“Strategic planning is worthless, unless there is first a strategic vision” — John Naisbitt, New York Times bestselling author and public speaker Succession planning is strategic planning. In fact, succession …
Are great employees born or made? How you answer this question can tell you a lot about your mindset. Your mindset is an established set of attitudes that determine how …
Over the last two years human resources (HR) services have been in demand like never before. Businesses have witnessed immense disruption as first the pandemic, then equity, diversity, and inclusion …
Aristotle first defined character as a set of virtuous habits. Since then, researchers at the Ivey Business School and SIGMA Assessment Systems Inc. have developed a standardized way for organizations …
What does your organization look for when recruiting a new CEO? If you’re like most, leadership character is not at the top of your hiring criteria. In fact, assessments of …
“You can be a character, or you can possess character. Sometimes these two traits don’t go hand in hand.” – Meghan M. Biro[i] Character has long been overlooked as a …
“The idea is to go from numbers, to information, to understanding” – Hans Rosling SIGMA’s Leadership Character Insight Assessment (LCIA) assesses an individual’s character. Character is a collection of virtues …
“Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader” ─ Tacitus One of the most important responsibilities of a leader is making good decisions, and indeed, one would be hard-pressed …
More than 85% of Fortune 500 companies currently use a 360-degree feedback process in their leadership development.[i] That’s an incredible percentage! Why are these leadership assessments so important? Are they …
Character matters. In fact, when it comes to leadership, character may matter most of all. Leaders who have strong character build trust, and without trust, people will not follow.[1] Studies …