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...
by Janice | Nov 26, 2020 | Competencies, Organisation development, Talent Management
Alarm bells ring loudly for me when I put together three findings from CIPD’s recently published Resourcing and Talent Planning Survey 2020. These findings show that skills shortages – especially in professional, technical and management jobs – exist in spite of...
by Janice | Nov 18, 2020 | Competencies, Organisation development, Talent Management
CIPD’s recently published Resourcing and Talent Planning Survey Report 2020 confirms what many of us expected at this time: businesses have reduced recruitment activity, applicant numbers have increased significantly, but skills shortages persist. Moreover, it appears...
