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Performance Appraisal Tip 2 – Know your ratings Often, appraisal systems involve scoring or rating employee performance. The best rating scales differentiate good and bad performers, discriminate strengths and weaknesses, are simple to use, include descriptive statements of positive and negative behaviours that help both those making the ratings and those being rated to understand […]

What has Shelly Rubinstein’s favourite moment been since she started Impact Consulting Psychologists? #insideImpactPsycs 3. What has been your favourite moment? When we moved to the office where we are now. We had expanded and everyone had a say in choosing things for the new office, so that it was comfortable both for clients and […]

Performance Appraisal Tip 1 – Being Clear on Purpose The obvious purpose for appraisals is to review performance but to what extent? You might use them for decision making and reward, such as whether someone is ready for promotion or if they will get their bonus. This is likely to require alignment with reward and […]

#insideImpactPsycs week 2 find out what Suzanne, Business Manager, likes most about working at Impact Consulting 2. What do you like most about working at Impact Consulting? The work is interesting and varied, as well as having autonomy in my role. Working with a great team who support each other and are fun to be […]

In the first of our new series #insideImpactPsycs, find out why Allison, our Office Manager, thinks we have been so successful over our 22 years in business Why do you think Impact Consulting Psychologists has been so successful over the last 22 years? I think it is the expertise of the Psychologists. Not many other […]

Calderstones Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Impact Consulting Psychologists Ltd “Calderstones” is a specialist Forensic Learning Disability Trust.  In 2013 a new Chair was appointed who in September 2013 recruited the current Chief Executive (CE), Mark Hindle, to turnaround the Trust following “a climate of fear where a culture of continuous improvement was needed”.  Impact […]

Chloe O’Keeffe, one of our Business Psychologists, has written a summary of her research on the links between psychopathic personality traits, destructive leadership and workplace bullying. An estimated cost of £13.75 billion to UK organisations was incurred due to workplace bullying in one year.[1] In an attempt to pin down the causes of workplace bullying, […]

Here at Impact Consulting we take an evidence based approach to people and organisations. In January, some of the team attended the British Psychological Society’s Division of Occupational Psychology Conference to hear about the latest research and theory in business psychology and how we can apply current thinking to our client work. Sarah Lavin attended […]

Organisations which have the ability to attract, recruit and retain members of staff tend to see more positive overall outcomes, from productivity to staff morale. Selection and assessment is important for both the organisation and the candidate to ensure that the right people are selected for the right roles. To ensure best practice in selection […]