Hogrefe UK

Personality Assessment From £20 Per Test

Hogrefe UK — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:45:41 +0100

Get the Business Inventory of Personality (BIP) an online work specific psychometric that accurately predicts how people will behave and perform at work for only £20 per test.

If you are Level B test trained in psychometrics and would like to arrange a free sample prior to purchase, please click here to register your details.

Alternatively contact Barnaby Lassen on 01865 402 900.

Leadership tips from Bob Wheeler

Hogrefe UK — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:13:19 +0100

Management consultant and Hogrefe author Bob Wheeler shares tips on effective leadership. How can you develop the skill of consistently getting the best out of other people? Talking to the Nottingham Evening Post about the Leadership Judgement Indicator and the new Leadership Coach on the Desktop co-authored with...

Read more... (external link opens in new window)

A practical guide to the effective use of assessment centre technology - Free Seminars

Hogrefe UK — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:02:02 +0100

This free short seminar is aimed at helping practitioners to use elements of assessment centre technology. There are some clearly laid down standards for assessment centres, but there is also scope for using parts of the range of methods represented by the assessment centre approach. In the seminar we will consider how to tread a path between letting the pursuit of perfection become the enemy of the good versus the unacceptable dilution of assessment centre standards.

Practical constraints on the application of very best practice within each of the areas of assessment centres, from job analysis to multiple competencies and multiple assessors will be explored. Other issues addressed will include the use of criterion-based interviews and standard psychometrics to complement job simulation exercises- the staple fare of assessment centres - and the role of participant report forms in providing further insights into behaviour. We will also look at who should function as assessors. Should they be line managers two levels up from the candidates, as is traditional, or HR staff or external consultants?

The pros and cons of using off-the-shelf versus bespoke job simulation exercises will be examined, together with issues stemming from clients’ emphasis on the credibility of exercise content. The scope for using less commonly employed processes, such as fact-finding exercises and in-basket interviews will be examined. The implications of candidates’ preferences, such as senior level people not wanting to meet other candidates, will be examined.

To book this seminar on a mutually convenient date and to arrange for a member of our team to visit your offices, please contact Barnaby Lassen on 01865 402 900.

Managing Talent for Retention and Growth - Free Seminar

Hogrefe UK — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:01:47 +0100

Recessionary pressures are forcing many organisations to cut staff numbers. At the same time these pressures provide opportunities – and some would say excuses- for disposing of the services of those who may have been seen for a while as not fitting in with an organisation’s future. However, the disruptive forces set loose by the active shedding of staff also mean that many of those whose services are still needed will seek employment elsewhere. Of these it is those who are the most talented who will commonly have the confidence to seek a move and who will most readily find they can do so. Add to this an environment of likely recruitment bans even for key posts and the result can be a vicious spiral.

In this free short seminar we look at the dynamics of these different forces and how they can be mastered. We examine the scope for creating a talent inventory to identify most clearly those who should go and those who should be retained. We go on to look at the incentives and support that can be applied to potential leavers and those who it is required to retain in order to dampen instabilities. We also look at the role of communications and the resulting perceptions of management and its intentions and the value of taking a pro-active approach to managing these, Ideas such as the anticipation of tipping points in levels of staff commitment are put forward.

To book this seminar on a mutually convenient date and to arrange for a member of our team to visit your offices, please contact Barnaby Lassen on 01865 402 900.

Why Do Leaders Fail? - Free Seminar

Hogrefe UK — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:01:29 +0100

In challenging economic times organisations look for many qualities. Prudence, vision, creativity and tight economic management amongst them. Most importantly, leadership - at all levels - is critical. Boards of directors and top management need to identify current and future leaders who can help secure the operation’s current viability, and help it grow and develop for the future.

Hogrefe & Bradenlaw offers a short seminar in which some of the myths and misapprehensions about ‘Leadership’ will be explored. What exactly Is leadership? Is it one definable quality or is it more of a process, akin to thinking?

