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How does our personality affect our behaviour?

Humans are hardwired to get along, get ahead and find meaning in their lives. Yet despite being a member of the most powerful living force on earth, what do we really know about what drives us? That… Read more

Understanding the Science Behind Leadership Personality

From an historical perspective, leadership has always been balanced between the twin pillars of art and science, whether in the world leader military example, such as Genghis Khan, an exponent of… Read more

What Kind of Leader are You? Your Values Will Decide

At Collingwood Consulting we use the Hogan Leadership Assessment range to help our clients refine and hone their leadership skills to meet the increasing demands of business at the highest levels. The Read more

5 minutes with Dave Jones, Managing Director at VEKA

Having partnered Veka on three senior recruits over the past couple of years, Collingwood’s Head of Building Products, Mark Goldsmith, took the opportunity to sit down with longstanding MD Dave Jones. Read more

Why Focusing on the Overall Dynamics of an Organisation will also Increase Engagement

When you look at the employee engagement figures released by Gallup and the CIPD over the past ten years they have remained relatively static. We can probably generalise that a 1/3 of the workforce is Read more