How to Increase Productivity in Your SME Team to Achieve the Results You Want

Hi, I’m Nicola, The People Mentor.  In today’s podcast, I want to explore how to Increase Productivity in Your SME team to achieve the results you want.” This podcast is dedicated to helping you, as a team leader, optimise the productivity of your small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) team. As a leader, you are responsible … Read more

How to Build a Powerful Culture in Your SME Business

Hi, I’m Nicola from The People Mentor.  Today I want to talk about building a powerful culture and how it is key to the success of any SME business.  A strong company culture can help you attract and retain talented employees, improve productivity and efficiency, increase customer satisfaction, and ultimately drive business growth. Let’s look … Read more

Dealing with an Aggressive Team Member  

Hi, I’m Nicola from The People Mentor, and in today’s podcast, I want to talk about how to deal with an aggressive team member.   In your time as a manager, I’m sure you would have come across aggressive or difficult employees. Maybe you managed someone who would constantly criticize and intimidate others. Maybe the person … Read more

Negotiating the Minefield of Managing People  

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 managing people.    So you’re a business owner, the captain of your own ship, and the admin, sales, and marketing manager … Read more

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