Entries for October 2015

How important is a degree?

Our Auckland executive director Ian Taylor recently published an article with the NZ Herald on the importance of obtaining a degree and possessing the...

Identifying Leadership Potential

By Andy Clayton With many organisations citing leadership as their number one talent issue (Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends 2014), talen...

Leadership Transitions

How do leaders feel when transitioning from one role to the next? According to this article from DDI, when it comes to that big promotio...

Continued Demand for Skilled Workers - Labour Market Update

The number of jobs advertised online for Chief Executives and Managing Directors has increased 36% since this time last year. The Jobs Online monthly ...

Redefining Performance Management

Over time, performance management systems have evolved in content and approach. There are many well rounded and interesting technology-based systems t...

How to Identify 'High Potential' Performers

The term ‘high potential’ is common parlance when organisations refer to their top talent and yet it can cause significant challenges when...

Competencies That Work for Business

Keeping competency / leadership frameworks simple and focused is critical to making them effective and easy to use by leaders at all levels. The...

sourcing, selecting and shaping leaders