Talent management is back

Towards the end of last year, I noticed talent management returning to the chat rooms, and journals, and wow! – come January it is back with a vengeance, as the top priority for businesses.   My first talent management sighting came on 9 January, from the...

What is a habit?

Dr Martin Lanik is about to publish his new book, “The Leader Habit” and we are very pleased to have the opportunity of giving you some brief insights into the content, ahead of the book’s release. What is a habit? Psychologists define a habit as an...

The big NO NOs of the annual review

Last week, I discussed the hole that is left by abandoning the annual performance review. This week, let’s look at the parts of the review process that do indeed need to be dropped: in my view these are, forced-ranking, annual goals, review of competencies and...

CIPD’s new Profession Map is the businesss

Congratulations to the CIPD on the launch of their new Profession Map, which sets the international benchmark for the people profession.   The map captures the business context of today and tomorrow, and reflects the full breadth of the people profession. It is...