Occupational Psychology News

The “new normal” will present challenges for employers and employees alike for at least the next few months as many of us work from home and/or have to lead remotely. Given the seismic change in [...]

For many organisations, the disruption caused by Covid-19 has meant that recruitment and development has been placed on hold whilst they adjust to the situation. Many organisations will be [...]

Over the past 27 years The OPG has worked with clients during economic shocks such as the early 1990’s recession, the 9/11 crisis and the Global Financial Crisis in 2007-8. The one thing that [...]

This article looks at how to lead and influence during difficult times, with often remote teams. Many leaders will have to make some very difficult decisions during...

How HR can maintain a sense of normality when it comes to resourcing, capability assessment, restructuring and development using digital HR and business psychology tools.

A common theme we find with some clients and organisations is that they see past experience as being a guide to future success. In a changing world this...

In the context of rising demands and significant challenges identifying the right people, establishing diverse teams, mobilising and deploying talent can be a game changer. Despite this, [...]

The OPG recently surveyed 43 HR and business people on their use of psychometric assessment. We then compared this data with the findings of the 2018 survey of 58 people. The research and [...]

High stakes assessment is where psychometric assessment is utilised in the decision-making process for critical business decision making such as redundancy, redeployment and restructuring. In [...]

Many organisations employ psychometric assessment for graduate hires. Some organisations spend large sums on assessment centres which we have designed for some august institutions. However, [...]