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What Is a STEN Score? STEN Scores Explained
A STEN score is a standardised score used in psychometric and other assessments to show where an individual's result sits relative to a comparison, or norm, group. STEN stands for Standard Ten. Scores are reported on a scale from 1 to 10, making complex standardised results easier to interpret and compare. What is a STEN score? A STEN score converts an assessment result onto a standard ten-point scale. Rather than simply [...]
How to Develop Resilience at Work: 5 Practical Strategies
Workplace resilience is not about being unaffected by pressure or simply pushing through difficult situations. It is the capacity to respond constructively when things do not go to plan, adapt when circumstances change and keep moving forward without allowing pressure to completely dictate your behaviour. Some people appear naturally resilient, but resilience is not a fixed characteristic. The way we think, respond and behave can develop through experience, reflection and deliberate [...]
Resilience: Can You Be Over-Resilient?
Resilience is usually discussed as something we need more of. At work, it can help us recover from setbacks, remain effective under pressure, persevere when progress is difficult and adapt when circumstances change. But can you be too resilient? The answer needs a little nuance. Resilience itself is not inherently harmful. The problem arises when behaviours associated with resilience are overused, applied rigidly or continued when the situation requires a different [...]
Can You Overuse Your Strengths at Work? | flowprofiler® GalleryCan You Overuse Your Strengths at Work? | flowprofiler®
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Can You Overuse Your Strengths at Work? | flowprofiler®
When Strengths Become Less Effective at Work Most of us are encouraged to identify our strengths and use them more. That makes sense. Strengths can help us solve problems, build relationships, cope with pressure and perform effectively. But there is a catch. A strength is not automatically effective simply because it is a strength. Its impact depends on how much we use it, when we use it and what the situation [...]
Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
Leadership is not only about what a leader knows. It is also about how they respond. Leaders make decisions while under pressure, communicate when people are uncertain, manage disagreement, influence different personalities and set the emotional tone for the people around them. That makes emotional intelligence highly relevant to leadership. Emotional intelligence, sometimes shortened to EI or referred to as EQ, concerns how effectively people recognise, understand and respond to emotional [...]
New Partner: Hearts and Minds, Malaysia
It is with the greatest of pleasures that we announce that Hearts and Minds Malaysia join our partner network. Hearts and Minds is led by Managing Director Malar Villi. This team shares our value of personal excellence in the workplace. Heart and Minds will bring flowprofiler® to organisations across Malaysia, India and Indonesia. This is a team who live their values and have passion to bring emotional intelligence competencies to their clients. [...]
Emotional Wellbeing at Work: 7 Behaviours That Support It
Emotional wellbeing at work does not mean feeling positive all the time. Work brings pressure, setbacks, difficult conversations, uncertainty and days when things simply do not go to plan. Emotional wellbeing is better thought of as our ability to recognise what is happening, respond constructively, recover when things are difficult and take appropriate action to support ourselves and others. It is also important not to make workplace wellbeing entirely an individual [...]
The Spirit of flowprofiler®
The spirit of flowprofiler® continues to evolve but our central true north remains. TheThiThe flowprofiler® began with a simple belief: people can understand more about how they behave, make conscious choices about what they do next and develop capabilities that help them work and lead more effectively. That belief has not changed. What has changed is the depth of our understanding about what meaningful development actually requires. Insight matters. Evidence matters. [...]
Psychological Oversight of Psychometric Assessments | flowprofiler®
flowprofiler® psychometric assessments were developed with professional psychological expertise and oversight. Qualified psychologists supported the research, design, piloting and validation of the original assessment family, helping to ensure that the measures were grounded in established psychological research and developed using robust psychometric practice. This work was led by Dr Amanda Potter and supported by Business Psychologist Helen Bradbury and the psychology team at Zircon Management Consulting. Professional psychology behind flowprofiler® Psychometric assessments [...]