Improving Managerial Talent

20Drawing the threads together

What might we expect?

An important UK review¹ based on a larger US study² reported the relative contribution that a number of selection methods made to the prediction of subsequent performance across a wide range of occupations. We continue to use the term ‘contribution’ in the manner described in the preceding section. The joint best single predictor was the general mental ability test making an average 26 per cent contribution to explaining performance, whilst personality tests contributed 16 per cent on average. Assessment centres, which typically attempt to assess personal competencies, contributed an average ...