by Janice | Sep 28, 2021 | Global Working, Organisation development, Talent Management
Autumn still feels different and uncertain, and this is certainly reflected in the, often, contradictory commentaries about whether universities are returning to face-to-face teaching. Discussion polarises this to an ‘either /or’ matter: online learning enables you to...
by Janice | Sep 28, 2021 | Assessment and Development Centres, Competencies, Performance Management, Talent Management
Anecdotal evidence suggests that managers found it even more difficult during lockdown to deal with underperformance than before. To discuss poor performance now when you have let it ride for quite some time is excruciating for all concerned. Add to the mix the need...
by Janice | Jul 22, 2021 | Assessment and Development Centres, Performance Management, Talent Management
These words have been said to me so often about the last training course or, the last presentation etc. I was reminded of them when I set out some reflections in last week’s blog, when I discussed the merit of not falling into the trap of assessing talent on the basis...
by Janice | Jul 16, 2021 | Competencies, Organisation development, Talent Management
I write this from Italy, where I arrived a couple of days after Italy’s Euro Cup final win and Berrettini became the first Italian to make the Wimbledon final. As I am in obligatory five day quarantine, I haven’t had much opportunity for face-to-face conversations but...
by Janice | Jul 6, 2021 | Competencies, Global Working, Talent Management
Our first cohort of 150 people is about to finish our Leading Virtual Teams course. It has been extremely interesting to understand how people work through the course and engage with it. One of the most striking things is just how active people have been with the case...
by Janice | Jun 22, 2021 | Global Working, Organisation development, Talent Management
As I was reading the millionth article that has been written on working from home and whether we want to continue it or want to go back to the office (and yes, I know that I too have written extensively on the subject), the words of the big hit song for the Spice...
