How to become a manager when you haven’t managed before

how to become a people manager

After a few years in junior to mid-level roles, you might have reached a point where you want to become a people manager. Yet how do you show that you are capable of becoming a people manager when you don’t have experience managing a team? Even without past management experience, what’s important is that you…

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Business scenarios: the most important leadership strengths

The most important leadership strengths for four different business scenarios

The most important leadership strengths for four different business scenarios A politician achieves mass popularity due to a strong vision of the future, but fails to deliver on key promises. A football coach leads a struggling team to victory, but gets fired the next season as the team can’t maintain their winning streak. A manager…

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What is a psychometric test?

Employers, click here for candidate assessment. As organisations place more emphasis on cultural fit, psychometric assessments are becoming more common during the selection process. Psychometric tests examine an individual’s capabilities and preferences, to provide data that can help assess a candidate’s “fit” for a role and organisation. At Hudson, we emphasise the importance of having…

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Employee retention: why staff leave

Midsection Of Businessman Carrying Cardboard Box

Employee retention: what managers need to know about why staff leave Employers beware: data shows that many new staff members leave before they even finish settling in. Every manager shares the same goal with new hires: that the hire will not only fill a key gap in the team but slide neatly into the broader…

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A professional development plan: why?

Typing up a development plan

Why you need a professional development plan? How a professional development plan can assist your career planning A great career doesn’t just happen by itself. Like anything else you want to achieve in life, a successful career takes time, effort and most importantly, planning, to get right. For that reason, a professional development plan in…

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