How Understanding Motivation and Happiness Can Help Your Career and Your Team

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Motivation is a complex topic that has been studied extensively in the fields of psychology and management. Motivation refers to the factors that drive people to act in a certain way or to achieve certain goals. There are different types of motivators, including hygiene factors, intrinsic motivation, and extrinsic motivation. In this blog, we will … Read more

Why Once Per Year Performance Reviews Aren’t Enough to Drive Employee Engagement

Hi, I’m Nicola from The People Mentor.  In this series of podcasts, I want to share some practical tips and advice that HR managers can share with line managers.  Team and management issues clog up the desk of many HR managers when with the right support or training, they could be dealt with at the … 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 Talk as a Leader So People Listen in Your Small Business

When you speak to your team, do you ever feel like you’re speaking into a void and nobody listens to you? It’s a really frustrating feeling. But you know the phrase, ‘it’s not you, it’s me’?. Maybe it is you. Maybe what you’re saying and how you’re saying it just isn’t effective. Here’s how to … Read more

How to Show Employees You Appreciate Them

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 show employees you appreciate them.    How do your employees see you?  Do they see you as strong, forceful, opinionated and distant, or … Read more