Teaming®
Scientific teaming solution helps tech giant repower sales division. The Fortune 50 hardware and services provider has re-invented itself yet again. Appropriately, it has used a hi-tech formula, this time about people and talent, to transform and revitalize its...
The Résumé and Interview Are Failing Young People
Our best and brightest who are coming onto the jobs market this summer, either out of school or out of college, possess formidable strengths and talents. Right out of the box, as it were, they could be extremely valuable assets to any business or organization. They...