Some of the standard theories on leadership will be briefly reviewed, together with some thoughts on the strengths and weaknesses of current concepts. We will hazard an answer to some key questions:

•   What do good leaders actually do that makes them effective?
•   Can leadership be learned/taught? Or are leaders born not made?
•   Why do acknowledged leaders sometimes fail?
•   Are the best leaders instinctive leaders?
•   How do the most effective leaders resemble chameleons?
•   How can you identify future leaders amongst those with little experience of leadership?

This short free seminar will last around thirty minutes, with around a further fifteen minutes for questions.

To book this seminar on a mutually convenient date and to arrange for a member of our team to visit your offices, please contact Barnaby Lassen on 01865 402 900.

New Frontiers in Psychometrics

Hogrefe UK — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:34:32 +0100

Wendy Lord, Chief Psychologist at Hogrefe, will be presenting a situational judgement test the Leadership Judgement Indicator at the New Frontiers in Psychometrics event hosted by The Psychometrics Forum. The event will also feature Hogrefe’s new implicit association test Implicitly, presented by Pete Jones, Research Director at Shire Professional Business Consultants and author of Implicitly. Pete will outline the nature of IATs and talk about their use in exploring prejudice and to assess leaders.

This event, to be held on 3rd December, is the first annual review of innovations in the nature and use of psychometrics and will be led by The Psychometrics Forum Vice Chair, Dr Hugh McCredie. If you want to find out more about this event please contact Caro Leitzell on 01962 880920 or admin@leitzell.com.

NEO PI-R Guide to Interpretation and Feedback in a Work Context

Hogrefe UK — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:30:51 +0100

This guide helps new users convert their theoretical knowledge of the Revised NEO Personality Inventory into good and effective practice.

The guide is divided into two parts:

Part One: The Interpretation Process focuses on the construction of initial hypotheses from the profile. It explains how to construct the skeleton of the individual's personality from the questionnaire results.

Part Two: Strategies for the Feedback Meeting gives advice on how to use the feedback meeting to enhance interpretation of the questionnaire results.

An appendix to the guide provides a review of the latest thinking on the relationship between personality and performance at work.

NEO PI-R: A Guide to Interpretation and Feedback in a Work Context:...£54.00

HTS Updated

Hogrefe UK — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:22:22 +0100

An updated version of Hogrefe TestSystem (HTS) was released on 2nd July 2009.

This update features the first full online release of the English edition of BIP (Business-focused Inventory of Personality), with enhancements to the candidate report and profile sheet since the preview release. Besides the UK standardisation sample from 2007, several international norms are included.

The release also features the first French and Slovak editions of BIP among other new tests, an enhanced online specimen for the UK edition of NEO PI-R, and updated HTS system components.

(Please use UpdateManager to update your existing HTS setup. The UK NEO-PI-R is now at version 59. You need version 58 or higher to take advantage of confidence intervals on your profile sheets.)

Rorschach Training Workshop (Sept/Oct 2009)

Hogrefe UK — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:02:58 +0100

Projective Techniques Workshop for Applied Psychologists: Level 1 Training in the Rorschach

This four day, UK-based course provides a rare opportunity for psychologists to complete the basic training as a Rorschach Practitioner.

The Rorschach Comprehensive System (RCS) is a perceptual test which provides an in-depth description of the individual across a range of dimensions. It is one of the most widely used tests by psychologists around the world, having established international status both as a clinical tool and a measure for undertaking quantitative research. The RCS is used within a variety of settings, namely clinical, forensic, educational, research and by psychologists engaged in consultancy work both with individuals and organisations.

The course, jointly presented by Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust and the British Rorschach Society, will take place over 4 full days: Thursday 24 September 2009, Friday 25 September, Thursday 29 October, Friday 30 October.

Aims: structure and psychometric properties; administration and scoring; basic interpretation and analysis; overview of the clinical applications.The training will enable participants to use the Rorschach as part of their professional practice on completion of the training, with supervision from an experienced Rorschach Practitioner.

There are 12 places available, on a first-come, first-served basis.

