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The 3D vision of vertical assessment

How to assess the capabilities needed by leaders to navigate uncertainty was the topic of our March 2017 roundtable. A summary of that discussion.

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#Assessment #Leadershipassessment #Capacities

Uncertainty, What Uncertainty?

Is the world really becoming more uncertain or does it just feel that way? What are the major trends underpinning this insecurity and can we use this knowledge to start visualising what our world might look like in the mid-century?

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#Disruption #AI #Turbulence #VUCA

Perfecting the performance conversation

A summary from our Perfecting Performance Management roundtable, September 2016. We take a look at how performance management is changing and some key areas to focus on when reviewing your own performance management approache.

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#PerformanceManagement #Feedback #Appraisals

Taking the fear out of feedback

Even high performing talent find performance management conversations challenging - both to give and to get. We look at how tailoring performance conversations to the individual’s stage of development delivers significantly more productive feedback.

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#Appraisals #PerformanceManagement #Feedback

Do appraisals really have to be worse than going to the dentist?

How companies are moving away from the traditional backward looking performance review towards a culture of more continuous feedback. We also look at 7 principles to consider when seeking to build a culture of continuous feedback.

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#Appraisals #Feedback #PerformanceManagement

The value of Vertical Leadership Development in a volatile world

Developmental psychologists have been writing for the past 40 years about how people continue to grow and develop throughout adulthood. We look at what exactly is vertical development and how it might inform approaches to leadership development?

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#VerticalDevelopment #LeadershipDevelopment

Creating the conditions for transformational leadership at a global financial institution

Creating the conditions for transformational leadership at a global financial institution

Amid volatility, this leading bank realised it needed transformational leaders who could 'change the bank' and not simply 'run it'. A development programme for their high potential directors was designed to develop capabilities which moved leaders towards more transformational thinking.

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#HighPotential #DirectorDevelopment #VerticalGrowth

3D Vertical Leadership Development – Event Summary

Over 70 organisational development, leadership development and talent specialists convened to learn about and debate all things vertical. Here is a summary of the discussion.

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Assessing the leadership challenge in legal services firms

In the the legal sector, unique challenges are experienced. We look at how a 'developmental assessment' approach might engender more value than traditional approaches in identifying, selecting and promoting.

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#ProfessionalServices #Assessment #Promotion #Hiring

Slaughter and May Business Services – a new mindset for managing performance

Slaughter and May Business Services – a new mindset for managing performance

We look at how this leading law firm introduced a new approach to performance management including a mindset change in their drive for a simpler, less process-driven approach which would enable their business services staff to continue to deliver excellence whilst becoming more ready to influence.

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#ProfessionalServices #LegalServices #PerformanceManagement

Developmental Assessment: The power of person-centric assessment

The added value of using developmental assessments in a VUCA environment to provide a platform for self-directed behavioural change whilst building leadership capability able to respond to the fluid environment in which they operate.

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Walking the walk: behavioural assessments

Increasingly clients are using behavioural assessments in their procurement processes. But are they just another box ticking exercise?

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