The Talent Hub
Welcome to the Talent Hub
Our approach to talent management helps staff build the skills, knowledge, and behaviours needed to grow their careers and support the University’s Global Talent agenda and 2030 Strategy. We aim to help embed talent management into how we work, linking personal development and performance with organisational success and helping shape a strong, inclusive culture. On this page, you’ll find key tools and resources to support career development, performance, and succession planning. These are designed to help staff and managers plan for the future and navigate career pathways across the University.
Values, Behaviours and Engagement
Every organisation has its own unique culture, and at our University, we succeed because of our people. Our culture is shaped by three core values - Team, Excellence, and Community - which guide us in our daily work. Each value is supported by specific behaviours, offering a shared understanding of what it means to be part of our University community. To learn more, please visit our Values, Behaviours and Engagement webpage, where you'll find videos featuring our Vice-Chancellor and staff, sharing what these values mean to them and how they and their teams incorporate them into their work.
Huddersfield Leader Framework
The Huddersfield Leader Framework identifies what best practice in management and leadership at our University looks, feels and sounds like. It outlines the core competencies and behaviours for all managers, current and future. Each competency includes a brief description that every manager can use to guide them, and clearly outlines what staff can expect from their leaders and managers. To find out more, please watch this short introductory video.
Development Centres
A Development Centre (DC) is a holistic and innovative method of assessing people’s strengths and development needs. DCs use a similar approach and format as Assessment Centres; however, the focus and outputs are very different. Whilst Assessment Centres are about selecting talent, DCs are designed to develop future potential and talent. Our DCs combine a robust and objective feedback process with an immersive, reflective and engaging learning experience, during which participants from across the University community undertake a variety of exercises, ranging from completing individual psychometric reports to participating in team challenges.
Talent Conversation Tool & 9-Box Grid
A talent conversation should be an open, honest, and two-way process, where a manager works with their staff member to review and understand where they sit on the 9-box grid. Our Talent Conversation Tool and 9 Box Grid helps measure performance and behaviours, as well as exploring people’s ambition and potential to progress. Before using the Tool and Grid, please read the Talent Conversation Tool document. Alternatively, to find out more, please watch this short introductory video.
Personal Development and Performance Review (PDPR)
The PDPR is designed to be a transparent mechanism for setting objectives, identifying development needs, and embedding our values. The PDPR provides a formal opportunity for staff to stand back from their day-to-day activities and discuss what they feel to be their main achievements over the last 12 months, their performance and career aspirations in general, and to make plans for the year ahead and beyond. Please visit our PDPR webpage for further information.
Digital Capabilities Discovery Tool
The discovery tool helps you privately explore your digital skills across six areas. Find out which areas you’ve developed the most, plus get personalised tips and resources to help you go further. Whether you want help recognising your skills, building a professional development plan, or getting the most out of technology, this tool is for you. Learn more about the discovery tool (Digital Skills Hub).
Huddersfield Leader 360 Degree Feedback Tool
360 Degree Feedback is a process in which individuals receive confidential, anonymous feedback from the people who work around them. This typically includes your line manager, peers, and direct reports. Based around the Huddersfield Leader Framework, our 360-feedback questionnaire is broken down into three key categories: Managing Self, Managing Others and Managing Strategy. To find out more about completing our 360 questionnaire, please contact us for a chat about how this can support your development, and in the meantime, watch this short introductory video.
LinkedIn Learning Modules: Developing Talent
If you would like to complete Talent Development LinkedIn Learning Modules, please click on the see more button ...
Questions? Please get in touch …
If you have any questions, please get in touch through with Kevin Frost, our Organisational Development lead, through MS Teams or email k.p.frost@hud.ac.uk,
