Jasper International Academy

23/02/2022

Do you need to think your career. Is working harder not working for you?

The second half of your life could be better than the first. Really. In the book From Strength to Strength, Arthur Brooks shows how letting go of past glory can open the possibilities of life's "second curve."

25/08/2021

We Now Offer A Complete HR Cost Effective Hiring and Development Solution for Your Organisation.

There are literally hundreds of tests available. We have selected carefully a number of highly regarded tests some clinically based some purely occupationally. Once candidate testing or group / batch tests.

Psychometric tests are a standard and scientific method used to measure individual's mental capabilities and behavioural style.

Psychometric tests are designed to measure candidates' suitability for a role based on the required personality characteristics and aptitude (or cognitive abilities). They identify the extent to which candidates' personality and cognitive abilities match those required to perform the role. Employers use the information collected from the psychometric test to identify the hidden aspects of candidates that are difficult to extract from a face-to-face interview.

Ability tests (or aptitude tests) are standardised methods of assessing an individual's performance in different work-related tasks or situations. They measure potential rather than just academic performance and are frequently used by employers as indicators of how people will perform in a work setting.

Behavioural tests measure behavioral competencies. The combination of skills, knowledge, and traits in an individual cumulatively form behavioral competencies. Behavioural competencies are a job's components that reflect in behavior and are observable in the workplace.

Psychometrics and ability tests are used to judge a likely behavioural style or outcome in a work situation. They are never used in isolation but in collaboration with other data such as interviews, cv, and qualifications.

We have multiple approved psychometric testing instruments and British Psychological Society Qualified Psychometricians. We can accommodate small one-off testing or larger batch or group testing

All of our tests are registered and not available off the shelf unless administered by a qualified administrator.

Psychometric tests are a standard and scientific method used to measure an individual’s mental capabilities and behavioural style. Psychometric tests are designed to measure candidates’ suitability for a role based on the required personality characteristics and aptitude (or cognitive abilities)...

29/04/2021

Bullying and Corporate Psychopaths at Work.

This TED conference explains why bullying is so common in business.

Bullies are predatory.

Bullies achieve their objective by creating smoke screens to forward their agenda while everyone else is distracted.

Why do psychopaths get promoted up the hierarchy more than normal people?

Enron the biggest fraud in corporate history was said to have an extreme culture of bullying, they bullied everyone associated with them. It's not unusual for the psychopath to eventually bring down the organisation and that is why they are so dangerous to the corporation.

We saw this with Layman Brothers and RBS.

Narcissists are always Psychopaths.

When accused it gets swept under the table employees get paid off and slapped with an NDA, the psychopath is promoted.

Clive is a Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at Middlesex University in England. For the past seven years, he has studied the evidence and ...

31/10/2020

New Article - Narcissists in the Workplace – Are you an International Investor, Shareholder, or an Employee or Leader of People?

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-marshall-potts-4a76a214_new-article-narcissists-in-the-workplace-activity-6728289193015046144-p3UP

29/10/2020

Jasper Global Corporation | Jasper International Academy

About Ghana 2019/20 Executive Development

Define Mainstream Experts Vs Global Specialists?

If I am asked that question it is about Confidently Being Competent. So yes you can go on a course run by one of your Local Universities and meet the experts or you can come on one of our Executive Development Courses and Meet a Specialist.

Defining my Expertise, yes I have a degree in Business Studies, A Masters in International Human Resources and a PhD in Organisational Psychology and Qualified in Occupational Psychology and Testing

Putting that aside it means nothing unless you have credibility (confidence comes with credibility), for me that comes from 45 years of work experience in 5 multiple sectors

Worked in the following sectors as a development specialist

Education Adult and Higher
Food Drink Hospitality and Tourism
Health and Care Sector
Oil, Gas and Energy Sector
Investment Securities and Banking
Public Administration and Educational Organisations
Logistics and Freight Movement
Telecommunications

I have worked in 23 countries

So if you come on my Executive Development Course be prepared to be Engaged, Challenged and Entertained.

We are also online.



Royal Senchi Hotel Volta Ghana

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27/10/2020

Award in Critical Leadership and Management (15 hours delivered online virtually).

One of the problems for many small and medium-sized organisations is to be able to skill-up their Team Leaders or Line Managers. Believe it or not, there are literally hundreds of thousands of certificated courses out there, the problem is they are controlled by a college, university or awarding bodies' their perception of what the content should be (the curriculum). It creates so much confusion and a global lack of consistency.

We have designed our Award around 5 Modules that we believe are critical skills areas in upskilling your Team Leaders or Line Managers (each module has 3 units of 1 hour). We call it the Survivors Award suitable for newly appointed Team Leaders or Line Managers or those that have been in post for some time.

Delivered using Virtual Technology even our certificates are sent electronically for printing at your end. Everything is in One Price.

We can deliver in-company at set times or in an open way bringing multiple people together from across the world.



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16/10/2020

Dear All

New - Line Manager Competency Framework

Recently I published a Senior Manager Competency Framework, here below we now invite you to take a look at our Line Manager Competency Framework.

A competency framework is a means by which organisations communicate which behaviours are required, valued, recognised and rewarded with respect to specific occupational roles. It ensures that staff, in general, have a common understanding of the organisation’s values and expected excellent performance behaviours.

