In a Nutshell: 6 Principles of Influence
The 6 principles of influence (or the 6 weapons of influence) is a phrase coined by psychology professor Robert Cialdini in...
Posts about Human Resources (6)
HR L&D Roundup (June-Sept 2014)
In case you missed them, below is a selection of 10 of the most interesting and/or most shared HR/L&D articles that have...
Time to Split HR: Backlash From Around the Web
In what is undoubtedly the front-runner for The Most Talked-About HR Article of The Year Award, Ram Charan’s recent piece...
In a Nutshell: Behavioural Interviewing (STAR Model)
Behavioural interviewing does not have any single known originator to whom the method belongs, but seems to have emerged as...
In a Nutshell: Motivation-Hygiene Theory
Frederick Herzberg (1923-2000) published the “two-factor” theory of workplace motivation — more commonly known as the...
In a Nutshell: Intrinsic Motivation
Daniel H. Pink published the bestselling business book “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us” (2009), which...
In a Nutshell: Big 5 Personality Traits (OCEAN Model)
The five-factor model (FFM), or more commonly known as the “Big Five” theory of personality, does not have a single,...
In a Nutshell: Cognitive Dissonance
Cognitive dissonance is one of the best-known and most prolifically documented theories in social psychology. Leon Festinger...