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May 11, 2020 3:34 pm
Published by Shanan Marshall
For 41 years, Self Management Group has been evaluating and quantifying the personality and attitudinal constructs that best differentiate top performers. With well over 5,000 predictive validation studies completed over this time period, spanning all industries, positions and continents, the most statistically consistent and powerful predictor of top performers is SELF MANAGEMENT. This consistent finding is even more impressive when you think of the lack of statistical control associated with field research. Our validation studies were undertaken across the globe and over a 4 decade time span (i.e., significant periods of change), in different languages and cultures, with participants of various ages, work experience, and positions; yet despite all of this uncontrolled error, people with a stronger Self Management orientation were statistically over represented among top performers. Below are just a couple of graphs highlighting the predictive power of Self Management: Figure 1. NHL Players Over 15 Year Time Span......
April 6, 2020 1:42 pm
Published by Shanan Marshall
The COVID-19 pandemic has unquestionably altered the current state of work (i.e. forcing most companies to work remotely), and for all intents and purposes, it will likely change the future of work as well. However, it is important to remember that the impact of COVID-19 is just one example of change and change in the workplace happens all the time. Since change is inevitable, the question for Talent Strategists becomes, what differentiates employees who are un-phased by organizational change? The answer is Self Management. There are several attributes inherent within Self Management that make it the #1 competency associated with top performers. The focus of this blog will be on the three attributes that most directly impact a self manager’s ability to navigate periods of change and uncertainty. Strong Self Managers are internally-oriented in a number of critical ways that insulate them from the external changes which cause so much......
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