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Banks, cultures, values and behaviours

Before continuing I feel obliged to say that I worked for a bank (HSBC) for 11 years. I left in 2001. Last night I was listening to a previous executive of Barclays discussing the failure of culture, values and behaviour within his old company - and I...

Published 29 Jun 2012 11:11 AM by Bowland Solutions
360 Degree Feedback slicing through 'Self-serving' biases

A nice little article on the Harvard Business Review blog from McKinsey highlights essentially the idea that most of us are predisposed to rate ourselves better than our peers, direct reports, etc especially in behaviour-related areas and how 360 degree...

Published 27 Jun 2012 1:51 PM by Bowland Solutions
What next after 360 degree feedback? Start in the right place with this top 5

We have spoken many times about how 360 degree feedback ideally raises self-awareness within an individual and should have them take responsibility for the feedback and accept there is something worth paying attention to. The move from the 360 feedback...

Published 22 Jun 2012 8:53 AM by Bowland Solutions
Is this 'seven second' performance appraisal throwing the baby out with the bath water?

This article in People Management regarding the new approach by mining company, First Quantum Minerals, which hangs on the idea of a 'seven second' performance appraisal form, reminds of the appeal associated with those '2 second' pop...

Published 19 Jun 2012 5:20 PM by Bowland Solutions
Is 360 degree feedback objective or subjective?

There is a debate running on the HRZone linkedIn Group at the moment sparked by a contributor looking to see if people have been able to use 360 feedback for recruitment. I won't rehearse the whole discussion but there is an excellent contribution...

Published 18 Jun 2012 10:25 AM by Bowland Solutions
360 Degree Feedback or face-to-face conversation?

A recent article in the Guardian suggests how leaders can become exceptional through encouraging honest face-to-face feedback rather than relying on the anonymous feedback often associated with 360 degree feedback. To all intents and purposes, we would...

Published 14 Jun 2012 11:53 AM by Bowland Solutions
Performance Appraisals and the new one-day diet!

I have been conscious of and contributing to much debate again on the value of performance appraisals i.e. Are they worth it? The concerns are genuine, the points of view well presented, but I see a theme that connects these arguments against performance...

Published 12 Jun 2012 9:19 AM by Bowland Solutions
A hammer looking for a nail? 360 degree feedback and teachers

John passed me an article in HR Magazine - http://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/hro/features/1073499/performance-management-changes-teachers-aim-classroom-observations-prescriptive - which talked about using 360 feedback for teachers. The article is well written...

Published 11 Jun 2012 3:19 PM by Bowland Solutions
Training Zone Article; how to conduct an effective 360 feedback debrief

Apologies! I forgot to add the link in to the aforementioned article in the previous post, so here it is: "How to conduct an effective 360 degree feedback debrief" (Training Zone Article June 6th 2012) We will be shortly making this article...

Published 8 Jun 2012 8:53 AM by Bowland Solutions
Article just published in Training Zone; how to conduct an effective 360 degree feedback debrief

A post just to highlight our own article published today in Training Zone entitled 'How to conduct an effective 360 degree feedback debrief'. The article looks to, in our view, the most critical element of the 360 degree feedback process , and...

Published 6 Jun 2012 3:11 PM by Bowland Solutions
Thanks to all those who attended yesterday's 360 feedback seminar

A brief post to say thanks again for all those who attended, those who couldn't at the last minute and those who expressed an interest in this one and the next 360 degree feedback seminar! It was a great morning with lots of discussion drawing out...

Published 1 Jun 2012 4:01 PM by Bowland Solutions

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Banks, cultures, values and behaviours

360 Degree Feedback slicing through 'Self-serving' biases

What next after 360 degree feedback? Start in the right place with this top 5

Is this 'seven second' performance appraisal throwing the baby out with the bath water?

Is 360 degree feedback objective or subjective?

360 Degree Feedback or face-to-face conversation?

Performance Appraisals and the new one-day diet!

A hammer looking for a nail? 360 degree feedback and teachers

Training Zone Article; how to conduct an effective 360 feedback debrief

Article just published in Training Zone; how to conduct an effective 360 degree feedback debrief

Thanks to all those who attended yesterday's 360 feedback seminar