Why Using DISC Can Make a Difference to Your Small Office-Based Team

Do you dream of having an upskilled, motivated, engaged, and a resilient team that pulls together to achieve business goals? Do you want to be able to spend less time firefighting and more time doing the tasks that are really going to help make the business more profitable? Does this dream feel pretty far off … Read more

Why Managers Need to Build Connections Through Successful Networking

When you hear the word ‘networking,’ what springs to mind? Standing around awkwardly, feigning interest as the 20th person you have spoken to assaults your senses with ‘management speak,’? Or having to listen to people telling you how successful they are and being left with a serious case of impostor syndrome? Networking events at their … Read more

How to Have Strengths-Based Conversations in Your SME Business

Imagine the scene. You’re sitting with an employee and you’re about to give them a performance review. What do you focus on? Do you mainly focus on where they’re performing well or is your focus on how they can do better?   Many managers focus on fixing problems rather than helping employees find ways to do … Read more

How to Prevent Conflict in Your SME Office-based Workplace

Many moons ago I can recall walking into a huge storm from two of my team members.  I was young and inexperienced and really struggled with how to deal with it.  I met with both members and listened to their side of the argument.  It was all about the previous manager sharing work out and … Read more

How Mentoring Can Level Up Your Leadership Abilities and Create Confidence

You have an idea about how you want to take the team or business forward but you don’t know where to start. Maybe you’re feeling overwhelmed and stuck, or you need to lead your team through a period of change and everything feels uncertain. What can you do, apart from running around like a headless … Read more