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PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

Dread Performance Appraisals? Easy Does It with Ongoing Feedback and Coaching.

On May 17, 2012 | By Jackie Caruso
Real-time feedback changes the nature of ongoing coaching and makes the dreaded performance appraisal easier and more meaningful. As we approach the middle of the year, it is time to do a check on how well you have been coaching your direct reports thus far. How many meaningful conversations or coaching sessions have you had with your team members over the last few months? Are you satisfied with their performance?
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SUCCESSION PLANNING

Developing Future Promise - Use the 9 Box to Develop Talent in Succession Planning

On May 14, 2012 | By Karen N. Caruso, Ph.D.
Use the 9 Box to Develop Talent in Succession Planning, Part 2: Developing those with Future Promise In Part 1 of Use the 9 Box to Develop Talent in Succession Planning: Development at the Top, I outlined a set of recommendations for development individuals who have been identified as having high potential - those individuals who would be placed in the top row of the 9 box grid. In this installment, I will examine those in the center - individuals who have demonstrated some future promise and have been deemed as having a moderate level of potential. Talent development as part of the succession planning process must be individualized to meet the unique needs of each leader.
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PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

Managing the Performance Goals Datastream: A Test Drive of viaPeople’s Reporting Dashboard

On May 8, 2012 | By Amanda Seidler
We have known for quite awhile that aligning goals at every organizational level facilitates strategic execution. Employees 'Like' knowing that our day-to-day activities drive the overarching plan and love catching a glimpse of the key priorities at the top. Using performance goal management tools to capture goals data across the company has been increasing over the past few years. Linking these tools to performance appraisal has heightened the importance of the goal management process and increased participation by employees at all levels.
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SUCCESSION PLANNING

Assessing Performance for Succession Planning Made Easy

On April 17, 2012 | By Jackie Caruso
Ban the Binder Series Part 3:
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SUCCESSION PLANNING

Development at the Top - Use the 9 Box to Develop Talent in Succession Planning

On April 12, 2012 | By Karen Caruso, Ph.D.
Use the 9 Box to Develop Talent in Succession Planning, Part 1: Development at the Top My colleagues and I have written about the usefulness of the 9 box grid in the succession planning process. The structure and visual appeal of the 3 x 3 grid can help leaders evaluate talent in the Talent Assessment process, as well as guide Talent Review discussions. The usefulness of the 9 box grid extends beyond these first two phases of the succession planning process, providing guidance and direction to Talent Planning and on-going Talent Development.
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SUCCESSION PLANNING

How to Use the 9 Box to Improve the Succession Planning Process

On March 27, 2012 | By Karen Caruso, Ph.D.
As succession planning processes become more common in organizations today, HR teams are using a popular method for identifying and classifying talent: The 9 box chart. The 9 box chart is a matrix that contains employees categorized by two variables: their performance ranking and their potential for advancement.
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HR SOFTWARE

Succession Planning in the Mad Men Cloud

On March 21, 2012 | By Amanda Seidler
The 1960's called; they want their Succession Planning binder back. When you think of bringing together all of the succession planning data collected on talent review forms does it make you want to fall from a building on Madison Avenue like Don Draper? Surely, Don would have looked quite favorably on a talent management system that gave him solid ground to promote Pete to Partner, and that would provide an eager Peggy with a specific career road map. Unfortunately, the vintage talent development process mostly consisted of discussions over cigarettes and martinis at the Old Boys' Club. If succession data even existed in hard copy, it certainly was not made readily accessible to leadership in the rigorous, networked, and easily digestible format it is today.
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360 DEGREE FEEDBACK

Have Things Really Changed? 360 Degree Feedback Mad Men Style

On March 19, 2012 | By Karen N. Caruso, Ph.D.
The much anticipated premiere of Mad Men Season 5 is March 25th. There are many reasons that die hard fans are drawn to the series, especially the charisma of Don Draper. Set in the mid-century workplace, Mad Men illustrates how many things have changed in organizations. Smoking is now forbidden and continental breakfast during meetings does not include Bloody Marys.
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