Are you thinking about introducing 360 reviews but don’t know where to begin? If so, you’re like the many other businesses with a strong understanding of the value of 360 but with limited resources – and you’re probably not sure of the essential steps to take. Perhaps you’re overwhelmed by the abundance of ‘best practice’, …

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The value of an integrated approach to Talent Management is well researched and documented. But increasingly we find that those businesses which are less than ‘corporate’ in size think that this kind of joined up approach just isn’t within their reach. As such, they do one of three things. Number one. They do nothing – …

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About the GDPR The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) aims to harmonise data protection legislation across EU member states, enhancing the privacy rights for individuals. It applies to organisations processing Personal Data based within the EU and also those organisations which operate outside the EU but offer goods or services to, or monitor the behaviour …

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Many organisations are making – or have made – the move to Continuous Performance Management. There’s a real buzz about the benefits of more regular check-ins or catch-ups between manager and team member. But how do you know if this is actually happening, and the goals and objectives being set and, in theory, talked through, …

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To answer the question above, you need to start by asking yourself some other questions. They may be the tough questions that you’re asked by your senior management team – that you wish you had the answers too by the spreadsheet and information you have is simply out of date and too difficult to keep …

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You and your managers know the importance of objective setting if your employees – and the organisation – are to achieve their goals. And you’ll no doubt know of the acronym SMART when it comes to writing a solid objective. But SMART misses a couple of key elements – and as such, we’ve refined SMART …

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Is this something you hear from your line managers and other employees when it comes to 360 degree reviews? You need to reassure them that, if they’ve been asked to provide some 360 degree feedback by a colleague it’s because their opinion is valued. They’re seen as being someone who’s in a good position to …

Help! I have to review someone as part of a 360 review. What do I do? Read More »