Developing effective managers is crucial to the success of any business. They have their day job and manage their team. However, all too often, the two are seen in isolation. The people management responsibility is often regarded as an “add on.” However, it is integral to their effectiveness as a manager. Poor management is one […]
How to reduce employee turnover
High employee turnover is costly and often the result of a poor recruitment process and poorly designed or non-existent induction programme. This often leads to employees leaving companies sooner rather than later. The net result is expensive and disruptive but can be avoided. Aside from paying the market rate, or above the market rate, and […]
Work-life balance
The work-leisure dichotomy of the 1800’s was later labelled “work-life balance”. But what does “work-life balance” mean? The expression coined in the late 1970’s, was created to describe the balance between an individual’s work and personal life. “Balance” in this context literally means: a situation in which different elements are equal or in the correct […]
Employable Me
Despite the increased choice of TV programmes, there are, to my mind, very few worth making time for. However one of the select few, is Employable Me on BBC2. It is about the difficulties some of Britain’s most extraordinary job seekers face. Each has a disability that has impeded them. However, I guarantee you will […]
Don’t ignore the warning signs
You’ve applied for the job, waited several weeks and at last received a response. To your delight, you have an interview. The company say they will be in contact the next day with details, but no email materialises. The following week you give the company a call. They apologise and send you an email in […]
The effective networker
As a new business owner, networking is probably one of the many ways you are promoting your business. But how do you become an effective networker? There’s no point in going to networking events only to stand in the corner and watch others mingle. Sometimes you might think you’d rather work from home in your […]