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...

Historical Modelling

When recruiting, we all want to hire the very best candidates. But what do we mean by “the Best Candidates”? Well, great candidates meet all three of the following criteria; People who can cope and even thrive in your actual work environment for years to...