The relentless spread of the coronavirus is hitting businesses hard, and many will have had to cut back on their normal operations or stop trading completely as the government and health service try desperately to get the virus under control. Small business owners have had a very rough couple of weeks, to put it mildly. … Read more
As challenges in our professional and personal lives go, the coronavirus is unprecedented. Increased home working, the need to self-isolate or reduce social contact, plus the worries about health, finances, and the future mean that it’s more important now than ever that as an HR manager, you keep in touch with employees during this difficult … Read more
Good people are the backbone of a successful business, and they are the most valuable resource. People management is one of the biggest challenges any leader will face, and as an HR manager, it’s a challenge you often have to face alone. Managing people is complex, and that’s without the additional organisational pressures of navigating … Read more
No matter what business you’re in, to be truly successful, you need a great team. You might pride yourself on the fact that you’ve hired some really good people; but the question is, how do you get the best out of your employees, on the good days and the not so good days? Inspire people … Read more
As an HR manager, you’ll know that dysfunctional teams equals people issues that will inevitably end up on your desk. Whether it’s niggles that have been left to fester or difficult conversations that should have been had, the problem is nearly always more difficult and time-consuming to solve by the time it gets to you. … Read more
How to address a drop in productivity
Supporting a team member with cancer
