Developing Resilience In The Workplace

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 build resilience at work. The World Health Organisation has called stress the “global health epidemic of the 21st … Read more

Are You Giving Your Accidental Managers What They Need?

Even the most experienced managers come across situations and issues they haven’t dealt with before, so spare a thought for the accidental manager who is thrown in at the deep end to manage a dysfunctional team. They might be a highly-skilled employee, but leading and managing people is a completely different beast. Being a good … Read more

How to Increase Employee Engagement and Motivation in a Post-Covid-19 World

Of the many challenges, you’ll face as an HR manager returning to work after the Covid-19 pandemic, helping managers motivate and engage their teams will be one of the biggest. You’ll no doubt have faced many career challenges in the past, but none of us have ever lived through something like this. We’ve lost people. … Read more

What Should You Do When Employees Are Reluctant to Come Off Furlough?

Millions of workers have been on furlough for months now. Many will have had money worries, anxiety about health and the future, and some will have lost people they love to the virus. Amid the pressures of working from home and the restrictions of the lockdown, many people will have felt stressed, anxious, and isolated. … Read more