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What to do with low HPI scores

Business Psych Blog

If you’re facing this challenge, this article is designed to provide you with the insights and guidance you need to confidently understand and address low HPI scores in a constructive and professional manner. Low Interpersonal Sensitivity supports clear, direct communication, holding others to account and objective decision making.

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This is how you empower your team while maintaining strategic oversight

Work Life

Maria, a project manager at a fast-growing tech company Ive consulted with, is leading the rollout of a new software update for a major client. By balancing encouragement with constructive feedback, he can help his team refine their skills without undermining their confidence.

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Kearney Offices – Toronto

Office Snapshots

This global management consultant client began the process of exploring options for their Toronto office ahead of their lease expiring in July 2022. Bringing the design team in the early stages of their decision-making process, our team prepared options for both stay and relocate.

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Are risk takers more likely to be self-employed?

Business Psych Blog

The analysis incorporated risk-related traits, the Big Five, and a ‘proactive personality’ construct that assesses the tendency to identify opportunities, take initiative, and persevere in efforts to change one’s environment in a manner that is ‘‘unconstrained by situational forces’’. How can we optimise decision making in uncertain times?

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Don’t start with trust. Start with trustworthiness

Work Life

Executives and consultants tout it as a golden ticket, a fast lane to competitive advantage. ” Glossy PR campaigns, carefully crafted speeches, and reach-out initiatives make the message loud—trust us. And are these criteria honored in the decision-making? Are there mechanisms for correcting unfair decisions?

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9 practical tips for overcoming bias in performance reviews

Work Life

(Make sure you’re using a 5-point scale—they are the best based on the research.) Then a facilitator (your HR Manager, a consultant, etc.) It’s important to share constructive feedback throughout the year. This encourages accuracy and fairness in reviews, which in turn makes people feel valued.

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How to improve your judgment at work       

Work Life

Until a few decades ago, most people equated decision making prowess with intelligence, assuming that people who make the right calls and judge others shrewdly are, above all, smart. Personality is a deeply researched construct, one of the hallmarks of the science of psychology. But what constitutes good judgment ?