Reducing Evaluative Bias in Psychometrics – Implications for Recruitment and Development – Event Report
Dr. Stewart Desson, Lumina 18th June 2019 Reducing Evaluative Bias in Psychometrics – Implications for Recruitment and Development. The presentation covered the following themes: Type-ing, trait theories, and inclusive psychometrics Evaluative Bias The Lumina Spark model How does Lumina…
Culture Shift – Using Business Psychology to underpin Strategy Delivery – Event Report
Kirsty Bashforth, CEO, Quayfive Ltd. 17th September 2019 Culture Shift – Using Business Psychology to underpin Strategy Delivery Kirsty Bashforth wanted to share two main messages from her recently published book. The importance of a business psychology strategy. The best…
August Feature Article – Social Mobility – A Different Kind of Diversity
When we talk about diversity in the workplace, we often assume that this is limited to issues such as gender, race or disability – but issues of diversity and inclusion in the workplace are wider and include social mobility. In…
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE: I’ve got the data. Now what?
While there are plenty of conceptual frameworks for transferring knowledge from evidence to practice, the act of successfully exchanging and applying evidence in the form of information, ideas and experiences remains an enigma for most. Unfortunately, this has led to…
People Analytics – How Candidate Assessment Tools Can Refine Your Recruitment Process
The HR Zone features an article from Ben Williams this month. Ben has written this as part of the People Analytics hub on the website. He writes, “Looking to enhance your recruiting approach to help you find the right talent…
Diversity Feature Article – July 2019
“If we think of diversity as being invited to a party, inclusion is being asked to dance when you get there”. This month’s feature article looks the how a diverse, inclusive workforce can improve business productivity and have a positive…
AGM Election Results Announced
On 1st July 2019, the ABP held its AGM, which, amongst other things, included an election to select our new ABP Board Members. The draft minutes of the AGM will be available in the Members section of the ABP website…
Gamification – Ben Williams, Sten10 Event Report
15th May 2019 in Manchester, we saw ABP Chair Ben Williams, Sten10 present Gamification: benefits, progress and challenges The costs of hiring have escalated so much in recent years that it is inevitable that recruiters are looking to increase…
Gamification – Dr. Kiki Leutner, HireVue Event Report
15th May 2019, Manchester, Kiki Leutner – Teaching Fellow in Psychology, UCL and Consultant at HireVue. Games and assessments are rapidly becoming synonymous with each other and games are becoming part of the “Natural Environment” for job applicants. Games…
Election to the Management Board 2019: Biographies
An election will be held at the AGM on July 1st. There are SEVEN places available on the Board. You can read more about the ten nominated members below: Ben Williams As Chair of the ABP, I am passionate about…
Buying Business Psychology Services: The good, the bad and the brilliant!
“Over the last 30 years or so as an HR Director I have spent a small fortune on assessment, selection, development and learning services from business psychology firms. That has ranged from the brilliant to the bad and occasionally the…
ABP Business Psychology Certification
The ABP recently launched its Business Psychology Certification. Here Alex Forsythe and Steve Apps discuss what the ABP certified practitioner does which differentiates them from other practitioners. What is Business Pyschology? Business psychology is an applied science that investigates how to make people and organisations more…