All companies will have their own ideas of what behaviours they want to see. These are 9 common line manager competencies each with positive and negative measures that you can purchase from us.

1. Judgement
2. Planning and Organising
3. Evaluation Skills
4. Taking decisions
5. Influencing
6. Initiative
7. Resource Management
8. Developing People
9. Innovation

Example: Innovation Measures

Able to take novel approaches, to introduce fresh ideas and insights, and to improve on traditional methods or established practices

Positive Attributes

• Tries out alternative approaches, new ideas or new methods
• Questions the way things are done; suggests improvements and makes changes
• Uses new information to generate and explore ideas or new directions
• Stimulates others to generate ideas, explore opportunities, possibilities or challenges

Negative Attributes

• Sticks to ‘tried and tested’ methods; rejects new ideas; prefers the routine approach
• Accepts the ‘status quo’; does not see alternatives or options
• Sticks to ‘the facts’ and what is known; does not explore or experiment; does not see connections
• Keeps ideas to self; deters innovation in others

There are many frameworks including cognitive competence so those of analytical and conceptual thinking. Cognitive competence is a field in its own right and includes aspects of understanding how the brain works in processing information. There are Six areas that a specialist should be familiar with so Cognitive Competence is one, Behavioural Competence, Social Competence, Occupational Competence, Occupational Standards being five.

The final one requires an understanding of how Universities actually measure competence. This has caused significant debate around whether students are prepared adequately for the world of work.

Buy the framework here

A competency framework is a means by which organisations communicate which behaviours are required, valued, recognised and rewarded with respect to specific occupational roles. It ensures that staff, in general, have a common understanding of the organisation’s values and expected excellent perfor...

14/10/2020

Competency Framework for Senior Managers

A competency framework is a means by which organisations communicate which behaviours are required, valued, recognised and rewarded with respect to specific occupational roles. It ensures that staff, in general, have a common understanding of the organisation’s values and expected excellent performance behaviours.

All companies will have their own ideas of what behaviours they want to see. These are 11 common senior manager competencies each with 3 proficiency levels that you can purchase from us.

Managerial Competency Framework

1. Strategic Capability and Leadership
2. Programme and Project Management
3. Financial Management
4. Change Management
5. Knowledge Management
6. Service Delivery Innovation (SDI)
7. Problem Solving and Analysis
8. People and Diversity Management
9. Client Orientation and Customer Focus
10. Communication
11. Accountability and Ethical Conduct

You can purchase the framework here which includes all the proficiency levels and descriptors (the document can be edited).

A competency framework is a means by which organisations communicate which behaviours are required, valued, recognised and rewarded with respect to specific occupational roles. It ensures that staff, in general, have a common understanding of the organisation’s values and expected excellent perfor...

13/10/2020

Competency Framework for Senior Managers

A competency framework is a means by which organizations communicate which behaviours are required, valued, recognized and rewarded with respect to specific occupational roles. It ensures that staff, in general, have a common understanding of the organization’s values and expected excellent performance behaviours.

All companies will have their own ideas of what behaviours they want to see. These are 11 common senior manager competencies each with 3 proficiency levels that you can purchase from us.

Managerial Competency Framework

1. Strategic Capability and Leadership
2. Programme and Project Management
3. Financial Management
4. Change Management
5. Knowledge Management
6. Service Delivery Innovation (SDI)
7. Problem Solving and Analysis
8. People and Diversity Management
9. Client Orientation and Customer Focus
10. Communication
11. Accountability and Ethical Conduct

You can purchase the framework here which includes all the proficiency levels and descriptors.

https://store.jasperinternationalacademy.com/product/managerial-competency-framework-for-senior-managers/

02/10/2020

Free Course Leading and Implementing Digitization Strategy & Cyber Defence

About this event

Delivered by Chairman / CEO Dr Marshall Potts, if you lead an organisation you really need to understand what your IT and Cyber departments are up to and how they are protecting your company - Jasper Global Corporation is a fully digitized Virtual Company and has been since 2006.

Find out what we did, why we did it that way and where we located and why we located in that particular location. This is not the theory of digitisation or cyber defence we have actually succeeded as a learning organisation. I will use some real examples of well-known brands who have also succeeded in digitising their companies using robotics and AI.

However, being digitized presents a number of inherent threats particularly Cyber-Threats.

Leading and Implementing a Digitisation Strategy and Cyber Security Defence

Register here: https://store.jasperinternationalacademy.com/free-taster-course/

The digital strategy focuses on using technology to improve business performance, whether that means creating new products or reimagining current processes. It specifies the direction an organisation will take to create new competitive advantages with technology, as well as the tactics it will use to achieve these changes. This usually includes changes to business models, as new technology makes it possible for innovative companies to provide services that were not previously possible.

Join us for a virtual training session led by Dr Marshall Potts, CEO & Chairman of Jasper Global Corporation.

"The Virtual Organisation is a flexible network of independent entities linked by telecommunication and computing technologies to share skills, knowledge and access to expertise in non-traditional ways. It is a form of cooperation involving companies, institutions and/or individuals delivering a product or service on the basis of a common business understanding. Units participate in the collaboration and present themselves as a unified organisation".

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