June Newsletter
In this issue
360° reviews and feedback continue to be a keen area of interest for many we encounter in our travels. We are pleased to be able to offer you the insight from one of our associate practitioners, Debbie Hance, who outlines what she believes are the keys to success for 360's.
Defining what 'Good' looks like - essential for hiring, promoting and determining training investment. But why is it so challenging and is there an alternative to current problematic methods?
We have made contact and discussed project objectives and now is the time for the final call for the Virtual Team that will create a Situational Judgement Test.
We hope you enjoy this newsletter and if you would like to discuss any items within it, please contact me, Ian Lee-Emery, on 0845 054 2364.
Introducing a 360° Review - Keys to success
This article contains keys tips in the areas of positioning, design, preparation and interpretation of data using the powerful 360° review and feedback mechanism. This will help avoid the pitfalls of many unsuccessful 360 review programmes providing you with practical advice on how to introduce and manage such a project.
Read our article here.
What does 'Good' look like?
A clear definition of 'good' enables improvements in hiring, selection for progression and training and development - all key Talent Management activities. But why is it so difficult to define and consequently so difficult to accurately assess people? We review traditional techniques and show you how a definition of 'good' could be created and exploited.
Read our article here.
Last call - join a virtual team to design a Situational Judgement Test
We have pulled together a team of HR professionals from across UK businesses and the public sector to collaborate to create of a generic situational judgement test that assesses 4 ‘accessible’ competences using 12-16 questions, set at a mid managerial level. As individuals they will benefit by gaining insight into and practical experience of the design, development and validity testing of such an assessment, while their organisations will benefit by having rights to use this test internally.
This is your final call to join this 'sales-free' environment where you will learn about when to use them and how they are developed. We expect that this unique experience will be valuable and the team will work 'virtually' to allow the highest levels of participation possible. Contact us here to let us know you that you would like to join in.
Other news
Informal Learning
Read Alex Welsh's comments on informal learning in a recent training zone article here.
Past articles
The following articles featured in earlier newsletters are also available on our web site:
Appreciative Inquiry - a technique for extraordinary results
The cost of e-learning - key principles for pricing bespoke e-learning programmes
Internal Selling - the challenge for HR
Motivation to change - dealing with different attitudes to change
Competences & business planning - developing competence to deliver a business plan
Web Site Resources
If you didn't make it to our site last month, here's a reminder of the resources that are available to you, with our compliments:
Change Management Health Check Tool
Communications Health Check Tool
Executive Briefing on Situational Judgement Tests
If this newsletter is the first you have seen, past issues can be found on our web site in Media Activity.