Category archives: employee engagement
Have you ever been part of a high-performing team, where
everyone worked together towards a shared set of goals, where everyone knew
their role, and there was plenty of mutual respect, cooperation and
collaboration? Do you remember looking forward to going into work every day?Or have you bee[...]
Whether we like it or not, things
happen in life that can make us feel stressed and unhappy. Whether it’s an
unmanageable workload or having to work with a difficult colleague at work, or
personal problems, every single one of us would benefit from being shown some
compassion.This is where[...]
For the last 15 weeks, I have been following the Slimming World healthy approach to eating. At times it has been extremely hard as I associate nice times with food. I’ve given up wine as well (and I did love my glass of bubbly) but the positive impact it has had on my health has been fan[...]
Whether big or small, the most successful businesses balance achieving their goals with managing and developing their employees. But small businesses, in particular, can benefit from having a performance management system in place because having motivated, engaged, and loyal employees at the heart o[...]
Are you sitting comfortably? Welcome to my Workplace series of podcasts that will help you to navigate those inevitable difficult events at work that are part of being a small business owner, Manager & Leader. Today I want to talk about how to deal with a confrontational employe[...]
Are you sitting comfortably? Welcome to my series of podcasts that will help you to navigate those 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 motivate employees.
How do you motivate your em[...]
Are you sitting comfortably? Welcome to my series of podcasts that will help you to navigate those inevitable difficult events at work that are part of being a manager.
Today I want to talk about how to coach.
What is coaching?
Coaching helps employees to take charge of their own developmen[...]
Are you sitting comfortably? Welcome to my series of podcasts that will help you to navigate those inevitable difficult events at work that are part of being a manager.Today I want to talk about how to deal with a difficult manager.Having a difficult manager can really affect how you feel abou[...]
- 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 in peace” Or maybe you [...]
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 fr[...]
Recently a young Manager came to me upset with what her Manager had said about her lack of control over her emotions at work. It took me back as I used to find it difficult to hide my emotions and if I was upset it would show. The first point we discussed was what the examples were that the Manager [...]
Do you think we ever truly know ourselves? As leaders, it is vital we understand our reactions and approaches to situations and people. In truly understanding ourselves we then use our strengths to help others and continue to develop ourselves. Knowing our weaknesses means we can offset them and wor[...]
