Ever have a friend that people naturally gravitate towards? No matter what the situation is, people in a room will naturally form a circle around this person and soak up everything they say. Chances are, that person was a great storyteller. Have you ever read an article that reminded you just how powerful stories are and that got you thinking: Am I using stories to communicate with employees and job…

As the Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, said: “change is the only constant”. Well, Heraclitus would have been amazed if he were able to look around today. What would surprise him the most? The computer, the internet, the mobile phone, or how we now work together in a 1.5-metre society? Recently much has changed, and will continue to, even faster than ever before. Change really happens when…

What cost when not following a plotted course??  I guess that most of you will have heard of the MV Costa Concordia or the MV Rena.  Yes I know I can hear a number of you all saying but it was one person’s decision to vary the course.  Well I guess that if there was a learning from history that you can take forward to the future it would be plot the course carefully.  On the…

As a HR department have you thought about ways to build further value into your relationships with both your internal existing and potential clients.  Do you sometimes wonder just how you can influence the way that things happen around ‘here’!  Adding value is especially useful at a time when they don’t actually have an immediate need and you are looking for worthwhile reasons…

As you start a new calendar year and you work towards the end of the financial year, here is a simple opportunity to address the "come back and see me later" line. Not only could it provide income for you it is providing a tremendous value add to your clients. The start of year, just like the end of a year is a time when managers and their team reflect on where they are at and where they would like…

How important is it for a manager or supervisor to spend focused, uninterrupted time with each of their team members? How much time should they spend with each team member? What should they talk about, and what is the purpose? Coaching and development is an important aspect of business that should be addressed by everyone who leads others. Why? Because people don’t care how much you know until…

Assess to Succeed Adds Proven Leadership Development Tools to Product Line   We said it was coming – we said watch this space- well it’s here!  Are we excited-you bet we are!  We have been researching now for some time for the perfect partnership for 360 feedback and we have found it. We are proud to announce the partnership that we have formed with STAR360:- STAR360feedback…

What are the behaviour characteristics of individuals within your organisation? Are team members able to adjust or flex their behaviour to suit any given situation? Taking this one step further, what are the combined behaviour characteristics of individual teams within your organisation? Do the individual characteristics of each team member compliment other team members or create conflict? Helping…

Author:- Stig Falster Recent articles in mainstream print media herald the ‘arrival’ of AI into the realms of careers and hiring best fit.  AI (sometimes referred to Machine Intelligence) has been around for over 60 years and has had its up and downs.  During this period, the field of psychometric assessments has effectively incorporated AI to evaluate and report on candidates. Some…

As employees advance in their careers, the combination of both their performance andbehaviour will have a significant impact where they end up.A technically skilled employee/teammate without proper behavioural skills and awarenesscan be just as damaging to a team as a highly mature employee/teammate with no technicalskills at all!  The key to success in a business environment is to possess…

How important is it for a manager or supervisor to spend focused and uninterrupted time with each of their team members? Assuming it is one of their important tasks, which I believe it is, then how much time do they spend, what is the purpose and what do they talk about?  This is almost a “How long is a piece of string?” type of question, however, it is one that needs to addressed…

    Article by :- Stig Falster Interock NSW According to Wikipedia, Emotional Intelligence (EI) is the capability of individuals to recognise their own and other people's emotions, discern between different feelings and label them appropriately, use emotional information to guide thinking and behaviour, and manage and/or adjust emotions to adapt to environments or achieve one's goal(s). EI…

5 Easy Steps: Save Time and Money While Hiring, with Retail-Fit You’re on the front line of retail. You’ve worked in the industry long enough to know that high-turnover is part of the norm. But, like so many of us, you’re also under pressure to save money and time. It just doesn’t make sense, to spend 40 minutes (or more!) interviewing a candidate. That being said, you know…

You know what I was looking around the internet this morning just trying to discover just what it was that would give us the edge in the coming months.  We have had a fabulous past few years as the business has grown year on year.  Yes, some of it been just luck but certainly not all of it.  You see as the business has grown we have surrounded ourselves with positivity – we have…

Does making yourself redundant make sense? This does not mean putting your hand up for a big payout. What it means is that you can ensure that if you are no longer in your current role business continues as usual. It means that you have planned ahead.  For Business Owners and C-Level executives responsible for managing business risks, this should be a KPI for all leaders in your organisation.  Succession…

From an original article by Ashley Salvador (prevue) 2017 is here in fact it's nearly half way gone already! Organisations are discovering that to best meet their HR goals they may need to change their approach.  Following are four of the major Human Resource trends for 2017 that were predictedArtificial Intelligence in HR Artificial Intelligence will become more and more prevalent in 2017.…

GET IT DONE WITH A SIMPLE 4 STEP PROCESS What got you the success you enjoy today won’t necessarily be what gets you to the next level in your career (or in life). That’s a universal truth. Your biggest strength – your behavioural style – is precisely what might hold you back. Once you know your preference of your DISC behavioural type the challenge is to begin giving up the…

Looking for ways to improve your credibility as a coach or trainer, offer add-on value to your clients or open up another revenue stream in your coaching or training business? At Assess to Succeed, we are looking to grow our network of distributors globally. Right now we have an urgent need for distributors particularly in Brisbane, Adelaide and Sydney. What's in it for you? Becoming a distributor…

The Challenge of Creating a Consistent Sales Cycle in a New Business. Starting a new business can be a rollercoaster. One minute you’re so busy you barely have time to grab lunch on the go. The next, everything grinds to a halt, and you’re wondering where your next lead is going to come from.  Life would be so much easier if you could get some momentum going, but right now that…

Today we kick off a series of Q&A style blogs featuring suppliers, customers and distributors who work with our brand, Asses to Succeed. In this article, we speak to husband-and-wife team Michelle and Peter Anderson of Change Revolution Group. In the business for more than twenty years, they know a thing or two about what it takes to run a successful, sustainable coaching and training business. Can…