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Are Traditional Leadership Development Programs Doomed?

Colin Newbold, 16th June 2024 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

Leadership and management development programs (L/MDPs) have long been fundamental components of corporate training initiatives. But in today’s fast-paced and digitally-enabled post-Covid world, we ask “Is there a better way?” This article is the first chapter of a soon-to-be-published book which explores what published evidence there is to compare traditional L/MDPs with a newer alternative: 360-degree feedback + 1:1 virtual leadership coaching. These two approaches, both of which aim to cultivate effective leadership and management skills, each offer...

3 Tips to Better Multi-Rater Performance Reviews

Colin Newbold, 1st April 2022 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

Why traditional boss/subordinate performance reviews need updating...

Why The People Who Most Need 360 Will Never Do It

Colin Newbold, 6th August 2021 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

What causes some senior leaders to resist the idea of 360-degree feedback? Are their egos so fragile? Are they too old to change?

How To Conduct Awareness Briefings

Colin Newbold, 15th July 2021 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

How To Conduct Awareness Briefings

Why Develop Leaders and Managers?

Colin Newbold, 12th April 2021 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

Gen Z is looking for organisations that invest in leadership development...that's a magnet for them. So this impacts your ability to attract the best talent. Millenials are much more likely to stay with an organisation that invests in leadership development...it's one of the best tools you have for talent retention. You've heard the expression "People join a company, they leave a leader". Good leaders help you retain the best employees. Good leaders keep staff engaged. Engaged staff are more...

Covid-19 And The Leadership Development Challenge

Colin Newbold, 1st 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...

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 Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

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 Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, 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:

Meaningful 1-1 Meetings and Management Touch Points Through 360 Assessment Tools

Colin Newbold, 10th November 2020 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

1-1 meetings are not exactly a new concept to many of us. Managers have been using meetings with their employees for years to gauge workloads, discuss any concerns and agree goals for the upcoming months. What managers may need to work on, however, is the way that 1-1 meetings are structured, how to get more out of 1-1 meetings, and crucially, how to truly actively listen to your employees during these personal meetings.

How to Use Multi-Rater Feedback in Future Workplace Planning

Colin Newbold, 27th October 2020 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

Multi-rater feedback has come to be a formidable tool used by organisations and managers alike to better align management techniques to positive feedback tools. First off, what exactly is multi-rater feedback?

How First-Time Managers Can Use Assessment Tools To Manage Their Team

Colin Newbold, 12th October 2020 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

Managing employees can be a challenge for anyone, let alone first-time managers. Having never managed anyone before it can be difficult to know what kind of manager you want to be and what boundaries need to be in place with your new employees for effective management techniques. As a first time manager there are many new skills to come to terms with, and fast. Your ability to step up to this new challenge will determine the path your career will take in that organisation, and ultimately will affect your enjoyment of your chosen career...

360 Feedback Cycle: Checking In Again

Colin Newbold, 27th September 2020 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

In this final blog of the series, we want to remind you what to do once your 360 feedback process has been completed, how to evaluate and align on next steps in order to keep the 360 feedback cycle running.

Action Planning After Your 360 Feedback Session

Colin Newbold, 2nd September 2020 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

Recent research from Perkbox has revealed that despite the government's job retention scheme, furlough has led to 61% of its workers feeling concerned over their future job security. In contrast, one in five of those workers who weren't furloughed said they felt more secure in their job a result. It has also been

Using 360 Feedback & What Happens Next

Colin Newbold, 5th August 2020 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

So you and your rater network have carried out the 360-degree feedback questionnaire, analysed the report and gathered feedback from your coach… now what? There are four key groups involved in the 360 feedback process and acting on each of these feedback areas is crucial to growing, developing and learning. In this blog, we’ll explore the 7th stage of the 360-degree feedback process, known as ‘checking out’.

360 Degree Feedback Coaching

Colin Newbold, 23rd July 2020 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

At click360SelfDrive, we’ve had years of experience in delivering 360 feedback and these days nearly all our coaching is offered virtually via an online meeting platform. We split the coaching sessions into two parts: coaching session #1 and coaching session #2.

Generating 360 Feedback Reports

Colin Newbold, 10th July 2020 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

Generating 360 degree feedback reports is one of the most fundamental components of the entire 360 feedback process. It allows for accountability, clarity and action. Without the 360 report, how are you going to take appropriate action? Although the individual 360 report might be viewed as the end result of the process, you should be mindful that it might actually be only the start of the journey towards management or leadership development. Unless those development actions are undertaken by the 360 feedback participants, your investment up to...

How Staying At Home Can Support Your 360 Projects 📝🏠

Colin Newbold, 31st March 2020 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

Amidst the rapidly changing environment, there are some creative ways to benefit from the current situation. With so many of you working from home right now, there's never been a better time to launch your 360-degree feedback project.

Deploying The 360 Survey

Colin Newbold, 16th March 2020 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

So what exactly are we going to cover in respect of deploying your 360? This will be different to the other blogs and I will make no apology for ‘bigging up’ our own applications in the process! Think of it more like a checklist. Some of the things to consider when choosing a 360-degree feedback vendor…

360 Feedback Process: The Awareness Briefing

Colin Newbold, 1st March 2020 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

In the fourth part of this blog series, we are going to investigate the next stage of the 360-degree process, the Awareness Briefing. Out of all the stages in running a successful 360-degree feedback implementation, we believe this one ranks as arguably the most important.

360 Degree Feedback Questionnaire Design

Colin Newbold, 3rd February 2020 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

As the third blog in our series, we’re going to investigate 360 degree questionnaire design, competency frameworks (from which bespoke questionnaires are often drawn) and what makes a good question.

