Tags archives: employee engagement
Why Your Small Business Needs an Employee Handbook
When you employ staff, it’s important to have your policies and procedures in one convenient document that can be referred back to, time and time again. The easiest way you can do this is by giving your employees a handbook, which tells them what is expected of them, shows them that you’re fair and [...]
A Small Business Owner’s Guide to Motivating Employees
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, Manager and Leader. Today I want to talk about how to motivate employees.
How do you motivate your em[...]
A Small Business Owner’s Guide to Managing Workplace Conflict
Are you sitting comfortably? Welcome to my workplace series of podcasts that will help you to navigate those inevitable difficult events at work that are part of being a small business owner, manager and Leader. Today I want to talk about how to deal with workplace conflict.
Employ[...]
How to Coach
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 coach.
What is coaching?
Coaching helps employees to take charge of their own developmen[...]
Dealing with Difficult Managers
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 deal with a difficult manager.Having a difficult manager can really affect how you feel abou[...]
How to make the difference to your business
- In July 2017 CBI stated Its survey of 357 businesses found over 40% of businesses said Brexit has affected their investment decisions. Of these, 98% said the impact has been negative. From my perspective, I am still seeing this trend with people I speak to, saying they will not invest in their busin[...]
Why would you hire a Management consultant?
People often ask me why would you want to hire a consultant? It’s clear from their faces they can’t see the value and wonder what they will gain.
Well here are 5 reasons to hire a management consultant if you employ staff:
1. A fresh perspective - Often when you’re in the middle of your busine[...]
Stop the bullying
Recently I’ve been thinking back to my first few jobs and what I learnt from them. For many years I worked for my mum and dad in their tea room and memories are full of laughter and love. At 18, I left home and went to work out in the big city. What an eye-opener!
My first real job was clerical a[...]
Change – A dirty word
- There you are in the middle of the change in the workplace and someone says you didn’t tell me about this or an element of it! Suddenly everything grinds to a halt. Alternatively, you have so many Senior Managers wanting to direct the[...]
For the New Year – Building your work resilience for 2017
- Resilience is about your aptitude to bounce back from problems and remain determined in the throes of hardship. Often there are many deviations along the way, alongside snags and challenges. So, it’s essential to build your resilience to help you recover quickly from difficulties through building s[...]
“Build a bonfire, Build a Bonfire, put the Manager on the top”
Last year I was out with a group of friends for bonfire night. I suddenly realised the guy on the bonfire looked like one of my past Managers, who’d made my life hell. That started the stories flowing of the worst experiences we’d had with Managers.
Many years ago, I was going through a divorce[...]
Making it work across the different generations
Last week I talked about the different generations and what their needs are and how they can contribute to the workplace. This week I thought I’d explore what you can do as an employer to build teams that work well together and are engaged with the business.
What we do know.
What we do know [...]