People & Purpose - Positive Leadership Journal released a new issue for March 2016, dedicated to good people selection and hiring. Established and emerging managers and other interested parties can find the digital magazine online at in http://peopleandpurposejournal.com on in Apple iTunes.
The March 2016 issue of People & Purpose Positive Leadership journal has been released. The new multimedia issue dedicated to excellence in hiring is available free at www.peopleandpurposejournal.com and on iTunes and [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beeaahifac.bbdhbeeaahifac).[](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/people-purpose-positive-leadership/id1061871658?mt=8) When asked about the Hiring Issue of People & Purpose, Eszter Molnar Mills, Editor-in-Chiefsaid: If managers subscribe to the adage that 'people are the company's most important asset', then getting hiring decisions right is one of their foundational leadership activities. Attracting the right candidates and selecting the right people for their strengths and their potential contribution provides an opportunity to add great value to the team and to the business." The current edition includes:
The Coaching Habit Everybody intellectually gets what coaching is about but nobody really puts it into practice. says Michael Bungay Stanier. This month's featured interviewee is the Senior Partner of Box of Crayons, a company that helps organizations do less Good Work and more Great Work. In his video he describes what is Great Work and talks about building the coaching habit, the topic of his latest book.
The key factor almost every hiring manager overlooks Jeff Haden points out the importance of choosing the person who wants the job and not just the tite.
Gold standard strategies for recruitment & selection Fiona McPhail provides a guide to analysing the role and establishing business requirements at the start of the recruitment process.
Why the best hire might not have the perfect resume Fairy tale CVs are not everything says Regina Hartley. In her TED Talk she reveals reasons for giving a chance to the candidate who doesn't look that good on paper.
The business benefits of strength-based recruitment The Centre for Applied positive Psychology outline why companies such as Nestle and Barclays use strengths in their selection process.
Readers can find the summary of Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg, a book that encourages women in leadership as part of a movement to build a more equal world. 5 of the best Twitter influencers are also listed in this issue of the magazine.
People & Purpose is available for free and established and emerging leaders are encouraged to share the journal with others who find the information useful.
Eszter Molnar Mills Editor in Chief is available for comment. People & Purpose, the Positive Leadership Journal is published by [Formium Development](http://formium.co.uk/), a strengths-based leadership and organisation development consultancy. Formium focuses on creating effective solutions, which allow clients to identify and build on their strengths and do more of their best work. Its aim is to help individuals and teams improve their performance and become more engaged and more fulfilled within their work.Training and executive coaching is available for managers throughout their career path, including well respected internationally recognised qualifications in management and leadership from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).
Drawing on academic research and good practice, Formium Development believes that taking a strength-based approach, focusing on positive behaviours and building on what is already working well allows leaders and employees to do more of what they are best at, resulting in enhanced leadership, team and organisational performance.
