Psychometric testing has long been used to evaluate candidates for lower-level positions. But it can also be useful in hiring for executive and leadership positions. Here's how.
People skills are one of the fundamental components of understanding someone’s emotional intelligence, or EQ. But can observing and understanding the way people interact with others actually give us insight into other aspects of their EQ? Can we learn where an individual’s strengths and weaknesses are, just by observing their people skills?
EQ has been in the news a lot recently. From Google making it a large part of their hiring process, to a spate of published articles and papers linking it to success. Still, many HR managers find themselves asking: What is eq? Why is it important? And why does it matter in the modern workplace?
While we at Kandidata Asia are busy working away on our various company projects, the research and writing on Emotional Intelligence all over the world goes on with great force. We are proud to have been among the very first, if not the first company in Asia, to introduce EQ and we are now
A recent discussion between two distinguished university professors has resulted in a very recent and interesting article in the Harvard Business Review blog. (Oct 22, 2014) While Wharton professor Adam Grant argues that Emotional Intelligence (EI) is overrated and that cognitive ability still proves to be more important than Emotional Intelligence Daniel Goleman rebuts and
Kandidata Asia´s partner in Indonesia Andreas Marta is one of the very first people in Indonesia to be certified in the EQi2.0. Andreas works with Leadership Development and Executive Coaching and he generously shared with me some of his experience from introducing and working with EQi in Indonesia. Read more about Andrea´s EQ work