'English posts' Category
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EAWOP 2013: Discussing the abcI with our international Colleagues Test Developers, Scholars, Consultants and HR
16th Congress of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, Münster Symposium: A New Approach to Psychometric Assessment in Human Capital Management Thursday, 23rd May 2013 The psychometric online test “ackerschott basic cognitions Indicator®” (abcÎ) is based on psychological research on hiring decisions and personnel selection and more than 25 of experience in personnel […]
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EAWOP 2013: Quality of testing and assessment
Tremendous start on Thursday: Symposium on: The Impact of International Guidelines on National Practice Session Chairs: Harald Ackerschott (ackerschott and associates, DE) ha@ackerschott.eu Dragos Iliescu (Testcentral, RO) dragos.iliescu@testcentral.ro Facilitator: Dr. Dorothea Klinck (German Federal Employment Agency, DE) Dorothea.Klinck@arbeitsagentur.de The Symposium was initiated by the ITC, „International Test Commission“ during our exchange last year in Amsterdam. […]
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abcI: first deal closed in China
The abcI is currently in the implementation phase with our loyal customers here in Germany. At the same time a deal has just been closed with a technology leader in speciality machines relying on innovations in research and development for a project in China. „more information„
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Mindfulness
In his article „A few minutes to refocus“ about Mindfulness in FT, 20th of February, 2013, Rhymer Rigby states: “ Today’s workplaces are full of distractions and stress – and they are getting worse. Whether it is having to do more with less or the kind of ‚interruption overload‘ endemic in busy offices, managers tend to bounce […]
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HRIZON 2012 « The 14th World Human Resources Congress, Resumé
Wayne Cascio, Dave Ulrich, Dan Pink and Steve Wozniak, what a concentrated essence of expert thought! My personal highlight is the input I got from Steve Wozniaks life story. This is unbelievably valuable to make my case concerning the leadership of technical talent: Let the technical guys be like they are. Give them respect for […]
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HRIZON 2012 « The 14th World Human Resources Congress, Keynote 3: Li Cunxin
Li Cunxin, Artistic Director, Queensland Ballet, „Mao’s last Dancer“, stock broker Li Cunxin is a remarkable man borne of a remarkable story. From humble beginnings in rural China to the height of the global dance world, he told us his story as one of determination, passion, integrity and success. Growing up in a poverty stricken […]
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HRIZON 2012 « The 14th World Human Resources Congress, last Keynote: Wayne F. Cascio on HR Strategy
Wayne Cascio, Robert H. Reynolds Chair in Global Leadership, University of Denver, author of milestones literatur on HR and a „rockstar of HR-strategy“ gave most valuable insights in the ways to align HR with the overall business. What some omit – but what is crucial to make a strategy is a strategy – is to […]
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HRIZON 2012 « The 14th World Human Resources Congress: Julie Gebauer: New global challenges in attracting and retention
Special Topic: Recruiting and retention Julie Gebauer described demografic trends and how „amid market uncertainty and unpredictable employment trends, organizations are intensifying their focus on recruiting and retaining critical talent“. She addressed the Top issues in today’s labour markets and illustrated how companies can improve their ability to attract and retain the best people in […]
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HRIZON 2012 « The 14th World Human Resources Congress; Keynote 3: Dan Pink
Dan Pink Dan Pink is one of the Authors who embrace social sciences and most especially psychology and make a popular book out of an important line of research. This gives psychology a great opportunity to become more influential as most social scientists do not write best selling books which make it o those lists: […]
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HRIZON 2012 « The 14th World Human Resources Congress; Keynote 2: Dave Ulrich
Please find a great american blog-post about Dave Ulrich’s grreat presentation at the 14th World Human Resources Congress in Melburne written by the HR expert and Franz Gilbert: http://gilberthr.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/2nd-keynote-at-hrizon-in-with-david.html