by Janice | Feb 5, 2021 | Coaching and Mentoring, Performance Management, Talent Management
Over the past year, I have been involved in a very substantial number of assessment centres and 360-degree feedbacks. This has brought me up close and personal with people giving feedback to others or holding career conversations. For so many, the style is to ‘talk...
by Janice | Jan 21, 2021 | Coaching and Mentoring, Leadership, Talent Management
I was struck by an article in The Time on 5 January about how COVID is affecting our mental health and suggesting ten ways to help yourself during these dark days. It occurred to me that we also need some tips on how to help our teams keep their spirits high. So, I...
by Janice | Jan 19, 2021 | Competencies, Organisation development, Talent Management
The tribunal case of the man who was rejected for an NHS job taking hospitals over to new technology has been very much in the news recently. Apparently, he scored top marks at interview but was not appointed because “the doctor who would have been his boss airily...
by Janice | Dec 16, 2020 | Organisation development, Performance Management, Talent Management
‘Stop Asking for Feedback’, published by HBR and that we featured in our 25 November edition certainly resonated with me and it seems also to many of you. Looking back at the comments we have received throughout 2020, this is the feature that attracted the most...
by Janice | Dec 3, 2020 | Organisation development, Talent Management
CIPD’s recent Resourcing and Talent Planning Survey 2020 found that organisations are using more diverse and wider attraction strategies. This is good news, suggesting they are casting the net wider when looking for new people and are putting effort into a great...