Using world-class assessment tools, PeopleScape can help build awareness and insight into your people. We provide you with the information you need to make informed decisions to drive your business to new levels of success.
“To make the right decisions, you need to be armed with the right information”
Businesses often make poor hiring decisions because they rely too much on intuition and other subjective, less-valid forms of assessment. Intuition can play a role in decision making, but it needs to be considered alongside other objective, measurable data.
Without the insight and clarity that comes from objective measurement, organisational strategies end up no more than an optimistic shot in the dark.
Data gained from psychometric assessment can be used across the whole employee lifecycle; from recruitment to development to succession planning and career transition:
The use of psychometric assessments for recruitment and selection is essential in the end-to-end recruitment process of modern business. PeopleScape consultants are experts in recognising how to take the data from these assessments and apply it to transform your business.
At PeopleScape we know that identifying clear and targeted development goals is the first step to delivering positive and sustained behaviour change and performance improvement. Our individual and team assessments provide deep insights which help create specific and tailored goals for development programs.
Our organisation-wide surveys provide an objective lens for viewing your entire organisation from a strategic perspective. The data we capture is presented in a simple and pragmatic way, allowing the creation of very clear action plans to drive positive cultural change, enhance engagement and increase wellbeing.
Get in touch today to find out how PeopleScape can help incorporate objective data into your recruitment, development and organisational strategies.
Organisational Effectiveness: sounds good!
How well you plan and act in the domains of people and culture ultimately drives your business success. Organisational Effectiveness is just this, the way people, practice and culture contribute to delivering on your strategy. In simple terms it is what PeopleScape is all about in the work we do with our clients. And what…
How one rude encounter can ruin your day
Join us to hear from Professor Michael Leiter, one of the world’s foremost experts on workplace civility and engagement, about his applied research in this very important field. He will explain how he has come to understand that respect and civility are the keys to better workplaces and how his research has shown that fundamental…
Creating a culture of wellbeing
How would you rate the wellbeing of your team members? Are you doing everything possible to care for their wellbeing as well as your own? Psychological wellbeing is a key ingredient in any workplace. Research has consistently shown that when organisations invest in their employee’s wellbeing, they are more productive and innovative. Increased creativity levels…
Did you forget to say “good morning” to someone today?
The experience of incivility at work is rampant and on the rise. In a demanding, hyper-connected, over-stimulated and culturally diverse workplace, it is easier than ever to be unintentionally uncivil. Whether you intend to or not, the impact is enormous. What you may not realise is that forgetting to say hello, ignoring an email or…
How one rude encounter can ruin your day
Join us to hear from Professor Michael Leiter, one of the world’s foremost experts on workplace civility and engagement, about his applied research in this very important field. He will explain how he has come to understand that respect and civility are the keys to better workplaces and how his research has shown that fundamental…
Finding the Sweet Spot between Performance and Wellbeing
We all know we perform better when we look after ourselves. Whilst it can be easy to lose this perspective with so many competing priorities, focusing on wellbeing is crucial to the success of any leader. You’re unable to lead well if you are not well yourself. For this lunchtime event, we will explore the…
5 Tips to ensure HR gets the most from Psychometric Assessments
As organisations become more sophisticated in their use of analytical data, one of the biggest challenges is knowing how to incorporate those insights into decisions about people; who to recruit and how to get the best out of them. Businesses often make poor hiring decisions because they rely too much on intuition and other subjective,…
How to conduct great interviews
Finding and selecting the right people at an organisation is often one of the most important responsibilities that a leader will have, and interviewing candidates will almost always be a key component of the recruitment process. Unfortunately, there’s no exact formula to choose the perfect candidate or predict how successful they will be. There is…
Getting ‘bang for your buck’ from psychometric assessment
Organisation’s that understand the value of psychometric assessment in making hiring decisions don’t always get the value this data offers in on-boarding and ongoing development. Even the best candidates will have development needs. Using the insight provided by psychometric assessment can help you support you shift your newest people from good to great or perhaps…
Tuesday Tip: Using Gamification tools for assessment
When thinking about enhancing your assessment for recruitment capability, ensure you look at new and innovative assessment tools such as technology-based gamification tools along with the technical evidence to ensure the tools have high levels of predictive validity. In recent years there has been a surge in technology-based gamification tools on the market. Many large organisations…
Top 5 psychometric assessment myths exposed
There seems to be a lot of confusion both in our industry, organisations and society regarding the use of psychometric assessments including their purpose, how they are used and whether or not they actually work. Like any tool, their effectiveness is defined by the ability of the user to interpret a problem, design a solution,…
The most powerful predictor of future performance
Have you ever hired someone and then realised within the first 6 months, or even within the first few weeks, that the person is not right for the role or the organisation? Here’s how psychometric assessment can reduce this risk. Have you ever “got it wrong”? Psychometric assessment isn’t the silver bullet but it is…
360-Degree Feedback: One size does not fit all
Organisations have a vested interest in the performance of its leaders and it can often be difficult to identify exactly how well your leaders are performing and in which areas there is room for improvement. 360-degree feedback tools can assist in answering important questions about leaders’ specific workplace behaviours and style, degree of alignment to…
Tuesday Tip #12: Make smarter recruitment and selection decisions
Today’s tip is to take an integrated approach to psychological assessment in order to make smarter recruitment and selection decisions. Whilst CV’s and reference checks are part of the standard recruitment process, these are essentially no better than tossing a coin and add little value to your final selection decision. The best available research shows…