Friday 3rd March is #EmployeeAppreciationDay… I have to say, as with love your pets day, isn’t every day the day to appreciate your team and the work they do? Showing appreciation, saying thank you, and generally showing an interest in every individual you work with should be the norm, and
I can remember attending a creative thinking workshop once. Not only did it not get my creative juices flowing, but the few I had, shrivelled up and died! It was presented and run in traditional, death by powerpoint; slides without images or colour, just bullet points of what was being
As featured here in HRD Connect 2020 will be a big year for new beginnings. How can leaders ensure their best people stay put? A new decade can be a catalyst to kick-start your own journey to accomplish your life goals. Members of your team who dream to be somewhere
‘Do this and your people will fly!’ Feedback! The key to improving performance. And yet so many people feel awkward about giving it or shy away from it altogether. So why do people find it so difficult? Perhaps you’re one of them. You may be the person who makes a
‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times!’ Geoff had been with Martin from the start, and had worked hard to help him grow the business. As a result, he’d been promoted to manager, reward for all his efforts. Well, financially he was so much better
‘Recent research found that a huge 71% of businesses don’t train their new managers effectively, if at all…’ One of the biggest challenges you face as a successful small business owner is managing your growing team. So, to make your life easier, what do you do? You pluck your very
I read a great quote by Clare Balding the other day about Pep Guardiola. She wrote, “He (Pep) is the manager not just of a team of players but also of backroom staff whom he always values, praises and thanks. He is a leader who makes them all believe the
’You can dream, create, draw and come up with the best ideas in the world, but you need people to help you turn your dreams into reality.’ As business owners, we rightly focus a heck of a lot of attention on our external customers and what we can do to
As a business owner you know that a high-performing team is essential for a successful business. But how do you start building a team from the group of individuals who currently work for you with all of their different personalities and egos? Any of these sound familiar? The cat –
I want to share an interesting conversation I had recently with a control freak. Business Owners come to us for help to escape the day-to-day operation of their business, but the truth is that so many find it hard to let go of their role, even the small tasks. Some
I’ve always loved team sports, whether I’m playing them or watching them. Watching them always incurs listening to the pundits and of course with the football season underway we’re awash with analysis. I have to admit that I do enjoy it; I love the insight and the banter. Sometimes, worryingly,
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