Spotting future high potential can be tricky for line managers. At Head Light, we know that even when organisations know what ‘high potential’ looks like, it is difficult to then assess for it and find ways to spot it. Traditionally this has been done by gut feel (“I know it when I see it!”), line …
Once people start to use a 360 questionnaire and realise the value of gaining the insight into how others see them, it’s sometimes easy for them to make the (incorrect) leap in thought process that the more 360s they do, the quicker they’ll develop and acquire the skills and behaviours they’re looking for. So how …
Recognising that there were real benefits to be had from identifying key leadership characteristics for their managers, Horsham District Council sought to develop a list of six Leadership Qualities. With these in place, it was important for these characteristics not to remain merely as a list of ‘ideals’ but to root them firmly within daily …
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In Part 1 of this blog we explored the difficulties of identifying those with potential. So how can we at Head Light help? Some organisations are very clear on what ‘potential’ looks like and in our experience, there are a number of attributes which tend to predict success in higher-level roles. Common ‘HiPo’ indicators are: …
Want to know what the key benefits to moving to on-line 360 as highlighted in our recent survey? Some are obvious, some less so. Read on. Reduction in administration time 77% of organisations in our recent survey have observed this time saving. It seems that some of this time is ‘re-invested’. More time spent on …
We have refined this handy 3-point checklist for developing the culture in your organisation to support the giving and receiving of feedback. Not easy we know, but implemented gradually over time with support from the top and you could make some inroads into this difficult problem. You could of course also ask us to help! …
West Midlands Councils (formerly Improvement and Efficiency West Midlands (IEWM)) offers its regional public sector partners tailored 360 questionnaires via Talent 360®. They’ve had some great feedback. Several years on from the initial launch (and known as WM360), over 220 people have been through its Catalyst programme for aspiring leaders and Samantha Darby, People and …
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With two additional police forces – Norfolk and Devon & Cornwall – joining our group of Talent® users, over a third of all UK forces are now making use of Talent 360® (the 360 degree feedback tool) as part of their development activities. Matt Price, Management Development Advisor across the two constabularies of Norfolk and …
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