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Development Centres: Fact or Fiction
(Panel Discussion)

Within both the science and practise of assessment centres, continued attention is being placed on using the AC methodology to train and develop employees.  This panel discussion will provide a theoretical model of developmental assessment centres (DAC) operations and present the research to date supporting the developmental applications of assessment centres.  The session will conclude with comments by Bill Byham, who will point out practical and theoretical problems with applications.

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Deborah E. Rupp, Ph.D., holds faculty positions in both the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations and the Department of Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She received her Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Colorado State University. Rupp conducts research on the use of developmental assessment centers, and is the director of the Laboratory for the Study of Developmental Assessment Centers (DACLab), a multinational and multidisciplinary group of researchers and practitioners conducting many projects in this area. She is the co-authored the new edition of Assessment Centers in Human Resource Management with George C. Thornton, and was the first ever recipient of the Douglas W. Bray and Ann Howard Award (for research on leadership assessment and development), Rupp also conducts research in the areas of organizational justice and workplace bias. Her work has appeared in outlets such as Journal of Applied Psychology, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Research in Personnel and Human Resource Management, Research in Multilevel Issues, and the Psychologist Manager Journal. Her research is supported by funding from the SIOP Foundation, the State Farm Companies Foundation, the Korean Psychological Testing Institute, the Center for Human Resource Management, and the Center for International Business Education and Research. Rupp serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Management and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and has consulted for groups such as the State University Civil Service System, the Korean Civil Service Commission, the SK Corporation, Virginia Department of Corrections, Sun Microsystems, Colorado Department of Human Services, CIB Marine Bancshares, Rockwell Automation and Solutia (formerly Monsanto).

 

Kate Oliver has over 12 years’ experience working with organisations in the areas of leadership, talent and change.  Kate joined the management team of Human Qualities in 1999, having previously headed up teams of psychologists in SHL UK and Australia.  Prior to that she worked at BT.

Kate believes that the success of her work lies in the relationships that she builds with her clients. This enables her to get a real understanding of what is happening for the organisation and the individuals within it.  This in turn enables her to work with her clients to find practical solutions to real-life issues and meet their specific development needs.

As well as being a Chartered Business Psychologist Kate is a qualified practitioner of NLP and draws on many of these powerful techniques to get great results with her clients. Her approach is based on building a real connection with people, combined with an energetic and pragmatic drive for results.

Her expertise centres on supporting individuals, teams and organisations to develop and fulfil their potential, often in the face of organisational change.  This includes leadership training, teambuilding, change programmes, development centres and executive coaching.  Kate has conducted research into these areas and speaks regularly at conferences and seminars on these topics.

 

Carolyn Bogush is a chartered occupational psychologist with over ten years’ experience.  She joined Human Qualities in 2001, having previously managed consultancy teams in SHL and Hay McBer.

Carolyn has worked with a wide range of organisations, across all business sectors.  Her particular areas of expertise include assessment and development centres and management development, particularly working with global organisations.  She particularly enjoys working with senior managers, both at a team and individual level, to address their developmental challenges.

 

Bill Byham is cofounder, chairman, and CEO of Development Dimensions International (DDI), an internationally renowned human resource training and consulting company. Prior to the founding of DDI in 1970, Bill was manager of selection, appraisal, and general management development for J.C. Penney.

At both J.C. Penney and DDI, Bill  pioneered important human resource technologies and systems that have had a significant impact on organizations throughout the world. These technologies include: the assessment center method, behavior-based interviewing, behavioral job analysis methodology, results-based employee and management training and development, empowerment, and Acceleration Pools^SM as a method of succession management. These technologies have been described in 21 books and more than 200 monographs and articles.  More...