Inspirations

Assessment Systems Group, a leading brand in Human Capital Consulting services, is thrilled to announce the opening of its newest branch in Austria.

Having a talent management strategy in times of constant change can yield numerous benefits for organizations.

Ryne A. Sherman, Ph.D., is the Chief Science Officer at Hogan Assessment Systems. He was a professor of psychology at Florida Atlantic University and Texas Tech University. Dr. Sherman’s research on the psychological properties of situations and their interaction with personality has been awarded federal support from the National Science Foundation.

Dr. Robert Hogan, the founder of world-renowned psychodiagnostics, was an esteemed guest at the Challenges of Today’s Leadership conference, hosted by Assessment Systems in Prague.

In the last article we discussed some managerial mistakes that damage reputation and interpersonal relationships of managers and leaders, and ultimately lead to their failure. However, that was not a full list of what research shows as the most common causes of such outcomes. Here you may find six further management mistakes, which might even be more detrimental for the managers themselves, but also painful for their employees.

Being a manager is generally a challenging endeavor. Requirements of this role include a variety of competencies that are related to all sorts of skills from strategic and business-leading ones, those related to process and resource management, to social skills and leadership.

They are often angry, annoyed and easily upset. They avoid giving honest feedback, but are resentful and easily irritated in private. They are overconfident and feel privileged, but avoid taking responsibility for their mistakes…

Many mangers avoid risks and are reluctant to make decisions. They rarely communicate with employees and seem distant, they also seldom admit their mistakes, but “charm their way out” of problems…

How exactly? For example by conducting tests.
Leadership competence is an inexhaustible research theme. The results of these researches endlessly suggest us, what, when and how we should consider and measure when we are searching for good leaders.