by Janice | Apr 23, 2019 | The Scala Group
Last week, I promised I would give my views on the merits or otherwise of reviewing performance against competencies and also look at manager-led appraisals. In short, does anyone actually still use such approaches? Surely not. Reviewing performance against...
by Janice | Apr 23, 2019 | The Scala Group
This week I wish to comment on the second scenario of my blog of two weeks ago. It concerns the ‘high potential’ person, newly-appointed to a CEO role, on route to a much larger senior leadership role. Let’s call this person “AJ.” He is...
by Janice | Apr 23, 2019 | The Scala Group
Continuing the reflections from last week, following my guest lecture on Dr Jelena Petrovic‘s excellent HRM Masters at Kingston University, here are some points that emerged from our discussion on the value or otherwise of an annual performance...
by Janice | Apr 23, 2019 | The Scala Group
Last week, I set out two scenarios (which, by the way, I have witnessed directly) about people who were clearly out of their depth in the supposedly career enhancing posts they had been appointed to. I will be dissecting these over the next couple of weeks. Our...
by Janice | Apr 23, 2019 | The Scala Group
I have just finished guest lecturing on performance management at Kingston Business School. As in previous years, the students were outstanding and we had some great discussions. I particularly want to share with you ideas from our discussion about how to get managers...
by Janice | Apr 23, 2019 | The Scala Group
My visit to the University of Tartu in Estonia inspired me on so many different levels. As I wrote last week, the sheer determination of the people to excel is striking, and I was so impressed by the high standards they achieve. For my part, it is always...