by Janice | Sep 28, 2021 | Assessment and Development Centres, Competencies, Performance Management, Talent Management
Anecdotal evidence suggests that managers found it even more difficult during lockdown to deal with underperformance than before. To discuss poor performance now when you have let it ride for quite some time is excruciating for all concerned. Add to the mix the need...
by Janice | Jul 22, 2021 | Assessment and Development Centres, Performance Management, Talent Management
These words have been said to me so often about the last training course or, the last presentation etc. I was reminded of them when I set out some reflections in last week’s blog, when I discussed the merit of not falling into the trap of assessing talent on the basis...
by Janice | May 4, 2021 | Assessment and Development Centres, Leadership, Talent Management
Just over a year ago, I wrote about the relevance of The Change Curve model to how people were feeling about working from home. As we have now started our release from lockdown, the Change Curve is once again a relevant and helpful management tool for supporting...
by Janice | Apr 16, 2021 | Assessment and Development Centres, Leadership, Talent Management
I was looking back at ‘Strategic Talent Development,’ the book I published in 2014, and was struck by this quote I had taken from A.G. Lafley, chairman and CEO of Procter & Gamble: “the CEO has a very specific job that only he or she can do: link the external...
by Janice | Mar 22, 2021 | Assessment and Development Centres, Leadership, Talent Management
“Thank you for such great ideas. I have put them forward for discussion.” ‘Thank you for this excellent idea. We are so fortunate to have someone like you on our team.” And then …… nothing. A black hole. This has happened to me personally, the last time, quite...
by Janice | May 15, 2020 | Assessment and Development Centres, Organisation development, Talent Management, The Scala Group
This blog first published in full at Pinsight.com – check out their other blogs on managing during COVID-19 Many of us are working long hours in front of the computer. The notion of making time for development would have us running for the hills, if only we...
