Leadership Skills and Management 
It’s often forgotten just how much of a balancing act good management is. Good managers make their role look easy so what they do can look deceptively simple.
Has your organisation suffered through the annual summer and Christmas holiday crunches with too few disgruntled staff and too little productivity?
Going that extra step further in connecting with the workforce can play a huge role in making each employee feel a sense of loyalty and belonging to the organisation they work for
When Odysseus, the Greek warrior, was fighting the Trojan War, he entrusted the care of his son to his great friend Mentor – advisor and guardian to the royal household. The word has since come to mean an experienced and trusted advisor. While mentors often are ‘heroic’, incorporating a mentoring program into your organisation does not have to be a Herculean task.
Coupling the enthusiasm and ambition of youth, with the gardened knowledge of experience, could be the difference between success and failure.
As a director, manager or supervisor, mediating in conflict is a challenge akin to tightrope walking. But it’s a challenge that comes with the territory.
According to this study published in the Harvard Business Review, happy employees are the primary architects of customer satisfaction. Yet Monster’s research says 57.6% of UK workers do not think their well-being is a priority for their employer.
Severe changes in a pleasant workforce can bring about undesirable stress and low motivation. It is essential to know how to handle these changes and keep the organisation functioning smoothly.
Freelance work can provide organisations with a great way to have short bursts of resource heavy activity dealt with effectively. At the same time knowing the downsides are equally important to make sure you deploy your efforts carefully.
Everyone makes mistakes, but as a manager your mistakes can have a big effect on both those above you and below you.
Identifying potential problematic employees early on can help save you the trouble of issues in the work-place as well as a de-moralised workforce.
As well as increased productivity, a happy workforce generally means lower staff turnover rates which is a great thing for any HR team.
New mothers are likely to have had at least 10 years of career experience that organisations can’t afford to lose.
Your organisation’s mission statement is your key strategic marketing and business development tool. It defines your product or service and your goals to your employees, customers, vendors, suppliers, and to the media.
Employees due for parental leave during a downsizing can’t be easily targeted for redundancy. Be more aware of their rights to avoid discrimination
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