Managing Personalities in Virtual Teams

Hi and welcome to my podcast. I’m Nicola from The People Mentor. Meetings are a part of life in any business or organisation. Productive meetings help people share ideas, make decisions, and build good relationships, while ineffective meetings waste people’s time and don’t bring any value to the business.  Since the beginning of lockdown, many … Read more

9 Ways to Increase Your Assertiveness in the Workplace

Hi. I’m Nicola from The People Mentor, and today, I want to talk about how to increase your assertiveness.   Assertiveness is an important attribute, especially when you’re a business owner. Would you say you’re assertive, or is it something you struggle with?  I’d say that being assertive is a struggle for more people than you’d … Read more

Keeping Up Appearances: Are You an Authentic Leader? 

Hello, I’m Nicola from The People Mentor, and in today’s podcast, I want to talk about how authenticity is one of the most important characteristics that any business owner or leader can have. You might be a business owner but you’re also a human being, and that means that often we can influenced by our … Read more

How Do Team Dynamics Impact on Productivity?

In my time as a manager, I’ve seen the good, the bad, and the ugly of team dynamics, and I’ve seen the serious impact that problematic team dynamics can have on organisations. Performance and productivity drops, conflict arises, people leave, and this continues until someone breaks the cycle. In this podcast, I want to talk … Read more

Having difficult conversations

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 have difficult conversations at work. Whether you manage people directly or you work in Human Resources, one day … Read more