by Janice | Oct 9, 2019 | Performance Management, Talent Management
Continuing our last discussion on the value of development centres, I was struck by how much the event achieved, over and above its main aim of giving people development that was relevant to their new roles. Discussing with delegates their feedback reports and helping...
by Janice | Sep 28, 2019 | Performance Management, Talent Management
The enormous value of an international development centre was brought home to me last week. We had nine senior managers from around Europe who were each to be the country manager of a new department formed by a multinational manufacturer. The programme was...
by Janice | Aug 23, 2019 | Performance Management, Talent Management
I had a thought-provoking conversation yesterday with someone whose new boss is charged with driving change in the organisation. The need for this change is more than anything to keep up with intensifying competitive pressure. What will this change look like? How will...
by Janice | Aug 23, 2019 | Talent Management
According to recent research by Glassdoor, 57% of UK employees regard company culture as a bigger contributor towards job satisfaction than their salary. What does that mean? The notion of company culture is somewhat nebulous. A search on ‘what does it mean to favour...
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...
by Janice | Jul 10, 2019 | Coaching and Mentoring, Leadership, Talent Management
CIPD handily produced a report about the benefits of flexible working just as I was working on this issue with a client. We were analysing the results of their first employee engagement survey, which shows that people are unable to cope with their workload without...
