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Work-life balance in the New Normal
By PhDr. Iva Linda Maruščáková & Mgr. Lea Jakob - 22.11.2021 A sudden change in our work settings has taken us all—more or less—by surprise. With an increase in demands to perform just as well in the New Normal, we face the challenge of maintaining our...
Discovering future talents in IT services
Assessment Systems partnered with one of the leading and most prestigious company groups in information and communication technologies to design and implement a future talent development program. Our client ran talent development programs in the past, but this time...
Well-being in 2021: From Survive to Thrive
The year 2020 was nothing more than a plethora of challenges and many companies were fighting for survival. In our article, we would like to talk about the challenges of the previous year and the new direction towards well-being, so that 2021 is all about...
TOP HR TRENDS FOR 2021
Diving into industry news and trends in the first working days of the year helps you get in the mood for work and get inspired for new projects. The Assessment Systems team also decided to start the year by studying HR trends and international researches to come up...
Employee Survey Trends for 2021
What Employee Survey Trends can we expect to see more of in 2021? How surveys helped organizations during the pandemic?How did feedback culture change in the New Normal?How Employee surveys help managers make better decisions? It's time to improve your process and be...
Feedback culture matters
Why may the practice of building feedback not bring the desired result? The answer to this question is both complex and simple at the same time. Tools are just the tip of the feedback culture iceberg. It is important to understand what is hidden under the ocean. A...
Do you hear your employees?
Today's leading companies in their industries use various internal communication channels to broadcast company news or ideas that reflect their corporate culture and organizational processes. But not all businesses are succeeding in communicating key messages to their...
Modern times call for modern assessment
The world has changed permanently, there is no denying that. Most of the sectors of the economy have been affected by COVID-19, but recruitment is one area that has been heavily impacted. Working from home had become the new normal and thus recruitment processes have...
Case study: Improved sales productivity in retail
About the client Our client works in the FMCG sector and deals with a product, which market is greatly volatile, and it faced a lot of changes in recent years. Their Hungarian office is part of an international company chain with bases in over 130 countries and with...
Are there new normal competencies?
Nowadays Covid-19 is one of the main topics, which occupies people’s minds all around the world. The appearance of the virus had an effect on everybody, it changed the way we live at home, do our jobs, and the way we keep in contact with others. It also had an effect...
Get your competencies ready for the new normal – WEBINAR
Organizations need to get themselves ready for the new normal! Environment and business conditions are changing continuously and thus companies should be flexible and adjust quickly to them. Human resources departments can help in this process extensively by getting...
How to motivate your virtual team?
Most of us have already got used to working remotely: we have all set up a home office station, decided which tools we should use to communicate, draw up a new schedule, and permanently logged into our video conference accounts. We all know the basic steps towards...
Leading through a crisis – WEBINAR
Every organization will face a crisis at some point. Whether an organization succeeds through a crisis is dependent upon its leader’s actions. Effective leaders must make good decisions quickly, often based on limited information. They must serve as a rallying force...
Will online selection become the new normal?
It is becoming quite needless to say that the current pandemic has made it necessary for the business community to quickly uproot and move to online platforms, and the world of HR is no different. Selection is the field of HR that is quickly evolving according to the...
What skills are most critical for leading through a crisis?
On April 17, 2017, Southwest flight 1380 from New York to Dallas was in serious danger. A failed fan blade had struck the plane, creating a window-sized hole on the left side of the plane. Oxygen masks were deployed and, the passengers began to panic. Captain Tammie...
Leading remote teams effectively
Leading remote teams is not easy, especially when you have to switch to working from home suddenly from one day to the other. In normal circumstances there would be a transition period for you to prepare yourself and your team for the different circumstances, but in...
How our ‘business psyche’ works in self-isolation
The Coronavirus pandemic rapidly spread through our lives causing fear, concern and uncertainty. These stress responses are absolutely normal as they had evolutionally developed as coping mechanisms for survival. The real difficulty is that even though we have been...
How to shift to working from home?
With the coronavirus in mind, more and more employers are deciding to allow their employees to work from home in the coming period. Even at companies where home-office has not been a possibility before, it is expected that those workplaces will introduce remote work...
How to improve efficiency while working from home?
COVID-19 has changed a lot in our lifestyles. We work from home and avoid visiting public places. Thanks to technologies, we can transfer practically all tasks online. But how to be productive, when there are so many distractions around? Children, constant email...
How will the crisis affect business?
Whether you’re working in marketing, consulting or manufacturing (or any other sector, for that matter) – you are or will be affected by the worldwide crisis. According to McKinsey (source), a worldwide recession is to be expected. As Benjamin Franklin once said – “by...
How to still be an effective team even when working remotely?
