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Do you know what makes for Good Practice in 360 degree feedback?

When looking at helping your employees focus on their development or for planning learning and development intervention, 360 degree feedback is often the ‘go-to’ tool. Taking a step back, how is your 360 programme working for you? Are you getting high quality feedback and reviews being given? Are action and development plans being implemented? Is …

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How to write valuable, open-ended questions in a 360 questionnaire

In other blog posts, we’ve looked at making sure the right scales are included in your 360 degree feedback assessment. But what about asking open-ended questions? How get you make the most of these? In some cases it can be difficult to change the questions or sections looked at as part of the 360 assessment …

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Talent Management software suppliers; how do they stack up?

We find that the most successful implementation of talent management software occurs when the client thinks about the longer term and the bigger picture from the get-go. To help you as you look for the right supplier, we’ve pulled together the essential questions you need answering when searching for a cloud-based talent management software solution. When you’re …

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What’s the cost of Talent Management software?

“What’s the real cost of Talent Management software?” It’s a question always asked by HR and Talent decision makers – regardless of the size of the organisation, or the size of the budget. And there’s a straightforward way to answer that using our Talent Management Pricing Calculator. It’s taken as read that putting in place …

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5 essentials for small businesses wanting to start using 360 degree feedback

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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Integrated Talent Management – when you’re not a ‘corporate’

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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Getting ready for GDPR

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 oïŹ€er goods or services to, or monitor the behaviour …

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Is Continuous Performance Management actually working?

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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