Dealing With Colleagues Who Create Stress in Your SME Business

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 cope with colleagues who stress you out.   You’re a very lucky person if you’ve gone through your life without … Read more

Developing Your Change Agility in Your SME Business

Are you sitting comfortably? Welcome to my series of podcasts that will help you navigate those inevitable difficult events at work that are part of being a manager and Leader Today we’re going to look at how adaptable you are to change, and how to become more adaptable. Going through change is not always easy, … Read more

How to Be an Even Better Leader in your SME Office-Based Business

That moment when you realise you misjudged the situation, and the team took you the wrong way or the whole thing went wrong. You feel like hiding away.  You just want to go into a deep funk! This is the very time when you need to seek feedback and reflect on what went well and … Read more

The Importance of Creative Leadership in an Ever-Changing World

Hi, I’m Nicola from The People Mentor, and in today’s podcast, I want to talk to you about the importance of creativity in leadership.   When you think about the desirable traits that an effective leader has, what’s on your list? A good strategist? Assertiveness? The ability to stay calm under pressure?   All of these are … Read more

3 Steps to Banishing Bullying in an SME – A Manager’s Guide

For some of us, it’s a long time since we were in the playground, but sometimes when we are in the workplace, it can feel like we are right back there. Whether you have been a victim of workplace bullying or you have witnessed it, you’ll know that it creates a very negative and toxic … Read more