Managing Upwards – 9 Tips for a Better Relationship With Your Boss

If you’re reading this blog, you’ve got a manager you need to manage. Maybe their management style is having a negative impact on your working relationship. Are they a dinosaur, a dictator, or a dyed in the wool micromanager? Whatever the issue, managing upwards is a skill worth learning. Are You Managing Upwards? Do you … Read more

Client Case Studies

Case Study 1 It’s a great feeling to have a business partnership that’s made in heaven. But when you feel like your business partner doesn’t respect or value you, it’s a special kind of hell. I worked with R, a partner in a tech company that sold products overseas. He came to me because he … Read more

Why Subcultures Emerge and How You Can Prevent It in Your Small Business for Harmony

How healthy is your business culture? Does it foster good relationships, employee involvement, and trust, or does it feel more like your workplace is a battlefield, full of conflict, disengagement, and a lack of trust?  When employees don’t want to be a part of a certain culture, this creates divides. People who don’t feel listened … Read more

Using DISC to Resolve Conflict in the Workplace

Are you sitting comfortably? I’m Nicola from The People Mentor, and today I want to talk about workplace conflict and how DISC can help you prevent and resolve it.   Every workplace is a mix of people with different personalities, values, beliefs, experiences, and backgrounds, so at some point, conflict is inevitable. Some conflicts last as … Read more

5 Signs Your Best Employee is Thinking of Leaving (and What You Should Do About it) 

Employees are at the heart of any business, but good employees are what make that heart beat. An employee who is trustworthy, reliable, great at their job and wants to do their best for you and your business is like gold dust. The only downside is that people like this sometimes don’t stick around for … Read more