Nearly everyone in a workplace has more than one personality tendency — or “derailer” — that can interfere with performance, relationships or reputation when a person is operating under pressure, according to an analysis by Hogan Assessment of more than 86,000 working adults. The goal should be to help workers develop a “strategic self-awareness” of what triggers their personality “derailers,” Hogan Assessment said.
While generative AI offers efficiency in crafting messages, a “believability gap” is emerging. Studies show that leaders heavily relying on AI for routine communication may be perceived as less confident or sincere. The article emphasizes that effective leadership communication requires deep human thinking, judgment, and empathy, which AI shouldn’t replace.
There is one habit we have never abandoned. After every client interview, we debrief the candidate. Not as a courtesy, but because those conversations often reveal more than the interview itself. We want to know what surprised them, what they learned that was not in the brief and, most importantly, how they felt about the company once they had met the people leading it.
Employers are struggling to achieve lasting change from their current approaches to tackling toxic workplace behaviour, leaving businesses exposed to repeated disruption, falling morale and escalating employee relations issues, according to new research of more than 1,000 organisations from employment law and HR specialist WorkNest.
For decades, career progression followed a familiar path: gain experience, earn a promotion and move into management. Today, that model is being redefined. As organisations flatten their structures, adopt AI and prioritise skills over hierarchy, career growth is becoming less about climbing the ladder and more about building capability.