Although it’s often said that the most efficient and effective way of presenting ideas and sharing information in business is through face-to-face communication, what to do when that’s simply not possible? During a pandemic, working from home is not only a preference,...
HOW TO DEAL WITH CONFLICTS BETWEEN COLLEAGUES?
Conflicts between colleagues can be one of the strongest sources of stress we can encounter in the workplace. In order to be able to reduce the undesirable effects of conflicts on not only work performance but also job satisfaction itself, it is necessary...
Stress is not a team player
Do you want to learn how to stop the growing stress in your team? Are you interested in practical tips for reducing stress levels? This article will benefit not only managers but also team members who want to have their performance and health in their own...
Agile shifts
Thinking about agile organizational transformation brings a number of metaphors in mind, one of those could be a civil war – pretty much! However, in political science there is this theory that argues that every civil war takes place on three different levels: on the...
The art of female leadership
According to The Case for Investing in Women by the Anita Borg Institute (ABI), having a priority on hiring women manifests higher organisational and financial performance. In particular, the following outcomes have been noted in Fortune 500 companies with...
How can game-based assessment form your employer branding and candidate engagement?
The concept of employer branding is an important part of building a narrative around the company itself. It gives a wider audience (not just the employees) a reputation what kind of a workplace it creates and what kind of talents and skills the workers have in order...
WEBINAR: People solutions for AGILE challenges
Agile transformation can help modern organizations to quickly reorient themselves toward valuable market opportunities and achieve superior performance. Organizations face agile challenges on the way forward their transition process and even after to keep the model...
On the way towards agile organizations
The meaning of agile by definition: 1. able to move quickly and easily; 2. able to think quickly and clearly; 3. making changes as they are needed. You can find these characteristics in most video games associated to quick, tricky and nimble characters. Its meaning is...
Humility in Leadership Conference – Zagreb
Humility in leadership does not imply the absence of ego or ambition. Rather, humble leaders are better able to channel their ambition back into the organization, rather than use it for personal gain. Over 130 decision makers from HR field came together to take part...
Case study – Game-based Assessments for boosting entry-level recruitment
The Challenge Siemens faced new challenges during their digital transformation process. The need for top entry-level talents and a refreshed employer brand inclined the human resources department to redesign their selection approach. After revisiting their selection...
The Importance of Humility in Leadership (Interview with Dr. Robert Hogan)
Humility in leadership feeds overall effectiveness Charismatic leaders tend to focus on personal advancement, humble leaders tend to focus on team performance and guiding their employees. Effective leaders are willing to admit mistakes, share credit, and learn from...
How to attract Generation Y and Z talents?
Companies are looking for the ideal solution to pick and keep the best talents from generation Y and Z – the generations enter the job market. Creativity and innovation in the selection process is the right answer. The new generations As children, generations Y and Z...
What’s the difference between Gamification, Gamified Assessment and Game-Based Assessment?
Gamification, which has been defined as “the use of game design elements in nongame contexts” (Deterding, Sicart, Nacke, O’Hara, & Dixon, 2011, p. 1) presents one of the newest ways to improve on traditional assessment formats. The application of game...
What drives us? Are there gender differences in motivation and values?
In one of our previous articles we have started the discussion about the importance of employee motivation and getting to know the drivers of our employees. Although in an ideal situation we will be able to identify specific motivators of each...
Using Experience to Grow – The Key to Employee Development
In the 21st century organization people are undoubtedly the most valuable asset a company has. It is difficult to imagine an organizational or business process where people are not the determining factor of success. In order to stay...
Most common Manager mistakes – PART 2
Are often angered, annoyed and easily upset Avoid giving honest feedback, but are privately resentful and irritated Are overconfident and feel entitled, but avoid taking responsibility for mistakes Dominate meetings and make their subordinates...
How to Avoid the Most Expensive Hiring Mistakes?
In certain work environments safety represents one of the most important components of efficient performance of the company. Positions in which the consequences of unsafe behavior and disregarding procedures are huge, both financially and for the health...
(BIG) Data in HR strategy – the future or the present?
We live in a quickly changing business environment and innovation could be detected everywhere. The speed of the development is already high and it accelerates exponentially. There is available data everywhere and about everything, this means a huge amount that should...
Digital Leadership – Myth, Mystery or Opportunity?
Digitalization is certainly one of the hottest and urging trends across all industries. No doubt. Unfortunately it is as well very much “over-buzzed” and the real anchor points for this transformation are sometimes getting out of focus. Although benefits are obvious:...
Most common Manager mistakes
Avoid risks and are reluctant to make decisions Rarely communicate with employees and seem distant Rarely admit their mistakes, but “charm their way out” of problems Are suspicious of other’s intentions, don’t trust their employees Reluctant to act against popular...