Understanding The Project Scope

Colin Newbold, 20th January 2020 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

All 360-degree feedback projects need to start with a detailed scoping discussion so that we can understand what it is you are trying to achieve with 360 feedback and what might potentially get in the way. Whatever your circumstances and whoever you partner with over the 360 application, you should go through this same process.

360 Feedback Review Process

Colin Newbold, 23rd December 2019 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

The 360 degree feedback process may vary slightly from company to company, however, each follows a similar structure.

We’re Honored To Be Honored

Colin Newbold, 19th November 2019 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

At click-360.com, we are proud to be crowned with the 2019 Corporate Coaching and Recruitment Award! Here at click360 we are always advising businesses of all shapes and sizes as to how 360 degree feedback can benefit them. Now, we have independent third party endorsement.

How to Deploy, Measure & Action Your 360 questionnaire

Colin Newbold, 31st October 2019 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

360 questionnaires are designed to provide individuals with anonymous feedback from other stakeholders within an organisation.

How to Enhance Leadership and Talent Management With 360 Feedback Tools

Colin Newbold, 23rd October 2019 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

360-degree feedback is a powerful, multi-dimensional leadership development tool that draws upon the knowledge of people within a person's own circle of influence within their working environment. This includes, but is not limited to, supervisors, peers and direct reports. It is most widely used for internal development, and many organisations are using 360 for leadership and talent management.

Personal Feedback on Social Media Platform: Linkedin

Colin Newbold, 9th October 2019 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

As you know, my company is in the feedback business. Normally these blogs are related to the art and science of 360-degree feedback...that's the hill I'm King of! But this time I want to use the blog space to have a beef...give a bit of feedback of my own. The subject of my feedback is the social network for professionals: Linkedin.

How 360 Degree Appraisals Are Used For Leadership Development

Colin Newbold, 1st October 2019 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

In order to be an effective leader, you not only need to hold your own perception of your strengths and weaknesses but also be aware of the impact of your behaviour on those that you lead. 360 degree appraisals help lend perspective to an employee’s strengths and weaknesses from the individual, team and organisation’s perspectives.

7 Common Mistakes With 360 Multi-rater Feedback

Colin Newbold, 30th September 2019 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

360-degree multi-rater feedback or appraisal is a process which is used to evaluate an individual (typically a leader or a manager, or someone that aspires to those positions) against a group of behavioural statements, depending on your organisation’s competency framework and values.

We Built Our 360 Feedback Platform - Why Didn't Anybody Take Part?

Colin Newbold, 24th September 2019 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

Are you a business owner or line manager who is looking to capitalise on the benefits of 360 feedback? Improving employee performance is crucial to success. Regardless of how great an organisation’s values, visions are objectives are, goals cannot be achieved without a well-performing team working around you.

Pros and Cons of 360 Degree Feedback Software

Colin Newbold, 23rd September 2019 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

360 degree feedback is a process used by organisations in which leaders and managers evaluate themselves against a set of behavioural statements. At the same time , they will invite a selected number of colleagues to do the same. Some of these colleagues will be internal to the organisation, for example their line manager, their direct reports and peers and some will be external, such as customers and clients, people in partner organisations and suppliers. Development, planning and coaching sessions are also included in 360 degree feedback tool processes.

How to Identify and Fill Behavioural Skill Gaps within the Workplace

Colin Newbold, 9th September 2019 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

Skill gaps are ultimately one of, if not the biggest factor in whether or not an organisation is able to thrive and meet its goals as a team of collective individuals. A skill gap is essentially the imbalance or disparity between the skills that an employer needs to reach their objective and the ones which are currently on offer within the workforce. But are skill gaps enough to ensure success for the organisation, both culturally as well as commercially?

How Can 360 Feedback Tools Transform Your Leaders

Colin Newbold, 22nd July 2019 in Development, Feedback, Hiring, Human Resources, People Management, Testing

As any business owner or manager knows, bringing the best out of your employees is the crux of your success as an enterprise. Ultimately, without a team performing to the best of its abilities around you, the likes of objectives, business values, visions and goals become redundant.

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Are Traditional Leadership Development Programs Doomed?

3 Tips to Better Multi-Rater Performance Reviews

Why The People Who Most Need 360 Will Never Do It

How To Conduct Awareness Briefings

Why Develop Leaders and Managers?

Covid-19 And The Leadership Development Challenge

Behaviours That Team Leaders Should Adopt When Managing Remotely

How to Develop a Growth Mindset in the Workplace

Tips for First Time Managers: Implementing a 360 Feedback Platform

360 Performance Appraisal KPIs All Managers Should Be Setting

Meaningful 1-1 Meetings and Management Touch Points Through 360 Assessment Tools

How to Use Multi-Rater Feedback in Future Workplace Planning

How First-Time Managers Can Use Assessment Tools To Manage Their Team

360 Feedback Cycle: Checking In Again

Action Planning After Your 360 Feedback Session

Using 360 Feedback & What Happens Next

360 Degree Feedback Coaching

Generating 360 Feedback Reports

How Staying At Home Can Support Your 360 Projects 📝🏠

Deploying The 360 Survey

360 Feedback Process: The Awareness Briefing

360 Degree Feedback Questionnaire Design

Understanding The Project Scope

360 Feedback Review Process

We’re Honored To Be Honored

How to Deploy, Measure & Action Your 360 questionnaire

How to Enhance Leadership and Talent Management With 360 Feedback Tools

Personal Feedback on Social Media Platform: Linkedin

How 360 Degree Appraisals Are Used For Leadership Development

7 Common Mistakes With 360 Multi-rater Feedback

We Built Our 360 Feedback Platform - Why Didn't Anybody Take Part?

Pros and Cons of 360 Degree Feedback Software

How to Identify and Fill Behavioural Skill Gaps within the Workplace

How Can 360 Feedback Tools Transform Your Leaders

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