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Dan Hughes

Senior Director of R&D

Dan is a Chartered Psychologist and highly experienced R&D leader. He has worked in the field of business psychology for over 26 years and during that time has developed a wide range of innovative psychometric solutions and technology to help organisations with their talent management goals. He is passionate about designing scientific, evidence-based solutions which deliver practical business benefits. He also regularly shares research and thought leadership via industry conferences and publications.

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    Does great leadership make a difference?

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    Dan Hughes

    Leadership is one of the most discussed topics in talent acquisition and development. The question of how to be a great leader is constantly debated. This is hardly surprising;…

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    Skills vs competencies: Is your talent strategy built for success?

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    Dan Hughes

    Many organisations are shifting or looking to shift towards skills-based hiring and development strategies. This offers the potential to enable a more agile, dynamic approach to hiring, internal mobility,…

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    ‘Recruit for culture, train for skill’. Recruiters reject candidates based on their lack of cultural fit

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    Dan Hughes

    In a recent survey of 55 large organisations, Cubiks Netherlands discovered that nine in ten recruiters have rejected candidates due to their lack of cultural fit. The survey was…

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    The evolution of the big 5

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    Dan Hughes

    In the world of personality assessments, the Big 5 personality traits have become the model that many questionnaires are built from. This five factor model includes the following traits;…

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    Harnessing generative AI for better talent assessment and development

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    Dan Hughes

    In our recent blogs, we discussed the impact of ChatGPT from two different perspectives. Firstly, we shared some key skills that employees will need to take full advantage of generative AI,…

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    Why every leader should understand how to build intrinsic motivation

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    Dan Hughes

    Leaders in today’s world of work are facing a rapid pace of change involving complex and unpredictable challenges. Digital disruptions such as generative AI and other advanced technologies are…

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    6 ways leaders need to address changing employee expectations

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    Dan Hughes

    The world of work is continually evolving, and this means that the role and attributes of leaders also need to change and adapt, too. At its very heart, leadership…

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    Building relationships and embracing diversity at work

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    Dan Hughes

    In our recent report Key Success Criteria in the Reshaped World of Work, we described seven competencies that, based on research, we anticipate will be critical in the future…

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    Adapting to the reshaped world of work

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    Dan Hughes

    While the pandemic situation still varies across countries, we are now starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel as vaccination programs ramp up. The world…

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    The future of work: 6 ways to demonstrate people-centred leadership

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    Dan Hughes

    In our series of blogs about Talogy’s international research study on leadership, we’ve explored a range of important topics: These research findings provide insights into how expectations of leaders…

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