Category archives: HR
DISC & How it Helps You Get the Best Out of Your People
Every workplace is a melting pot of people with different behaviours, background, and levels of experience. For a business owner, keeping your employees happy, motivated, and productive can be a very fine balancing act.
Wouldn’t it be great for you if you understood why people t[...]
A Small Business Owner’s Guide to Getting the Legal Basics Right
- In this blog, I want to take you through the basic contracts and policies you need in place as an employer. Not getting these right could cost you precious time and a lot of money due to; So your business is growing and you’re ready to grow your team. You feel excited but also d[...]
Planning as a Small Business
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[...]
How to deal with Employee Attendance Issues as a Small Business
How to Deal with Employee Atendance Issues as a Small Business
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
Today I want to talk about employee attendan[...]
Why Your Business Needs a Performance Management System
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[...]
Why Your Small Business Needs an Employee Handbook
When you employ staff, it’s important to have your policies and procedures in one convenient document that can be referred back to, time and time again. The easiest way you can do this is by giving your employees a handbook, which tells them what is expected of them, shows them that you’re fair and [...]
How to Deal with Confrontational Employees as a Small Business Owner
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[...]
Why would you hire a Management consultant?
People often ask me why would you want to hire a consultant? It’s clear from their faces they can’t see the value and wonder what they will gain.
Well here are 5 reasons to hire a management consultant if you employ staff:
1. A fresh perspective - Often when you’re in the middle of your busine[...]
Stop the bullying
Recently I’ve been thinking back to my first few jobs and what I learnt from them. For many years I worked for my mum and dad in their tea room and memories are full of laughter and love. At 18, I left home and went to work out in the big city. What an eye-opener!
My first real job was clerical a[...]
Reward, Recognition and all that jazz
Recently I was having a meal out, and on the next table, there was a couple discussing their business problem. The woman’s body language clearly showed she was uptight. Because I go in and troubleshoot on teams, I couldn’t help noticing all the non-verbal signs and odd bits of conversation could be [...]