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 thrive doing certain tasks and not others? Wouldn’t it make … Read more

How to Get Over Your Fears About Change and Grow Your Business

Since you became your own boss, you’ve probably worked out that the only constant in business is change. Whether you need to introduce new systems and processes, or whether a complete overhaul is needed, managing change well is essential for success. But one thing that often stands in the way of successful change is fear. … Read more

How Being More Compassionate Can Benefit Your Business

Whether we like it or not, things happen in life that can make us feel stressed and unhappy. Whether it’s an unmanageable workload or having to work with a difficult colleague at work, or personal problems, every single one of us would benefit from being shown some compassion. This is where many organisations fall down. … Read more

How to Stop Micromanaging Your 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 how micromanaging, and how to stop it. Are you never quite satisfied with your employees’ work? Are you … Read more

Why Being an Understanding Manager is Better for Business

All too often, aggression is mistaken for good leadership, when the truth is that it’s not ruling by fear or asserting dominance that changes businesses for the better, it’s being more compassionate and understanding. A manager who thinks they just need to crack the whip to get employees to comply is mistaken. This only creates … Read more