How to Transform Habitual Negativity at Work
Does your workplace suffer from habitual negativity? I wish I had a penny for every leader or manager I worked with who accepted some...
How Women Mistreat Other Women At Work
Women need to celebrate each other March 8 is International Women’s Day. Here in my country, the United States, March is National Women’s History...
3 Observations On Leading Change
My wife, Penny, and I enjoy the outdoors. We love hiking through the woods and enjoying the scenery. While in Florida, we sailed quite...
How To Reduce Staff Turnover in Your Business
High levels of staff turnover can be a problem Whether you’re a small business owner or the manager of a large, multinational team, high...
Delegate Effectively and Remove The Monkey
Remove the monkey from your back Have you ever had a staff member come in with a problem and it seems to add to...
12 Ways To Inspire Your Team For Improved Productivity
Inspiration is a key factor for productivity Learning to inspire your employees is vital to the success of the business, the manager, and...
What Has COVID19 Told Us About Problems, Responses and Mistakes?
As the COVID19 crisis moves towards its second year, it seems reasonable to suppose that we now know what a steep learning curve really...
The Vices And Virtues Of Competition In The Workplace
Most organizations today rewards competition. They believe that a bit of friendly competition motivates people to perform better than what they would normally do....
How To Motivate The Overqualified Employee
A shrinking jobs market The pandemic has resulted in a surge of redundancies. This means many people are applying for jobs for which they...
How To Effectively Manage The Millennial Workforce
How to manage the Millennial workforce Millennials comprise a large majority of today’s active workforce. In light of this, however, many employers find it...
9 Ways To Improve Employee Experience
Improving employee experience doesn’t need to be hard There can be many concerns about the lack of employee motivation. Endless discussions can be held...
The Secret To Happiness At Work
How to encourage happiness at work Are you spending thousands of dollars on expensive consultants to help solve the employee disengagement problem in your...
5 Incredible Ways to Motivate Your Team
Managing a team efficiently can be a rigorously challenging task but not impossible. As a leader, your responsibility is to ensure that your team...
Tolerating Poor Management Practice – Mistakes Managers Make
Poor management practice has been around for years For years there has been an outcry about poor management practice. Managers are often the most...
Hoarding Or Withholding Information – Mistakes Managers Make
Withholding Information These leaders and managers secretly believe “knowledge is power” and, therefore, seek to keep any valuable knowledge to themselves. They selectively drip-feed...
Not Knowing The Names Of Team Members – Mistakes Managers Make
Knowing the names of team members If a leader or manager remotely manages several teams over several countries and have several thousand employers, they...
Not Listening To Good Ideas From The Team – Mistakes Managers Make
Not listening to good ideas from the team is a big mistake If you’ve ever carried out the paperclip exercise, you will already know...
Not Keeping Promises – Mistakes Managers Make
Not keeping promises erodes trust Unless the organisational structure is completely flat, the leader or manager will have authority in some shape or form...
Not Saying Thank You – Mistakes Managers Make
Lack of appreciation Taking even routine and regular tasks and duties for granted can demotivate employees. Ignoring work in progress shows a lack of...
Ignoring Inclusion – Mistakes Managers Make
Diversity and inclusion While most leaders and managers quite rightly make sure attention on the diverse nature of their teams and being legally compliant...