How to Overcome the Challenges of Managing Virtual Teams

One of the biggest challenges that managers have had to navigate during the Coronavirus pandemic is managing virtual teams. Amid the jokes about employees working in their pyjamas and the complaints about ‘Zoom fatigue,’ the shift to remote working has proven to be a huge challenge. While it’s true that some businesses will naturally be … Read more

How New Managers Can Get the Boss/Friend Balance Right

Team dynamics can make or break a workplace, and managing relationships with your team members can be one of the trickiest things about management. Especially if you’re a new manager. Maybe you’ve been moved from another department to manage the team. Or maybe you’ve been promoted to manage a team of people you consider to … Read more

The Mental Health Impact of Coronavirus on Employees: Why HR Support is Key

As the lockdown restrictions, ease and businesses make plans to re-open workplaces, HR managers have their work cut out. In the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, there will be endless people issues to deal with, and if you think you were pushed for time before this happened, I don’t think you’ve seen anything yet. Employees … Read more

Dread Difficult Conversations? Here’s How to Change Your Mindset

Having conversations that you’d rather not have comes with the territory when you’re a manager. As an HR manager, you probably have more difficult conversations with employees than most, but it doesn’t mean that you find them any easier. No matter how experienced you are, difficult conversations are a challenge because: You worry about what … Read more

How to Keep Remote Employees Engaged Without Micromanaging

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, millions of people have been working remotely, and this has left us all wondering, will this be the way forward for the future? While it does take some adjusting to for most people, remote working does give people the chance to avoid soul-destroying commutes and to have a better … Read more