Assessing Capability
From the Ask Tom mailbag: Question: How can I tell? You talked about the four states of mental processing. When I look at a person, meet a person, talk to a person, how can I tell? How can I tell if...
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From the Ask Tom mailbag: Question: I have started the process of locating candidates for a Stratum IV position. How do you test an individual for capability given a specific job requirement....
View ArticleAmateur Psychology
“How many of you took a psychology course in high school or college?” I asked. A few hands went up. “And how many of you have a degree in psychology?” Most of the hands go down, still leaving one in...
View ArticleSpot the Pattern
Raymond still looked puzzled. I think I had him talked out of playing amateur psychologist when interviewing candidates, but asking him to play to his strength as a manager was still fuzzy. “Look,...
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