As the business owner, you’ll be used to team issues crossing your desk. From poor performance to attendance issues and disciplinary problems, you’ve probably seen them all. But do you sometimes wish that managers could take the lead a bit more when it comes to dealing with problem teams so that you don’t have to … Read more
Can you remember the last time you had to have a difficult conversation with an employee? As managers, we like to think that we’re prepared for anything, but having tough conversations is one of the most difficult, and at times, scary things about the job. I had a team member who’d get very aggressive. I … Read more
At the beginning of lockdown, many people were forced to work remotely for the first time and for some, it took a lot of adjusting to. The loss of daily structure, the lack of face-to-face interaction with colleagues, and the disappearance of the separation between life and work made people wonder if they could really … Read more
Teams are usually made up of very different people, with different personalities, preferences, and ways of doing things. Put all of these people together in one place, day in, day out, and conflict is inevitable. Your job as a business owner is to know how to deal with conflict when it arises, and to deal … Read more
Managers; are you task or people-oriented? Don’t worry, there’s no right or wrong answer. In the workplace, managers who focus on people help build good relationships and those who focus on tasks are the people who get things done. But if you want to build a high performing team, you need to balance tasks and … Read more
How to address a drop in productivity
Supporting a team member with cancer