For further details and a booking form, please click here... (pdf)

Leading Effectively Through Transition, 1 September 2009

Hogrefe UK — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:34:31 +0100

Hogrefe are pleased to announce that Michael Lock, co author to the Leadership Judgement Indicator, will be presenting at the 2009 HRINZ conference in New Zealand.

The workshop is for professionals who want to manage change and thrive in its wake. It will provide guidance on how managers can effectively lead their people through this transition. Unlike those approaches that simply shine a light on the uncertainty all are feeling, this Workshop will look at the three key leadership aspects that are needed to establish a new healthy organizational equilibrium.

If you are in New Zealand and would like to attend the event, please visit www.hrinz.org.nz for further information.

Employee engagement

Hogrefe UK — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:06:27 +0100

Hannah Markson (Resident Psychologist, Hogrefe Oxford) will be presenting a poster at EAWOP 2009, the 14th European Congress of Work and Organizational Psychology, to be held in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, from 13th-16th May 2009.

The theme of the congress is Developing people in 21st century organizations: global and local perspective. Hannah will be presenting a research study into the effects of rewards and recognition on employee engagement.

HTS Updated

Hogrefe UK — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:45:38 +0100

An updated version of Hogrefe TestSystem (HTS) was released on 25th March 2009.

This update includes enhancements to the profile sheet of the NEO PI-R personality measure, where you now have the option to display confidence intervals or critical differences (68%, 90%, 95%). The update also improves localization of English and Czech language components and adds new tests in Czech and German.

(Please use UpdateManager to update your existing HTS setup.)

Online Testing (scheduled maintenance)

Hogrefe UK — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:53:07 +0100

Hogrefe TestSystem internet testing (www.hts-online.net ) will be unavailable from 05:00 GMT on Sunday 8th March 2009, for a maximum of five hours, due to a software upgrade. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Customers affected include those using BIP and NEO-PI-R online. Your test takers should complete their tests before 5am on Sunday, or wait until after 10am. New logins will be blocked from 3am, to allow all tests to be completed without interruption. No results will be lost.

Our other online platforms (Hogrefe TA-online, Leadership Judgment Indicator, and Life/Career Navigator) are not affected.

LJI Training Promotion

Hogrefe UK — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:30:12 +0100

Leadership Judgement Indicator (LJI) - Training Now Only £450 + vat

Scenario based tests are starting to be recognised for the value that they bring to the selection and development process. Innovations in scenario based testing allow the testing of complex situations that reflect the richness of the challenges faced in organisations. As an innovator in test publishing Hogrefe has published the Leadership Judgement Indicator (LJI) since 2005.

The LJI is a scenario based judgement test which allows the assessment of a leader’s judgement and preferred styles when dealing with a range of decision making contexts. It benchmarks how accurately the leader can discern the most appropriate way of engaging with colleagues, as well as the leadership strategies that he or she is likely to employ. The use of this test is obvious at the individual level but its use in the organisational setting can elevate knowledge about the principle leadership style dictated by the cultural norm.

The LJI has been standardised against a norm group of 1345 individuals who have formal leadership responsibility vested in their position. Positions ranged from chief executive officer to first line management and includes but isn’t limited to the following range of job titles: Managing Director, Naval Officer, Operational Director, Cabinet Secretary, Retail Operations Director.

The appropriate scenario item responses are scored against the best reponse formulated from an evolved situational leadership model. Using the Vroom and Yetton model as a taxonomy for leadership style, individuals respond on the appropriateness of Directive, Consultative, Consensual or Delergative styles. Individual responses for each scenario are scored by measuring the relationship between the theoretical response and their own. This provides a rich source of data indicatinig sub-styles which unclude Task Orientation, Involvement Orientation, Power Orientation and Empowerment Orientation.

We are confident that certification in the use of the Leadership Judgement Indicator will allow you to differentiate the services you offer both in the selection and development arena.

Training locations include- Oxford, London, Exeter & Harrogate.

To secure your seat or to sample the LJI, please call 01865 402 900.

*Please note the LJI one day training course is only available to those with a BPS level A qualification.
** This training promotion is only available to BPS registered independent psychologists.

