The Juice- Issue 1
Welcome to The Juice- the newsletter that keeps you posted and refreshed.
Every quarter we aim to bring interesting and fun articles for you. If you have any suggestions or would like to see an article/interview featured, please let us know by emailing paola.meloni@mendas.com
These are the topics that caught our attention this quarter...
Does feedback format impact feedback engagement?
The research explored a way to improve Engagement with written feedback. Mendas regularly provides candidate feedback after Assessment/Development events. In this context, Engagement refers to the attendance to, acceptance, and receptiveness of feedback. In the current working environment, where there is a focus on self-development, organisations should be striving to improve this Engagement. Reasons for this, in the selection context, are because Engagement leads to, amongst other things, positive impressions of an organisation (and subsequent job acceptance), a platform for development of strengths and weaknesses for the successful candidates, and feelings of procedural justice for the unsuccessful candidate. Curious about the results of this research on feedback engagement?
A day in the life of...a Fire Fighter!
Ever wondered what a fire fighter actually does, besides putting out fires of course. This is your chance to find out…we interviewed Lisa Hicks, Crew Manager, London Fire Brigade and this is what she had to say:
I’ve been a Crew Manager for 14 months but I’ve been in the London Fire Brigade for just over 4 years. It’s been a steep learning curve from the start, but thoroughly enjoyable.
For me, it’s the variety that makes my job so interesting; I never know exactly what is going to happen the next day (or night!).
Read the full interview here
Influencer: The Power to Change Anything
Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, McGraw-Hill 2007
Are you planning to change your eating habits or change the world this year? The authors of Influencer claim that if you follow the findings of their research, whatever your aims, change is inevitable. Read our full book review here.
