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Turn skills shortage into success
November 2009 - Construction News
Many companies in the construction industry have found themselves in a talent predicament:the recession has made it harder to find skilled workers and recruitment freezes have added to this. Savvy businesses that experience skills shortages look within to grow their own talent pool.
Business braces itself for Sir David Walker broadside
November 2009 - The Times
This article discusses the anticipated final recommendations of Sir David Walker on behaviour in the boardroom and how Crelos and the Tavistock Insitute, in their submission to Sir David, advocate that board behaviour has a direct impact on business performance and that therefore, behavioural review should be seen by chairmen as an opportunity to improve their board performance and business.
The tests that say you will explode
November 2009 - The Times
Ali Gill explains how psychometrics are the starting points to an assessment for interview or performance review. To get the full pictures, oher tools need taking into account, such behavioural interviews, 360 degree feedback, testimonials and interviews with colleagues and former colleagues.
The acid test - Is business psychology the secret to telling the champions from the chumps?
October 2009 - Accountancy magazine
Scientific due diligence of management teams is key to investors' decision making when it comes to putting executive teams together. This article highlights how critical assessments can be to get a non-bias picture of what each individual is capable of, and how support is essential for executives to realise their full potential.
The appliance of science
August 2009 - Real Deals Europe
Sir David Walker released his much awaited report looking at the issues that have troubled the beleaguered sector. The report makes various recommendations about what measures should be put in place to prevent a future repeat of the banks' brush with institutional failure. Ali Gill, CEO of Crelos, explains why she believes the report doesn't go far enough and why a complete overhaul of the way management and boards are appointed and evaluated is required.
Elizabeth Ferguson, Client Director
'It's easy to define exceptional performance in competitive sports. Numbers help: time taken; position you finished; goals you scored. It's much more difficult in organisations. We constantly draw on sports experience to illuminate business problems so we use numbers to help understand what ' good', 'better' and 'best' are, then deliver programmes that make them real.'