The Hogrefe Training Team

Leadership Judgement 'Culture In The Team Audits'.

Hogrefe UK — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:57:01 +0100

Your management teams may be delivering the business strategy but the question is how effectively are they delivering it? How good are they at making judgements about which people to involve in which tasks in order to keep people on side and maximise results? How do they decide when to retain control and when to release or equalise it? How well do they judge when to direct and when to seek consensus; when to consult or when to delegate completely?

All too often, managers can get stuck in a ‘one-track approach’ to managing people; always adopting a particular style. This may be a reflection of the individual’s personality but it can arise from a strong culture in the organisation to do things a certain way.

For the organisation to develop, managers and leaders need to be able to:

Understand that no one leadership style will be effective all the time and all leadership styles are effective some of the time.
Have the ability to judge which style is appropriate based on the nature of the task and the characteristics of the people involved.
Feel comfortable to deploy each style effectively.

The LJI, based on a strong theoretical model coupled with years of practical implementation, enables organisations to highlight the strengths and blind spots in a particular team or a department or across the organisation in terms of Leadership Judgement.

The audit will identify balance or bias towards particular styles and accuracy or failure of judgement about when particular styles are more or less appropriate.

For more information on how the audit process would work, please contact Barnaby Lassen on 01865 402 900.

Data Collection Opportunity

Hogrefe UK — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:55:56 +0100

We are currently collecting data for a number of contemporary and innovative new assessments that are highly relevant to today's world of work.

The instruments for which we are currently seeking partners for data collection address the following areas of people performance.

Leadership judgement and decision making in various business leadership contexts.
Leadership judgement and decision making in sales and customer services contexts.
Personality type indicator across all employee levels.
Aptitude and ability across all employee levels.

Hogrefe Oxford currently publish the renowned NEO PI-R UK edition, Leadership Judgement Indicator (LJI), Business Focused Inventory of personality (BIP), and Intelligence Structure Test (IST).

Please contact Hogrefe on 01865 402 900 if you are interested in any of the above data collection opportunities.

Public Sector Partnership Conference

Hogrefe UK — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:55:47 +0100

Hogrefe are pleased to be attending the PSP conference on the 20th of Jan at London's QE2 conference centre.

Wendy Lord will be delivering session 12, "If you can't measure it you can't manage it".

To attend the event contact Darren Jordan- event manager on: 0161 217 2500.

We look forward to seeing you there.

European HR Directors Business Summit 2009

Hogrefe UK — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:42:17 +0100

Hogrefe will be attending the European HR Directors Business Summit, held at the ICC, Birmingham, on the 22-23rd of Jan 09. Please feel free to drop by stand 67 and introduce yourself to a member of our team.

Organised by World Trade Group - 0207 202 7594

NEO Training in February 2009

Hogrefe UK — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:45:41 +0100

There is one place remaining on our special ONE-DAY NEO Conversion Course, to be held in Exeter, Devon on Tuesday 2nd February 2009. The course fee is £360 + VAT. Book now to avoid disappointment!

Course details • NEO-PI-R

HTS Updated

Hogrefe UK — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:09:51 +0100

An updated version of Hogrefe TestSystem (HTS) was released on 17th December 2008.

This update includes a new norm group and enhanced reports for the NEO PI-R personality measure. It also includes improved localization of English and Czech language components and new tests in Danish, Dutch and German.

(Please use UpdateManager to update your existing HTS setup.)

Quality of Life in Young Renal Patients

Hogrefe UK — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:37:48 +0100

Does chronic renal failure affect quality of life in children and young people?

Quality of life is an important issue in assessing the impact of clinical treatment on children's lives. A recent study at the University of Nottingham used the Generic Children's Quality of Life Measure (GCQ) to audit quality of life in children with chronic renal disease.

The GCQ is a child-friendly self-report questionnaire based on constructs provided by children. It is based on discrepancy between the child's perceived self and the child's ideal self. British norms (6-14 years) are provided.

