Tag Archives: negative behavior

Spot the Pattern

Posted on October 11, 2012 by

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, Raymond. As a manager, you can spot … Continue reading →

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Amateur Psychology

Posted on October 10, 2012 by

“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 … Continue reading →

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Rare Air

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

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. Specifically, after narrowing the field of candidates I … Continue reading →

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Assessing Capability

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

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 … Continue reading →

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