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Everything you want to know about objective evaluation, development and rewards.
Skills gap analysis: 4 tips to close the skill gap in your organization
Is there a gap between the skills your employees possess and the skills that will be needed - even in the future - in your organization? Then you are dealing with a skills gap. To close a skill gap, you can conduct a skill gap analysis. Because that's how you keep...
Learned raises €1.5 million investment to further develop skill-based Talent Management platform
Thanks to the trust of our customers, our great team and our existing shareholders, Learned has developed strongly in recent years. With the Learned platform, we now help more than 125 clients implement a modern HR cycle focused on skill & career development to...
Performance management software. What does it cost and what does it provide?
HR Performance management software is a term increasingly used in the HR field. But what is actually meant by it? Performance Management is a measurement and management method that helps define organizational strategy and achieve goals. Performance management is...
Encourage employee development with a ‘Growth Mindset’
Employee development will "fly" when their strengths and talents are harnessed (reinforce what works!) and when both employees and managers exchange their "fixed mindset" for a "growth mindset. What is a growth mindset? While employees are certainly also...
How do you create a safe learning environment?
The Good(!) Conversation thrives in a climate where employees can see mistakes as learning opportunities. In such a work environment, they do not have the fear of being judged, but they rejoice in having a (coaching) manager. For example, a manager who is happy...
Assessment interview: new style, sparking with questions
In 2015, the Volkskrant featured the article "Abolish the appraisal interview. That year, HR professors and progressive organizations tumbled over each other on TV and radio programs, arguing that the appraisal interview should be abolished. We are seven years on...
Why focusing on strengths results in: better performing and learning employees
The book The Performance Menu was published in 2021. This book contains many ingredients that contribute positively to employee performance. Such as, for example: dialogues on job satisfaction, the ideal work environment, autonomy, personal development and the...
Here’s how to have a planning conversation that does get results
The planning meeting, also known as the goal setting meeting, is held at the beginning of the year to discuss goals and plans for the coming year. During this conversation, the expectations of both parties are central and agreements on objectives are made. Learned...
Goodbye features, welcome role descriptions
In response to the labor market shortage, HR expert Ravin Jesuthasan argues that organizations must move away from thinking in terms of positions. He makes a case for connecting employees to available work in smart ways. How can you make this happen? Will...
Jobcrafting, develop strengths
Everyone has talents and the challenge is to identify these talents and develop them into strengths in the right work environment. Focusing on strengths leads to better employee performance, less absenteeism and less turnover, and what organization doesn't want...