In this study, young renal patients (mean age 13.6 years) completed GCQ during routine appointments. Researchers compared quality of life in the sample with that in the general child population and looked for gender differences and differences arising from treatment modality (post-transplant, dialysis, chronic kidney failure). The study was authored by Hilary Maxwell and Dot MacKinlay (Dept. of Clinical Psychology & Neuropsychology) and Prof. Alan R Watson (Children & Young People's Kidney Unit).

Perhaps surprisingly, the renal sample reported higher quality of life than the general sample. The researchers identified areas for further study, and are looking for the participation of other paediatric renal centres. To read more about this study, please click here... (pdf)

The GCQ is published by Hogrefe Ltd.

Implicit Attitude Theory, 19th November 2008

Hogrefe UK — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:26:15 +0100

Speaker Dr. Peter Jones is a work psychologist specialising in psychometric test development and issues around workplace diversity. He has undertaken groundbreaking work in the use of Implicit Attitude Theory (IAT) and its application in culturally challenging environments.

This presentation will discuss diversity research and ways of identifying hidden and often unconscious prejudices for use in applied settings.

CFIT transfers to global owner

Hogrefe UK — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:07:43 +0100

Hogrefe AG and OPP® Ltd announce that the CFIT will now be published by the Hogrefe Group.

From October 31, 2008, the English-language version of the CFIT will be available from

Hogrefe Ltd

Burgner House

4630 Kingsgate

Oxford Business Park South

Oxford OX4 2SU

Tel.: +44 (0) 1865 402900

Fax: +44 (0) 1865 402888

e-mail:

website: www.hogrefe.co.uk

or for customers in the United States and Canada

Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, Inc.

Fulfillment Department

30 Amberwood Parkway

Ashland, OH 44805

Phone: (800) 228-3749

Fax: (419) 281-6883

e-mail:

Website: www.hogrefe.com

The CFIT was previously distributed and printed by publishing company IPAT.

'The Big Five Event', 8th October 2008

Hogrefe UK — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:56:53 +0100

Hear a range of speakers including Wendy Lord, Chief Psychologist, Hogrefe Ltd, discuss the impact of the Big Five model on personality measures in use today.

Psychometric Training Promotions for Summer 2008

Hogrefe UK — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:40:52 +0100

Level A training in ability testing is now only £930+VAT(*). This offer comes with 10 free usages of Hogrefe’s new ability test IST-R and a BPS (British Psychological Society) qualification.

Level B training in personality testing is now only £1050+VAT(*). This offer comes with 10 free usages of Hogrefe's freshly standardised personality assessment BIP and your BPS qualification.

Product specific training in the NEO PI-R only £480+VAT for delegates already holding a Level B qualification. This offer now comes with a free Hogrefe TestSystem installation worth £240 enabling you to begin using the assessment online immediately.

For more information, please call 01865 402 900 and speak to our sales team. (*) Promotional price applies to courses throughout the remainder of 2008 provided places are reserved by 31st August 2008.

Test Training with Hogrefe • Psychometric assessments from Hogrefe

Introducing BIP

Hogrefe UK — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:03:33 +0100

Business-focused Inventory of Personality (BIP) is a fresh approach to identifying the personality of people at work that combines a measure of work style and motivation in one tool. BIP will be launched at the HRD conference in London 15-17 April so if you are attending please come and visit the Hogrefe stand for more information.

Register now for the LCN!

Hogrefe UK — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:02:58 +0100

The Life and Career Navigator (LCN) is a comprehensive assessment and development package that enables individuals to assess and combine key factors integral to their life and career decisions. Consisting of an online component and supported by a workbook, the LCN provides a 'do it yourself' career navigation tool that helps people to assess their strengths and opportunities to manage their own careers in an uncertain and fast changing work environment. LCN will be launched summer 2008, but you can register now. Click here to get started and access a bonus Career Evaluation Questionnaire.

Level A Test Training - Special Offer for June 2008

Hogrefe UK — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:09:58 +0100

Level A course June 23^rd-27^th - book your place before June 20^th and receive:

40% reduction on price: £930+VAT (usual price £1550 +VAT)
Free installation of the Hogrefe TestSystem with ten free usages of our new ability test battery ‘IST’

To book your place, call Barnaby Lassen on 01865 402 900,
or email . Hurry - space is limited!

