Hiring · Management · Behaviour at work
The JMUP Journal
Practical bearings for decision-makers, written for owners of small companies and HR managers.
Edition of 19 September 2026
3 articles
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Leadership
Managing someone who does not work the way you do
Most lasting tensions in a small team do not come from a lack of competence but from a difference in working style that nobody has named.
19 September 2026 · 4 min read
Method
Personality test or behavioural assessment: which one to use when hiring
They are easily confused, and people often buy one expecting the other. The difference fits in a sentence: a behavioural assessment describes how a person acts, a personality test why they act that way.
17 September 2026 · 4 min read
Management
The real cost of a failed hire in a small company
Impressive figures get quoted without anyone saying how they were obtained. Here is the breakdown, cost item by cost item, that lets an owner-manager calculate their own number.
15 September 2026 · 4 min read