A Small Business Owner’s Guide to Managing Workplace Conflict

Are you sitting comfortably? Welcome to my workplace series of podcasts, which will help you navigate the inevitable difficult events at work that are part of being a small business owner, manager, and Leader. Today, I want to talk about how to deal with workplace conflict. Employees are a huge resource in a small business, … Read more

How to upset an insecure employee?

Are you a Manager or Boss, who frequently has one employee turning up to ask for support and help? Do they always seem to be there wanting attention and there is no time for others? You always see the person as very needy? I bet you want to shout at them….” Go away, leave me … Read more

Four Tips to help improve your Business & Team

You know your business has more potential but you feel as if you are stagnating? You took on employees but had no management experience and now you’re struggling with the relationship conflicts and people not pulling their weight. You envisaged an atmosphere of calm and kindness but instead, it’s fraught. What can you do to … Read more

How to make the difference to your business (It Starts With the Conversations You’re Avoiding)

I’ve worked with many managers over the years, and there’s one thing I hear repeatedly. Not at first, because people rarely say it outright, but eventually, once we’ve built a bit of trust.“I knew I needed to have that conversation. I just kept hoping it would sort itself out.” It doesn’t sort itself out. It … Read more