How Jigsaws Can Help Your Recruitment

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn So how can Jigsaws help you with your recruitment? I was working with a client recently who has a staff turnover issue. As I started to investigate and gather information, it became apparent that there was insufficient understanding of the...

Do You Like Dogs?

This is who was at my client meeting last week. Isn’t he adorable? This boy lives in dog heaven. He spends all day at a pet food factory being fussed over by everyone that works there. When he meets dogs at the park and they ask him about his life, they will...

Speculative Calls

How do you feel about speculative calls from job seekers? It’s Saturday morning and I have just received a call from a student looking for some part-time work. How do you feel about such approaches? Personally, I am always impressed. When someone goes to the...

What makes a successful leader?

What makes a successful leader? This was the question posed in the following article that I was asked to contribute to. There is a lot one could say in answer to this question. I am interested in hearing what your answer is. Leave a comment below if you haven’t...

Best Startup Scotland

Great to get a mention in Best Startup Scotland. They tracked more than 100,000 Scottish startups and used this information to highlight top employees, founders and organisations they thought deserved more appreciation. We all like to feel appreciated. They then...

The Problem With Labels

The Problem With Labels PeopleMaps was designed to deliberately avoid the use of labels. Labelling would make life easier for PeopleMaps, however, they have inherent problems, which is why the decision was taken not to use them. Labels Are Pejorative No one likes to...

Can You Change Your Personality Type?

A common question I am often asked is, “can you change your personality type?” or “does your personality type change over time?” Clearly, some things change over time but what is changing is unclear. All personality assessments are low...