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Wednesday, 11 November 2013

“Feedback Fitness” reflects the degree to which an organisation can expect to receive thoughtful, honest criticism and praise from its employees. Addressing the level of Feedback Fitness within an organisation can save time, money and frustration as well as significantly improving the quality of data collected from staff and the effectiveness of decisions made from the data. It is becoming […]

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Monday, 10 October 2013

Continuing from our previous discussion on 360 Feedback scheduling, we complete the discussion by focussing on the final three elements of a 360 project: 4) Survey Live 5) Managing non respondents 6) Report publication and delivery 4) Survey Live (10 working days) This is simply the time that the survey is available to be completed. There is no doubt that […]

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Monday, 10 October 2013

At CR Systems we are often asked the question as to the length of time one should allow to schedule a standard 360 Degree Feedback project. Before answering this, it should be noted that there is a direct link between time and quality of feedback. In this article we are considering primarily the time elements with some reference to how […]

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Monday, 9 September 2013

Find your weakest link I’ve talked a little about the cost of free products and those promising to be easy and simple in previous posts. I’ve discussed the importance of understanding your specific needs to work out requirements for selecting the right 360 degree feedback tool. But if you already use a 360 degree feedback system, you may be wondering […]

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Wednesday, 7 July 2013

Free sites like SurveyMonkey can be a great way of getting started in employee engagement surveys but free survey software will always be limited in terms of flexibility, support and customization possibilities. Bespoke engagement surveys such as the Engage system offered by CR Systems offer a number of benefits over DIY systems: The one-survey-fits-all approach is not suitable for many […]

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Wednesday, 7 July 2013

Behave! Creating the right systems and processes to support 360° Feedback in your organisation. A quick reminder of the headlines: Most organisations need to constantly flex and change to compete effectively in their markets Significant changes usually need behavioural as well as structural change Change without behavioural change is rarely successful or sustainable There is only way to measure and […]

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Wednesday, 7 July 2013

Competition these days is fierce. The economic crisis seems to be coming to an end, and as business picks up, many employers are beginning to discover that they don’t have the talent on their team that they need to keep up with their competitors. Part of the problem is that for decades they have been spending their valuable time and […]

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Wednesday, 7 July 2013

Can free business software products and services really replace current products and services that businesses are paying for today? The answer is of course they can, and the number of such products is growing. If you are faced with “free” competition, you need to take a good hard look at your business and decide how you defend your right to […]

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Wednesday, 7 July 2013

Free business software products and services. How much does free really cost? We live in an age where one company’s core value product or service is another company’s free give away. Free products and services as “enticers” or “add-ons” have been with us for many generations, particularly within the retail consumer market, but now they are becoming ubiquitous and in […]

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