Monthly Archives: June 2005
People like Good Working Relationships
People like good working relationships and actively seek them out! This idea has clear implications for team building and team effectiveness. By combining this with 4G and the ability to predict relationships, I think there are some interesting new ideas … Continue reading
Hero's Code
Apologies for the lack of new posts recently, I’ve just returned from a trip to Spain. I’m slightly burnt but have a smile on my face š I’ve recently been introduced to Derek Jones’ blog, Hero’s Code. Derek talks about … Continue reading
HR can't get no satisfaction (again)
Following on from our own post on levels of happiness within HR, Personnel Today have also picked up on the same survey in their article entitled ‘Tears on my pillow: why is HR so unhappy?’. As I’ve said before, I … Continue reading
Association of Career Professionals International
Simon Hamm has very kindly asked me to give a talk on ‘Career Success and Succession Planning’ to the London Chapter of the ACPI. The date is the 28th June at the new IoD (123). I’m hoping to talk a … Continue reading
4G and Social Relationships (cont.)
Building on from the previous post and the idea that there are 14 Social Relationships, I thought it would be worth introducing and examining some of these relationships one by one. I won’t go through all 14, but hopefully this … Continue reading
4G and Social Relationships
Our first post in the 4G category (An Introduction to 4G) was an attempt to introduce some of the key ideas behind 4G and give people an overview. In this post, I’d like to explore the Social Relationships in a … Continue reading
HR can't get no satisfaction
Steve over at Catbert quotes a recent Guardian Survey in which HR workers are the unhappiest of all. In the UK, the workers who were most happy in their jobs were those who worked in research (59%) and engineering (53%). … Continue reading
Rational v. Irrational Attitudes
We are not all rational, some of us are of course irrational, it all depends on our attitude… I came across a post by Stowe Boyd who was talking about something written by Suw Charman. In essence, the posts seemed … Continue reading
New Thinking in Psychology and Psychometrics – Disattenuating Correlations and Validity
Continuing some of the themes picked up by Paul Barrett in his piece on Validity and Utility in I/O Psychology, he questions the use of disattenuating correlations and the impact this has on validity and practice. In essence, a disattenuated … Continue reading
An introduction to 4G – Predicting Relationships
This post is designed to introduce some of the ideas surrounding 4G and its applications. In essence, 4G articulates and predicts relationships (Social Relationships) and culture (Social Groups) in a systematic and logical manner. Also present within 4G is the … Continue reading
