The $50,000 Personality Test Problem
Last month, a CEO called us with a problem that’s becoming all too common. His company had just spent close to $50,000 on comprehensive personality assessments for their leadership team,…
From Job Description to Integration Report: A Playbook for HRBPs
Most job descriptions try to please everyone and end up helping no one. Your value as an HRBP is to translate that wish list into a testable profile—six to nine competencies,…
The Hidden Psychology Behind High-Performing Teams
Walk into any successful organization and you’ll notice something interesting about their best teams. It’s not that everyone has identical skills or personalities—quite the opposite, actually. High-performing teams often look…
Competencies vs. Personality: The HRBP’s Shortcut to Better Decisions
Personality tells you how someone prefers to move through the day. Competencies tell you what they are likely to deliver when the stakes are real. As an HR Business Partner,…
Why Your Next Hire Might Fail (And It’s Not What You Think)
At ProfilAS, we’ve watched too many promising candidates crash and burn in their first six months. The resume looked perfect, the interview went smoothly, and somehow it all went sideways.…
Measuring ROI in Competency Assessment: Beyond Basic Metrics, a Technical Analysis
The Measurement Challenge Traditional approaches to calculating return on investment in competency assessment dangerously oversimplify a complex technical challenge. When a major financial services firm attempted to quantify their assessment…
Next-Generation Leadership Competencies: Preparing for 2030
A Research-Based Analysis The Data Imperative Analysis of emerging leadership requirements across 500 global organizations reveals a critical insight: current competency frameworks fail to capture 40% of capabilities predicted essential…
Competency Assessment in Remote and Hybrid Work: The New Technical Frontier
Case Study: Global Tech Implementation When a leading technology firm attempted to adapt their competency framework for remote work, they encountered unexpected complexity. Despite sophisticated existing systems, they discovered their…
Building Learning Organizations Through Competency-Based Development: Beyond Traditional Frameworks
The Path to Sustainable Learning The transformation into a true learning organization demands sophistication far beyond standard competency frameworks. Recent research from leading business schools reveals that successful learning organizations…
The Role of Competency Assessment in Merger Integration Success: A Technical Perspective
Through the Merger Looking Glass Beyond standard due diligence and cultural alignment discussions, merger success often hinges on sophisticated talent assessment capabilities. Yet research examining 300 mergers across industries reveals…