Two minute reads – Developing our ability to influence

Two minute reads – Developing our ability to influence

by | Oct 4, 2024 | Business EQ, Clinical Leadership, Clinical Leadership in the NHS, Development, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Nurse leadership, Personal Development, Personality Profile, Uncategorized, values, Values

Developing our ability to influence. Which of us has never questioned their ability to influence and persuade others?  In this two minute article we look at some potential ways of developing our ability to influence. An awareness of your own preferred approach to...
Two minute reads – The impact of empathy at work

Two minute reads – The impact of empathy at work

by | Sep 27, 2024 | Business EQ, Clinical Leadership, Clinical Leadership in the NHS, Development, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, organisational values, Personal Development, Personality Profile, values, Values, Values based recruitment NHS

The impact of empathy at work In the second of our “Two minute reads” series, we briefly look at how our empathy impacts on our behaviour at work and look at ways in which individuals and teams can use empathy to best effect. Empathy at Work There are many definitions...
Socially distanced assessments for recruitment – a case study

Socially distanced assessments for recruitment – a case study

by | Mar 18, 2020 | Assessment Centre, Business EQ, Case Study, Clinical Leadership, Covid19 Business Continuity, Development, Emotional Intelligence, Home working, Mental health, organisational values, Remote assessment, Resilience, Selection and Assessment, Stress, Uncategorized, values, Values Assessment

Remote assessment for recruitment- A new way of working Are you looking for a robust assessment process to support your remote recruitment? How do you reliably select the best candidate for your team? We have extensive experience of assessing candidates remotely using...
One-off or rapidly engaged assessments now available – We’re now on the government DPS Framework Agreement for Assessment Services

One-off or rapidly engaged assessments now available – We’re now on the government DPS Framework Agreement for Assessment Services

by | Sep 15, 2015 | Clinical Leadership, Clinical Leadership in the NHS, Consultant, dps, Dynamic Purchasing System, Framework Agreement for NHS Assessment Services, HMRC, Leadership, Nurse leadership, organisational values, Personality Profile, Selection and Assessment, Uncategorized, values, values assessment, Values based recruitment NHS

We are delighted to announce that Dearden Search and Selection are now on the Executive Assessment and Executive Search, Selection and Assessment Dynamic Purchasing Systems, as set up by HM Revenue and Customs.   This covers assessment services for senior...
Values Based Recruitment: An Update of the NHS’s Position

Values Based Recruitment: An Update of the NHS’s Position

by | Dec 1, 2014 | Clinical Leadership, Clinical Leadership in the NHS, Consultant, francis report, Leadership, Nurse leadership, organisational values, Personality Profile, Selection and Assessment, Uncategorized, values, values assessment, Values based recruitment NHS

Since the publication of the Francis report into the failings of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust there has been increasing focus on the need to recruit NHS and public health staff with the right values, as well as skills. This has led many employers in the...
The dilemma of assessment for hard-to-fill positions

The dilemma of assessment for hard-to-fill positions

by | Sep 16, 2014 | Clinical Leadership, Clinical Leadership in the NHS, Consultant, francis report, Leadership, Nurse leadership, organisational values, Personality Profile, Selection and Assessment, Uncategorized, values, values assessment

Some clinical leadership positions are hard to fill. When faced with a shortage of applicants, employers often wrestle with a secondary dilemma – whether or not the cost of an in-depth assessment can be justified? Or whether a ‘quicker’ solution, such as the panel...