One of the most common reasons for the switch to Continuous Performance Management is the desire by employees to have more regular catch-ups and check-ins with their line manager. They’re driven by a wanting to check that they’re on track and to share what they’re doing to get both acknowledgement but also the coaching and guidance from their manager to guide them towards the end goal.…

Have you had a busy 18 months? Carrying out 360 reviews, embedding continuous performance management, implementing succession planning... So what now? Do you have what you need to answer those fundamental Talent Management questions? …

We think that the days of long-term succession plans are over: it's no longer realistic to think in terms of, say, a five year succession plan - and it's no longer practical to think that talented people will wait around, biding their time in the organisation until a post comes up.…

Continuous Performance Management continues to be one of the most talked about shifts in talent management. To give you the background to this, help you to decide if this is the way you need to go and to support you as get started, we've written an eBook which explores all this.  You can get your free copy today.…

Are you going to the CIPD L&D Show at Olympia next week? Wanting to talk with Talent Management software suppliers? What are the questions you'll ask? In our experience, the most successful implementations of talent management software only happen when the L&D team thinks 'long term' from the outset. To help you in your search for the right supplier for you, we've pulled together what we think are the questions you need to ask when searching for a cloud-based talent management software solution.…

There’s been a buzz around talent analytics for a while. It’s one of those areas that can both overwhelm – and underwhelm.  Overwhelm - because you have so much data, you don't know how to get to grips with it. Underwhelm - because it isn't giving you the information you need to answer your talent management questions.  Why not join us for our webinar to find out which metrics you need to focus on - or get hold of.…

We may have made it through to mid February and at last our inboxes are no longer weighted down with links to blog posts about the “Trends in HR for 2018” That said, we were pleased to read a post by Chee Tung Leong on the Forbes website.…

When looking at helping your employees focus on their development or for planning learning and development intervention, 360 degree feedback is often the ‘go-to’ tool.  Taking a step back, how is your 360 programme working for you? Are you getting high quality feedback and reviews being given? Are action and development plans being implemented? Is there buy-in across the organisation? Is there more you could be doing to increase what you get from 360?…

In other blog posts, we've looked at making sure the right scales are included in your 360 degree feedback assessment. But what about asking open-ended questions? How get you make the most of these?…

We find that the most successful implementation of talent management software occurs when the client thinks about the longer term and the bigger picture from the get-go. To help you as you look for the right supplier, we've pulled together the essential questions you need answering when searching for a cloud-based talent management software solution.…