Author name: Lois Dabrowski

Setting the scene and contracting for your 360 degree review discussion

If you’re running a review programme, and you’re preparing for the 360 degree review discussion and feedback conversation, how do you create an environment of openness and understanding so that action will follow and a change in behaviour or competence will arise? We may all approach these feedback sessions differently but below is a summary of some of …

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Head Light releases latest mobile talent software

Head Light today releases its latest update to its mobile talent software suite, Talent Cloud®. After the major release in November 2015 this delivers additional capability to those users of the new more contemporary interface. “Our approach is quite different to other talent management software providers: we update and enhance our software regularly and then liaise with …

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What can we learn from Neuroscience to improve Performance Management?

By Debbie Hance, Head of Business Psychology, Head Light I attended a really interesting lecture about ‘navigating neuroscience’ by Dr Vaughan Bell of UCL. And it got me thinking: how could we use some of the learnings from neuroscience to improve performance management? One of the particularly entertaining trends Dr Vaughan Bell presented was ‘neuroessentialism’.  …

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Head Light expands its Provider Partner Network to deliver online talent management software

We are delighted to announce that we are growing our network of Partners to promote, sell and deliver our customisable, cloud-based talent management software – Talent Cloud®. The Head Light Partner Network consists of: HR and Talent consultancies looking to extend their own solutions offerings by providing online software to their clients and to support their projects …

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Building on Talent Management trends

Six weeks into 2016 and we’re seeing a sharp increase in HR decision-makers ready to take the positive steps needed to take on the Talent Management trends we were seeing  last year. Trend #1 – The expectations of a Talent Management system in terms if its accessibility, interface and experience have risen dramatically. Employees and managers now expect to be able to access …

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How to performance manage the career consumer

We’ve seen the rise of the so-called ‘career consumer’ who is perhaps more demanding in terms of their workplace development. As such, managing their performance can be a challenge. We believe that by changing managers’ and employees’ approach to performance management can make a difference. This view was shared with Personnel Management and forms the basis of an article by Cath Everett. …

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