Podcast

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

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

Hi, I’m Nicola from The People Mentor.   In today’s podcast, I’m going to answer a question that someone has asked me about difficult conversations. Often, we think about how to prepare for the conversation or how to have it, but how often do we think about what to do afterwards?  This is the subject of … Read more

Hi I’m Nicola from The People Mentor and in today’s podcast, I want to talk about why we avoid difficult conservations and the price we pay for trying to give them a swerve. Think about the last difficult conversation you had. Did you have to speak to a team member about poor performance or behaviour? … Read more

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 effective delegation for small business owners.  When you own your own business, you’re probably so used to doing everything yourself … Read more