Hogan certification

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.

Gamification, which has been defined as “a use of game design elements in nongame contexts” (Deterding, Sicart, Nacke, O’Hara, & Dixon, 2011, p. 1) presents one of the newest ways to improve on traditional assessment formats. The application of game elements to assessments can be split into three major categories; Gamification, Gamified Assessments, and Game-based assessments. Each method attempts to improve on traditional assessment formats, but they employ game elements in their own way by varying where they’re implemented, and for what purpose.

Diving into industry news and trends in the first working days of the year helps you get in the mood for work and get inspired for new projects. The Assessment Systems team also decided to start the year by studying HR trends and international researches to come up with the Top 10 HR Trends for 2021. Let’s quickly learn more about these trends.

We had the opportunity to host dr Robert Hogan, founder of Hogan Assessment Systems and the inventor of the famous personality assessments, so we took this chance to get his view on some of the burning issues in HR now, as well as his insights into the factors which make great leaders. We bring you some of the most interesting answers bellow.

Companies have been looking for an ideal solution to pick and keep the best talents from generation Y and Z – the generations entering the job market. Creativity and innovation in the selection process is the right answer.