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The 5 Keys to Creating High Performing Teams
Every manager’s dream is having a harmonious and high-performing team that pulls together to help the business become successful and more profitable. But this doesn’t just magically happen, there are some foundations you have to lay to achieve success.A high performing team is built on the b[...]
Assertiveness: The Missing Ingredient in Effective Leadership
Does being more assertive make you a more effective leader?In tough times, employees value leaders who will tell it like it is and get the job done, but an important thing to note is that assertiveness is not the same as aggression. You can be assertive without being obnoxious; taking a balanc[...]
Top 7 Tips For More Effective Remote Meetings
This year, we have all had to get used to remote team meetings. On the one hand, they’ve helped us stay in contact with each other and helped us keep things up to speed, but on the other, technical glitches and the difficulty of communicating when we aren’t getting the usual non-verbal cues has [...]
How Business Owners Hold the Key to Better Employee Experience and A Healthier Business
One of the most important jobs a business owner has is managing and improving the employee experience, from the first time they walk through the door to the day they leave the business. Employees who have a good experience at work are more engaged, productive, and fulfilled, plus they won’t[...]
Five Tips for Keeping Employees Engaged in Tough Times
Employees are the most important asset in any business, and keeping them engaged should be at the top of the list of your priorities.When employees are engaged, they’ll go the extra mile to help the business perform better and become more profitable. But how do you keep employees engaged whe[...]
Why Setting Too Many Goals Can Overwhelm Your Team and Harm Your Business
Setting goals can really make your team focus and pull together if it’s done wisely. Having a few clear strategic goals that will put your business on the path to real growth and motivate and inspire your team is all well and good, but when it comes to goals, are you making mistakes?Business o[...]
Embracing Change: Onwards and Upwards to a More Resilient Future
Think of the last time you went through a really big, unsettling change. For many of you, it will be the situation we’ve collectively lived through this year, and are continuing to live through.The change that has been brought about by the pandemic has been unforeseen and abrupt, and when ch[...]
How Positive Thinking Builds Resilience
If you are resilient, it doesn’t mean that you’re immune to adversity and life’s challenges, but you will bounce back and learn from them. There are a number of things that help us build resilience, and positive thinking is one of them.Positive thinking is not about denying reality[...]
What is Resilience and Where Does it Come From?
Everyone goes through stressful times, challenges, and traumatic events; they are part and parcel of life. But how well we bounce back, learn lessons, and carry on rebuilding for the future depends on our resilience.If you are resilient, you can not only get through the tough times, you can [...]
3 Steps to Developing a Resilience Mindset
The Coronavirus pandemic and its fallout will have affected everyone differently, but there’s one thing we’ve probably all had in common; questioning how resilient we really are in tough times.Life is full of ups and downs, and every now and again, it throws you a huge curveball. The differe[...]
How to Remove and Overcome Fear in the Workplace
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 remove and overcome fear in the workplace.Fear is destructive in a workplace. It can a[...]
How to Influence People at Work
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 influence people at work.If you want to be an effective leader or manager, you need to be [...]