High intelligence, a strong motivation and a strategic understanding are the sine qua nons to lead a company. To have success in the long term, it takes more than that. Candor, the willingness to change, a high level of emotional intelligence, effective influencing, courageous and supportive leadership and leading by example are among the most important.
The higher up in the organization executives are, the less likely they will receive honest feedback. Their employees will be very careful in telling their bosses the truth. That is where an experienced coach can help.
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Personalwirtschaft - Magazine for Human Resources, Nr. 2 - 2012
Ulrich Jordan, former Chief Human Resources Officer for Citibank Germany, has conducted more than 5.000 hiring interviews in his career. In this article he describes the most common mistakes.
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, March 3 and 4, 2012
Talking with: Ulrich Jordan, former Chief Human Resources Officer, Targobank
The hiring managers are often ill prepared to select candidates, says Ulrich Jordan. A candidate's tie then may decide whether he will get hired. And in the end a clone will get selected.
Handelsblatt December 28, 2011
...It is the time of the year now that managers – with a friendly reminder from their HR departments - are meeting with their employees. One on one they want to review the performance and results of the last twelve months and agree on goals for the future...
Ulrike Heitze, karriere.de/Handelsblatt February 2, 2012
Consultant Ulrich Jordan says that many HR managers are not very well trained and not very effective in conducting hiring interviews. In this interview he explains what that means for the candidates.