Articles
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News and Events
Open Letter to UK Employers from UKCES - UK Commission for Employment and Skills
(23rd October 2008)
"Now is the Time to Invest in Skills - As leaders of major businesses, business organisations and trades unions in the United Kingdom, we are absolutely committed to investing in training..."
Read the Article (PDF)
GlobusEngagement - "An Even Better Place to Work"
"GlobusEngagement - Programme Owner Familiarisation Workshop" to be held at the GlobusHR Lymington Training Centre on 21 January 2009 More...
Information about an Employee Engagement Workshop recently held at the IoD, London on Wednesday 10th December 2008 More...
"Excellence in People Development" - Southampton and Fareham Chamber of Commerce
Article in October 2008 Chamber Directory More...
Videos
Feedback Techniques
Fenman Training (1994), 20 mins.
This explores the problems of giving people feedback in ways which help them and grow and develop without making them defensive and resentful. Objective and impartial feedback is likely to give an individual food for thought and should concentrate on informing that person of the effects of their behaviour rather than making comments on their personality.
The Art of Criticism: Giving and Taking
Kantola Productions, 22 mins.
Beverly Everrett, a top sales rep and talented engineer, learns how to rebuild a hostile, destructive relationship into a productive professional one. In the video you learn when to give criticism and when not to, how to minimise defensiveness, how to plan a constructive exchange and a three step formula for keeping your criticism on track and yourself under control.
Journal articles
How to Provide Effective Feedback
Fowler, Alan (1996), People Management, 11 July, p.44-45.
Coming Full Circle on 360 Degree Feedback
Heath, Laura (1997), Croner's Reference Book for Employers Magazine, Vol. 30 (3) July/August, p.8-10.
Books
The Art and Science of 360 Degree Feedback
Lepsinger, Richard and Lucia, Anntoinette D. (1997), Pfeiffer
This book provides more than twenty years experience designing and implementing 360 degree programmes and makes this guide indispensable to anyone considering 360 degree feedback for their place of work.
Management Directions Upward and 360 Degree Appraisal
Smith, Cathy and D'Vaz, Geoff (1996), The Institute of Management Foundation
This book provides an overview of 360 degree appraisal. Contents include: practitioner's contributions, looking at handling feedback and a summary of frequent questions.
Assessment and Development in Europe
Bolton, Mac (1995), McGraw Hill
Managing talented people
Robertson, Alan and Abbey, Graham (2003), Pearson Education Limited
The Talent Management Handbook
Berger, Lance and Berger, Dorothy (2004), McGraw Hill
The Handbook of Performance Management
Neale, Frances (1991), Institute of Personnel Management
360-Degree Feedback
Ward, Peter (2004), Institute of Personnel and Development
The Business of Consulting - The Basics and Beyond
Biech, Elaine (1999), Pfeiffer
The Consultant's Scorecard
Philipps, Jack (2000), McGraw Hill
The Top Consultant
Markham, Calvert (2004), IOD
The Seven C's of Consulting
Cope, Mick (2000), Pearson
The HR Scorecard - Linking PEOPLE, STRATEGY, and PERFORMANCE
Becker, Brian; Huselid, Mark; Ulrich, Dave (2001), Harvard Press
Human Resource Champions
Ulrich, Dave (1997), Harvard
Research reports
360 degree feedback - Unguided Missile or Powerful Weapon?
Handy, Laurence; Devine, Marion and Heath, Laura (1996), Ashridge Management Research Group.
Useful websites