The Secret to Retaining Employees in Your Small Business

Hello, I’m Nicola from The People Mentor, and in today’s podcast, I want to talk about how to retain employees in your small business.  You remember the initial excitement and, let’s be honest, trepidation about taking on your first employee. The business had grown enough that you could afford help, and after months of researching … Read more

How to Get Your Small Business Through Quieter Times  

If you’ve spent the last few months in the midst of a rush, you could be forgiven for dreaming of when things quieten down and you can catch your breath. But what about if the business gets too quiet? What if you’re starting to worry about cash flow and you know you need to attract customers … 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

4 Ways to More Effective and Meaningful 1-2-1s

How do you feel about 1-2-1s? Do you dread them, treat them as a tick box exercise, or think they are a waste of time? Well at their worst, they can include some difficult conversations and feel like a waste of your precious time, but at their best, they can be a chance to build … Read more

Top Tips to make Operational Leadership Easier and More Powerful

There you are, you’ve decided now is the time to change roles and you are excited but at the same time nervous as hell. You’ve taken on the role of the Operational Lead.  How are you going to make the right impression but at the same time make the changes needed? Let’s start with what … Read more