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

Why Subcultures Emerge and How You Can Prevent It in Your Small Business for Harmony

How healthy is your business culture? Does it foster good relationships, employee involvement, and trust, or does it feel more like your workplace is a battlefield, full of conflict, disengagement, and a lack of trust?  When employees don’t want to be a part of a certain culture, this creates divides. People who don’t feel listened … Read more

How to Delegate Without Fear – 7 Easy Steps

If you had one wish as an employer, what would it be? To have one day, or even an hour, where you don’t have to tell your employees what to do or how to do it? Some days, you feel more like a babysitter than a boss. Meanwhile, your to-do list is growing and it’s … Read more

How to Use Continuous Improvement tools in Your Office-Based Business Successfully

What is Continuous Improvement? Per the Chartered Management Institute, they define continuous Improvement as The seeking of small improvements in processes, and products, with the aim of increasing quality, and reducing waste. Continuous improvement is one of the tools which underpin the philosophies of total quality management, and lean production. Through constant study, and revision … Read more

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, but when you work on developing … Read more