Get an expert on your side | I am a professional Business Psychologist specialising in executive assessment, selection and development. In particular the identification of individual talent, entrepreneurial flair and leadership potential.
Clients ask me to profile managers for key roles, help them strengthen their core team and work out how to inspire their star players. That's because I know that it's people that make ventures prosper, because let's face it, all business is about the psychology of how we work together... and true business success about having the right people in the right place at the right time.
Indeed research has shown that spotting and developing top performers can make an enormous difference to overall productivity. McKinsey & Company, in The War for Talent, reporting that they generate an additional 40 - 67%, depending on role and responsibility, compared to their more average performing colleagues.
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And for those based in the South West I can provide leadership development and creative thinking workshops under the PACE initiative.
What do I do next? To find out how the right know-how can help your organisation, click on the links above. To phone/email, or arrange an online assessment session, just go to Contact.
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Latest articles & interviews. Some of my own thoughts, and a few quotes:
¤ The Six Traits of Highly Successful Entrepreneurs (Masterclass)
¤ Entrepreneurial Potential Indicator (Questionnaire)
¤ The Truth about Lying (Psychology of Lying)
¤ Don't use the F-Word here (Sunday Times)
¤ Business Psychology (Acquisition Finance Magazine)
¤ The Lowdown on Psychometric Testing (iVillage)
¤ Preparing for Internal Job Applications (Workshop)
¤ Watch out for Lane 4 (e-Article on 'spiky' profiles).
Practice psychometrics. If you are about to complete tests as part of a selection or development process, click on practice psychometric tests for a list of more than 270 websites containing useful warm-up and background material.
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