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 | Oct 26, 2020 | Coaching and Mentoring, Performance Management, Talent Management, The Scala Group
The Value of Talent was the name of my book on talent management published in 2010. The theme was that the demands of a changed world were driving the evolution of Talent Management. In just ten years, those words ‘demands’ and ‘changed world’ have taken on completely...
by Janice | Jul 30, 2020 | Coaching and Mentoring, Organisation development, Performance Management, Talent Management
This timely research report from Calum Byers, who is one of our lead coaches, is now available. At the end of last year, many of you completed the survey that Calum ran to explore the relationship between ‘resilience and wellbeing’ and how this might impact the...
by Janice | Jun 4, 2020 | Coaching and Mentoring, Leadership, Performance Management, Talent Management
What are the ins and outs of the job? Who will I work with, what are their strengths and weaknesses, likes and dislikes? What are the customs and traditions and the stories and the myths that are particular to this company and this group? Finding answers to...
by Janice | Jul 16, 2019 | Coaching and Mentoring, Leadership, Talent Management
This week we feature a great reflection piece on organisational culture that was first published in HBR. I was especially struck by the comments the authors make about the tensions that can make the culture move in a different way from that intended. I have...
