Written by Nicola Richardson, Founder of The People Mentor. The People Mentor helps small employers, managers and leaders handle difficult conversations, strengthen accountability and lead with calm, practical confidence. This article explains what a boundary hangover is, why it happens at work, and what to do when the guilt, second-guessing, and exhaustion hit after you … Read more
This is the complete guide to difficult conversations in the workplace — how to prepare for them, how to start them, and what to do when they go wrong. Written by Nicola Richardson, Founder of The People Mentor. The People Mentor helps small employers, managers and leaders handle difficult conversations, strengthen accountability and lead with … Read more
Written by Nicola Richardson, Founder of The People Mentor. The People Mentor helps small employers, managers and leaders handle difficult conversations, strengthen accountability and lead with calm, practical confidence. This article explores what acting superior at work actually looks like, why managers avoid addressing it, and how to have a direct, professional conversation that changes … Read more
I want to share two numbers with you. Just sit with them for a moment before we go any further. The first: the UK care sector is facing one of the most serious staffing shortages it has ever seen. Vacancies remain stubbornly high, agency costs are eating into already tight margins, and good people are … Read more
Are you sitting comfortably? Welcome to the second in my series of podcasts that will help you to navigate those inevitable difficult events at work that are part of being a small business owner. Today I want to talk about how to deal with failure as a small business owner. Failure is a fact of … Read more