John Sponton

John Sponton BSc Hons, PgDip, MSc, MCIPD, C.Psycho

Director & Founder - Occupational Psychologist

Chartered and Registered Psychologist (HPC)

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Why is motivation important?

December 15, 2011 10:28 AM  written by John Sponton  1 Comment

I was at a breakfast meeting the other day and one of the topics was, what are the most important qualities to measure when recruiting new managers into a business?  One of the attendees came out with an interesting comment – something along the lines of: so long as they are motivated, and the drive Read more

Will we need to tear up our interviews when assessing Generation-Y for more senior roles?

October 14, 2011 11:36 AM  written by John Sponton  1 Comment

Researchers have noted that broader socio-economic trends will not only tend to influence (and shape) us as individuals, but can also lead to patterns of behaviour across groups of individuals born around the same period – for example, Baby Boomers (born c1942–1965), Generation X (born c1966–1979) and Millennials / Generation-Y (those born c 1980 – Read more