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Why Develop Leaders and Managers?

Colin Newbold, 12nd April 2021 in Development, Feedback, Human Resources, People Management

"Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them. " - William Shakespeare We all know the importance of self-discovery, self-reflection, or personal/professional development. We all want to be remarkable at what we do for a living. Some of us will want to grow our technical and functional skills such that we become the go-to subject matter expert in our field and others will seek a career in management and/or leadership. In either case, the pursuit of excellence in leadership is just as valuable, in other words ‘leading yourself’ is as...

Covid-19 And The Leadership Development Challenge

Colin Newbold, 01st March 2021 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

Every year, millions of pounds, dollars and euros are spent on leadership and/or management development programs (L/MDPs). Our research team spent weeks looking for published evidence on their effectiveness. They really struggled. What they found was plenty of evidence that suggested a poor return on expectation, let alone return on investment. At the same time, our research team also looked for evidence of the effectiveness of executive coaching. They found a considerable amount, much of it recent. This blog summarizes their findings. It concludes with our recommendations for developing leaders and managers in a world where face-to-face contact and classroom-based training is becoming much more difficult.

Behaviours That Team Leaders Should Adopt When Managing Remotely

Colin Newbold, 22nd January 2021 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

Whilst reading this article, we ask you to consider: What are some of the implications when working remotely? How can team leaders effectively manage remote employees and performance?

How to Develop a Growth Mindset in the Workplace

Colin Newbold, 29th December 2020 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

Whilst reading this article, we ask you to consider: what happens when you have challenges at work? Do you face them head-on, or do you avoid the situation? Are you open to feedback, or do you feel defensive?

Tips for First Time Managers: Implementing a 360 Feedback Platform

Colin Newbold, 14th December 2020 in Feedback, People Management

Moving into a new role is daunting at the best of times, so you should look at what tools you can use to become a great manager and you can start by considering some of our best tips for first-time managers.

360 Performance Appraisal KPIs All Managers Should Be Setting

Colin Newbold, 30th November 2020 in Feedback, Testing

Using behavioural or developmental KPIs to guide individual performance is a controversial topic. Most of you will see KPI’s as highly measurable things, the WHAT somebody or some team or department or organisation should be doing…usually with some clearly defined metric involved. For example:

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