by Janice | Jun 4, 2020 | Coaching and Mentoring, Leadership, Performance Management, Talent Management
What are the ins and outs of the job? Who will I work with, what are their strengths and weaknesses, likes and dislikes? What are the customs and traditions and the stories and the myths that are particular to this company and this group? Finding answers to...
by Janice | May 28, 2020 | Leadership, Talent Management
A study(1) of 1,153 employees who work remotely at times, revealed that many report poor workplace relationships and find it challenging working with and through others. A key finding was “a lack of close contact with people inhibits the...
by Janice | May 7, 2020 | Leadership, Talent Management, The Scala Group
This blog first published in full at Pinsight.com – check out their other blogs on managing during COVID-19.Compassionate leaders seek to create a culture where helping to alleviate hardship is the norm. This isn’t about just having a sense of sympathy; it’s...
by Janice | Apr 29, 2020 | Leadership, Talent Management, The Scala Group
We are pleased to offer this week a blog from Ingrid van Zutphen of CPM, our partners in the Netherlands. Adapt ‘You can’t change the wind, but you can adjust the sails.’ The Dutch government have shown incredible flexibility...
by Janice | Apr 22, 2020 | Leadership, Talent Management, The Scala Group
Peter Cheese, the CEO of CIPD has written 1 to UK Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, asking for more flexibility for furloughed staff to allow short-term working whilst on furlough. I was delighted this morning to hear of CIPD’s action and hope the Chancellor of the Exchequer...
by Janice | Apr 3, 2020 | Leadership, Talent Management, The Scala Group
How do we achieve productivity during this pandemic crisis? This is the critical question that leaders are grappling with as we come to grips with home working at a time of isolation and confinement. I am not claiming to have any magic answers, but here are my top...
