by Janice | Apr 23, 2019 | The Scala Group
Increasing complexity, skills shortages, and constant pressure on costs are just three reasons for prioritising organization-wide talent development – that is, learning and development that upskills people, increases their engagement with organizational...
by Janice | Apr 23, 2019 | The Scala Group
I strongly recommend this week’s featured article in our newsletter ‘Why leadership development doesn’t work.’ The points the authors make all resonate with me, and I love the way this article is written. My first thought was to recall a...
by Janice | Apr 23, 2019 | The Scala Group
People benefit from feedback about their performance, and support for development. This is not in doubt. What is questionable however is how much feedback and support is beneficial. In two blogs, in December and January, I wrote against the trend for...
by Janice | Apr 23, 2019 | The Scala Group
Following on from last week’s blog about research conducted by Gartner1 that found that the quality of a feedback conversation is more important than frequency, I want to address this issue of quality. What makes a conversation developmental for the...
by Janice | Apr 23, 2019 | The Scala Group
I recently had the opportunity to find out through a series of individual, face-to-face meetings in an organisation where we had introduced a talent strategy some eight months ago. To give some context, the strategy sets out an approach that values...
