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Nov 12

Marginal Gains In Promotion Board Success

The idea of marginal gains is all about making small incremental improvements in any process that adds up to a significant improvement when they are all added together. The most famous example of this is the approach of Sir Dave Brailsford who when appointed as performance director of British Cycling... read more →
  • November 12, 2019
Oct 11

Interviewer Fatigue – How Does It Effect Your Performance?

Fatigue during an interview is a reality. It creeps up on you making you lose concentration and make mistakes that can have a major negative influence on the result of the interview. You really need to take steps to account for it. Clearly I’m talking about assessor or interviewer fatigue... read more →
  • October 11, 2019
Sep 30

3 Simple Presentation Tips

For many officers the act of standing in front of a board or selection panel can be the most difficult part of giving a presentation or briefing. But make no mistake, as well as the content and structure of a presentation, how it is delivered is also key. To help... read more →
  • September 30, 2019
Jun 25

Effective Goal Setting

If you have watched athletics or cycling over the years, you may be familiar with the athletes or cyclists talking about “controlling the controllables or “concentrating on the process rather than the outcome”. What are they banging on about and how can it benefit you as you try to get... read more →
  • June 25, 2019
Jun 23

The Performance Cycle

I had a long conversation with an candidate yesterday that was similar to many that I have every single week. The candidate was telling me that they had failed in a promotion process three times previously but had decided to give it one ‘last shot’. “Great!” I said. I then... read more →
  • June 23, 2019
Jun 11

Visualisation & Interview Success

You don’t have to do much research to uncover that all top athletes’ use visualisation and self talk in some capacity to help them perform at their very best. Visualisation is a technique that refers to the pictures’ you have in your mind as you prepare for a key situation... read more →
  • June 11, 2019
Jun 11

Unconscious Bias In Selection

I recently read an article that got my hackles up as it is something I believe is so wrong within the workplace and certainly in recruitment and selection in 2019. The article talks about how workers in the City are still being told what to wear in the office. It... read more →