The debate over psychometric testing has moved on. It is no longer a case of ‘should we?’ The burning question now is ‘how best can we…with real benefit at the right price.’ Our June offer provides you with the opportunity to take that first important step at low cost.

Links: Test Training with Hogrefe • Psychometric assessments from Hogrefe

HTS Distribution Updated

Hogrefe UK — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:50:17 +0100

An updated distribution of the Hogrefe TestSystem (HTS) was released on 13th May 2008.

This update includes improved localization of language components and optimized reporting rules for the NEO PI-R personality measure. (Use UpdateManager to update your existing HTS setup.) It also includes new tests in Danish, Dutch and German.

Available since February 2008: the first English edition of the IST combined reasoning battery (nine individually selectable subtests covering verbal, numerical and figural reasoning). Read more...

There has never been a better time to acquire HTS.

Personality Poker

Hogrefe UK — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:02:55 +0100

Innovative – interactive – thought-provoking

A card game that stimulates individual and team growth

Everyone wins with Personality Poker – read more...

BPS Level A and Level B training course dates

Hogrefe UK — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:00:55 +0100

Your opportunity to obtain BPS Level A or Level B test administration qualification. Our next training courses to be held in Oxford are as follows:

Level A: 23rd-27th June 2008
Level B: 13th to 16th May 2008

There is a NEO PI-R UK edition product specific training course on the 24th-25th April 2008. Limited spaces are available on these courses.

Please telephone Barnaby Lassen or Jackie Wagner on 01865 402 900 for more details. For comprehensive details on future training courses please go to our Training page.

NEW! Children's Quality of Life Measure

Hogrefe UK — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:25:17 +0100

NEW Product Announcement
Generic Children's Quality of Life Measure (GCQ)

Hogrefe are delighted to announce the introduction of this new measure researched and authored by Dr Jacqueline Collier PhD and Dr Dorothy MacKinlay DipClinPsy of Nottingham University.

The GCQ measures the difference between how children view their actual lives and how they would prefer their idealised lives to be, without imposing an adult opinion.

Introductory Offer

To help practitioners and health authorities in getting started with GCQ we are pleased to make the following special offer valid until the end of March.

Purchase an Introductory Set including a Professional Manual and 50 each of the Boy and Girl Item Booklets for £276 (a saving of £60)

Links: More about GCQ • Hogrefe clinical catalogue • Hogrefe home

Introduction of the new Children's Quality of Life Measure

Hogrefe UK — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:07:53 +0100

Hogrefe will be participating in the British Association of Community Child Health ASM to be held at Reading University campus on 25th and 26th September 2007. At this meeting we will be introducing the new Generic Children's Quality of Life Measure authored by Dr Jacqueline Collier and Dr Dorothy McKinlay from the University of Nottingham. We will also be showing our well established range of child assessments including the Griffiths Child Development Scales, ADOS/ADI-R Autism assessments, and SON-R non-verbal intelligence test.

New products introductions coming soon - CompACT Series

Hogrefe UK — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:06:32 +0100

The Computerised Attention and Concentration Test Series. This significant evolution in the measurement of concentration and attention is based on the most recent research. The CompACT Series measures simple and complex reaction time, alertness, concentration, continuous attention and vigilance. Uses cutting edge hardware and advanced test development methodology. We are currently collecting data and if you or your organisation would like to be involved with this, or if you wish to discuss the product in more detail please call Wendy Lord on 01865 402 900.

Hogrefe at the Fleet Safety Forum

Hogrefe UK — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:05:30 +0100

We will be exhibiting at the Fleet Safety Forum, held at the National Motor Cycle Museum, Birmingham, on 21 Nov 2007. Come and meet members of the Hogrefe team, and learn how leading edge products like the d2 Test of Attention can help improve driver safety. Please take the time to view the Nottingham City bus company case study within our Testimonial pages.