We get to see many results from 360 reviews – and also spend time talking through reports with 360 participants – and we notice the varying quality of feedback that has been provided by the reviewer or rater. Regardless of how sophisticated the 360 process or software is, if reviewers don’t take the time to …
Effective performance management has its challenges: conflicting needs of the stakeholders in the process; little connection between performance review meetings and everyday working life; ambiguous or poorly defined objectives; inability to track or monitor progress of objectives. Some of these can be met with defined processes and strong internal communications. Others require the support …
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We’re on a mission to help HR understand the most important employee engagement analytics for HR. With employee engagement is firmly back on the radar of many organisations, it’s no longer good enough – if it ever was – to have ‘big data’ and yet require ‘an expert’ to analyse it for you. HR Analytics …
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Effective succession planning is about making sure that you have the right people in the right place at the right time and is a cornerstone of talent management. Whether you see succession planning as focused solely on leadership and senior positions, or whether you take a more inclusive view and extend the process to a …
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We’re delighted to announce that Luke Butcher has joined the team at Head Light as Sales Director. Luke assumes responsibility for our business development and customer management operations and will also provide direct feedback into the product development team. Luke brings with him a wealth of experience in understanding and communicating how talent management software …
Getting the most from your talent in 2014 will have its challenges. We’ve put together our thoughts about the top 5 resolutions those making people and talent decisions could look at in 2014. 1. Take a close look at what engagement means in your organisation It’s no longer good enough (if it ever has been) …
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It’s that time of year when people take time away from work – and make resolutions and plans for the new year. Many of these plans will include finding a new job in a new organisation where they’ll feel “valued” or “understood” or “part of the business.” Looking forward to 2014, what are you doing …
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Employee Engagement questionnaires are often little more than an employee survey. A few questions asked – and a couple of stats created. But what do these results tell you? Do they give you the information which would really be of value to start to build engagement across the organisation. We’re carrying out a snapshot survey …
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Achieving ‘Good Practice’ is the aim of all 360 degree feedback users – but all too often, our resources are limited and challenges we face bear little resemblance to the ‘best practice’ we read about. Our Police Talent User Group meets twice a year and brings together representatives of all the police forces using our Talent …
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Writing review questions for a 360 assessment can be tough. You know what you want to ask, but you’re not sure what the rating scale should be which you use to gather the feedback. We’ve noticed that this can be a real stumbling block so to help you get started, our Review Scales Tool may be …
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