TALENT DELUSION – The Art of Recognizing Fuel for the Growth
Talent management is a key factor in modern organizations. It is heavily linked to many aspects of effective functioning, like engagement, promotion or motivation. Unfortunately sometimes it seems a bit complicated to impact these correlations and steer...
Dr. Robert Hogan – on key factors of leadership success, challenges on different management levels & HiPo selection and retention
We had the opportunity to host dr Robert Hogan, founder of Hogan Assessment Systems and the inventor of the famous personality assessments, so we took this chance to get his view on some of the burning issues in HR now, as well as his insights into the...
How To prevent Burn Out in Your Team But Still Hit the Targets?
If we wanted to perfectly describe current trends in an environment that is becoming more competitive every day, the motto, “Do more with less,” would be the best choice. Companies need to constantly come up with new ways to improve their productivity if they want to...
How Does Asystems 360˚ feedback support Talent Management?
Selection and development of talents should be the key factor in most of the companies’ HR strategies. Unfortunately when we observe the most common practices, it seems that the leaders and sometimes even HR professionals base their talent management decisions on...
Why managers fail – most common mistakes managers make PART 4
In the last article we have discussed some of the common manager mistakes which damage the reputation and interpersonal relationships of managers and leaders, and ultimately lead to their failure. However, that was not the full list of what research shows...
Why You cannot neglect Generation Y?
BECAUSE YOU HAVE almost 20% chance of meeting one in the streets. Which also means every 5th person in CEE region belongs to this group. So this is surely a valid reason to know them better; especially when you are one of them. Core values are...
The Dark Side of Creativity
Creativity has been gaining more and more importance and attention in the past years, and now it could be considered one of the most fashionable characteristics. Even if most people tend to think of themselves as creative, that's not always the...
Why managers fail – most common mistakes managers make PART 3
Being a manager is generally a challenging endeavor. Requirements of this role include a variety of competencies which are related to all sorts of skills from strategic and business-leading ones, those related to process and resource management, to social...
Are We Endangered by the Stress Epidemic?
All of us can feel that our society is becoming strongly focused on performance and achievements. We are required to be more competitive and able to withstand everyday challenges not only in our work life, but also in our personal lives. As one of the results, stress...
Experiential Learning exercises – Jump on board or abandon ship?
Experiential learning (EL) is a type of learning that is focused on reflecting on what has been done, and drawing conclusions and implementing improvements based on that experience. EL exercises are activities that provide users with a...
Motivate and Engage! But How?
During the 20th Century many changes happened in the field of employee motivation. At the beginning of the century Henri Fayol approached the topic of motivation with his employees with the question: “Do you think about yourself as a high-value...
GET CERTIFIED! – Learn to interpret the key information about your people
Get Hogan certified, because research and practice show that personality is one of the best predictors of how people build relationships, perceive things and approach work, as well as their job fit. All of the above predicts work performance to a large...
Why managers fail – what lies behind their most common mistakes?
In the previous two articles (1; 2) about the most common management mistakes (what leads to faulty management) we have listed 11 counterproductive behaviors in total which are the usual reasons why managers and leaders fail. While most would agree with...
Get your Performance right
What is the ultimate goal of People Management? Happier people? Well, maybe, for a purpose. And what is that purpose? Work performance. We in HR all work on producing the best environment, choosing the best people, working out the best processes, rules, and...
Don’t Stress about Stress: How to Identify its Nature and Tame It to our Benefit?
Stress. We all know it and live with it every day. Sometimes, stress can be seen as a positive force that helps us to better work or sport performance. Other times–e.g. when we’re stuck in traffic jam–we see stress in purely negative light. But what’s the...
Diagrammatic reasoning tests – a useful IT selection tool
What exactly is a diagrammatic reasoning test (DRT)? The short, simple answer is that it’s a test that measures “brain power”. A more precise answer would be that diagrammatic reasoning tests aim to measure logical reasoning skills as well as...
Less ammo, more hits – targeting an employee development program
In his last blog post my dear colleague Luděk Stehlík promised that we’d bring a concrete example of a simple tool that can help us identify reliable pieces of knowledge, that may have real impact on the business results of the company. The list of universally “hot”...
People Analytics: How To Fool Ourselves Less
Imagine that you are a Londoner during the latter stages of 2WW when London came under bombardment by German "vengeance weapons" – the V-1 buzz bombs and V-2 rockets. Based on your personal experience and personal experience of other Londoners you have a strong...
Hello Science, Meet HR
Can HR data analysis be the link? Successful enterprises seek to improve their operations through innovation. For many years, HR could focus only on precise or the most optimized processes. But by doing so a company could fall into the trap of becoming too...
How Come Smart People Can Make Stupid Decisions?
After more than 100 years of research a majority of psychologists has agreed upon a definition of measurable intelligence (IQ) that can be described: as the ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly...
