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Warning signs about resilience and resilience-based HR practices

R. Chris Steilberg, PhD — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 00:24:48 +0000

In an increasingly turbulent and uncertain world, resilience has become critically important. This isn't disputed, and more may be better. But the rush to resilience may create blind spots. This article calls attention to resilience-based practices that may be deceptively harmful.

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Career guidance isn’t always about jobs, it is always about people

R. Chris Steilberg, PhD — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 01:40:52 +0000

Technology has become a, if not 'the', major provider of career guidance. But the variables and algorithms these run on are designed for -- and create -- "average" job seekers for "average" jobs. It's a numbers game. But if you or someone you know has lost their job, or questioned the career path they've been on, you know it's not that simple. Job loss can be traumatic. Mid-career/life crises are real. Uncertainty can be overwhelming for job seekers. A quick list of "top match" jobs isn't the answer for most. It's much more complicated and nuanced. In every case, good career guidance is primarily concerned with the person. Some need a better understanding of jobs. All could use a better understanding of themselves. Sometimes a job isn't the answer at all. Algorithms give answers, but they may be to the wrong questions.

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How to tell if someone should NOT be your coach

R. Chris Steilberg, PhD — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 02:37:30 +0000

Executive coaching has grown faster than good coaches can keep up, but that hasn't stopped bad coaches from getting in on the game. This article offers key ways to tell if someone is truly qualified to be your coach.

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The top 5 reasons succession planning goes wrong and how to fix them

R. Chris Steilberg, PhD — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 21:23:50 +0000

Good succession planning needs to overcome many very powerful psychological biases. Here are 5 problems with traditional succession planning and how to fix them.

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Why Personality Inventories Don’t Tell the Whole Story

R. Chris Steilberg, PhD — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 22:10:19 +0000

The vast majority of personality inventories rely on “self report” for their input. Quite simply, individuals assess themselves on what I’ll call the “first level.” Since I refer to a “first level,” there obviously must be at least one more level. There is, and it’s a level of assessment that individuals can NOT provide by …

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