SACS Articles
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Tips to make your team more inclusive
To have a team that is inclusive you need to recruit the right people, those who are smart, generous, & kind are more likely to be tolerant towards other.
What style of leadership promotes inclusiveness?
When a leader demonstrates the behaviours of inclusion and are welcoming & generous, then it’s far more likely that the people around them will do the same.
The Key Drivers of Prejudice
What are the key drivers that cause people to be prejudice and how can organisations deal with the issue? Coaching on the importance of diversity vital.
Research Findings: Prejudice within the workforce
An organisation that has a good diversity climate is one where the employees believe that their workplace cares about diversity and encourages tolerance.
Research Findings: What Makes People Intolerant
SACS has conducted 2 research studies collecting responses from candidates in regard to their attitudes towards gender, ethnicity, ageing and disability.
Theory: What makes people prejudiced?
What makes a person prejudice is determined by nature and nurture. Traits that influence prejudice include cognitive ability, personality, skills & values.
How to Identify Toxic Masculinity in the Workplace
Psychometric tests can help screen for certain personality & value traits which can significantly lessen the risk of hiring employees with Toxic Masculinity.
Evaluating Candidates Using High Performance Modelling
High Performance Modelling is an evidence based profiling tool that helps take the guess work out of evaluating the suitability of future hires.
Testing Methods to Evaluate Candidates
Increase the accuracy of recruitment decisions by using psychometric tests which measure cognitive ability, values and counterproductive behaviours.
How to Conduct a Reference Check
Optimise your reference checking methods by speaking to the candidates previous leaders and asking those referees behavioural style interview questions.
What is Behavioural Interviewing
From a research perspective Behavioural Interviewing is the most accurate form of interviewing and a highly effective recruitment technique.
Biodata: How to Score Job Applications
The best way to screen resumes is to use a Biodata scoring method. Reading CV’s in a planned structured manner is a highly accurate recruitment technique.
What Are the Most Effective Recruitment Methods
Research based recruitment methods such as psych testing, structured interviews and Biodata scoring reduces the chances of hiring the wrong candidate.
How to Write Employment Advertisements
A top tip to maximise your ad response is to write the job ad in terms of outcomes and employee benefits and not simply listing duties or tasks.
How to Make Job Advertisements More Appealing
A useful technique in attracting candidates is developing an Employee Value Proposition. It’s a process of finding out the benefits that people love about a job.
Creating Outcome Based Job Definitions
Job definitions are not thought of as a candidate attraction method, but the way you define a job impacts how candidates will respond to job advertisement.
How to Cope with Tough Times
When undertaking workforce planning, regardless of industry you’re going to need people who are highly resilient, flexible and can cope with challenges.
Leadership Behaviours for Workforce Planning
The SACS Model of workforce planning is based on a comprehensive scientific literature review looking at a range of evidence-based models.
The SACS Model of Workforce Planning
The SACS Model of workforce planning is based on a comprehensive scientific literature review looking at a range of evidence-based models.
Creating Strategy and Role Clarity
Workforce planning is having a clearly defined strategy, creating role clarity for employees, and developing a governance structure to ensure accountability