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"How to spot a public sector Trailblazer"
Laurence Jackson in People Management magazine
Taken from Taken from People Management October 2009

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Fired Up for a leadership challenge
Identify and develop traiblazers in your organisation says Colin Mercer
Taken from Taken from The Daily Telegraph 14th August 2009

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"Recruiting organisations evaluate candidates carefully. But candidates should also evaluate the jobs they apply for."
This quick guide helps you figure out whether a new job will be satisfying.
Taken from Taken from Daily Telegraph April 2009-08-10

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"Hard working, optimistic rule-breakers make the best public sector change agents"
Results of the latest research.
Taken from Taken from Management Journal April 2009

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"Birmingham City University delivers on an innovative programme to help managers become leaders"
Taken from Taken from Engage Issue 17 Spring 2009

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"How to get full value from consultants"
Obtaining value from suppliers is more important than ever in the public sector. Liz Lawson explains how to secure excellent service from consultancies.
Taken from Taken from www.publicservice.co.uk – The information portal for the public sector August 2009

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"How benchmarking can identify those vital skills"
How Wickland Westcott's proprietary benchmarking database provides a remarkably powerful insight into how potential candidates match up against the marketplace
Taken from Taken from Management Journal July 2009

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"Trailblazers: Supporting transformation in public services"
If you come across someone in public service who is cheerfully passionate about helping people, has demonstrated courage in the face of adversity, and is always looking to change things, then stop and think… you may just have found yourself a Trailblaze

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"Recruitment: Tipped for the top"
A tailored assessment toolkit developed by Wickland Westcott is helping one NHS trust assess leadership qualities when making senior appointments.

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"How to assess leadership qualities in the NHS"
A case study from Trafford PCT.
Taken from Taken from Health Service journal July 2008

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"How to get full value from consultants"
Wickland Westcott has commissioned research to determine how to ensure successful consultancy outcomes. The results show the key questions clients should ask, and the specific behaviours consultants should demonstrate.

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"The right person for the right role: using competencies in recruitment and selection"
Hiring practices based on the use of competencies are often more cost-effective and efficient than other methods, says Rachel Suff in this guide to competency-based recruitment.
Taken from Taken from Competency and Emotional Intelligence Spring 2006 Volume 13 Number 3

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Competency-based telephone interviewing
Competency-based telephone interviewing can help improve the quality of shortlisting decisions, as Madeleine Owen and Tessa Webb show. They draw on their own experience to provide a best-practice guide to its effective use.
Taken from Taken from Competency and Emotional Intelligence Winter 2004/2005 Volume 12 Number 2

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The growing importance of cross-cultural assessment
Cultural differences can create major difficulties for multinational organisations’ use of competencies; John Milsom draws on recent research from Wickland Westcott to highlight the ways forward.
Taken from Taken from Competency and Emotional Intelligence 2004 Volume 2 Number 4

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Getting SMART with Competencies at BAE Systems RO Defence
How RO Defence's move to a high performance culture involved persuading its largely engineering-based workforce to give as much attention to behavioural aspects of performance as to quantitative outputs.
Taken from Taken from Competency and Emotional Intelligence 2002 Volume 9 Number 3

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Revising Management Competencies: Ensuring Cross-Cultural Validity
An in-depth evaluation has led to significant improvements in the cultural sensitivity of Rothmans International's management competencies.
Taken from Taken from Competency and Emotional Intelligence 2000 Volume 7 Number 2


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