Achieving work-life balance as a business leader
Do you find yourself wondering where the day has gone? All the goals you’d set yourself at the beginning of the day have been pushed to one side dealing with unexpected issues. Maintaining peak performance at work is demanding and can be stressful. Business leaders can find themselves under enormous pressure with so many responsibilities and deadlines, which can easily seep into their personal life, with their work and personal life boundaries becoming blurred. This blog addresses the importance of achieving a good work-life balance.
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The feedback sandwich
The feedback sandwich approach has often been used to give negative feedback to employees. You literally sandwich the criticism between two pieces of positive feedback. But is it the most effective method to deliver negative feedback? We take a look at how it could be undermining not only the feedback you are trying to deliver, but also damaging your relationship with your employees.
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Organisational design for SMEs
Do you know what a well-designed organisation looks like? People often equate organisational design with organisational structure. However, it encompasses much more, it is about aligning all aspects of the organisation with the overall goals and objectives of the business. As an organisation evolves so must the organisational design, this will enable the business to work effectively, helping with communication, productivity and innovation. This blog examines organisation design and how it can work for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
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Managing relationships in the workplace
It’s February and with Valentine’s Day upon us, we’re thinking about relationships in the workplace. Whatever size your business is, in all likelihood you employ people who also have personal relationships with each other outside of work. In fact many relationships begin with people meeting at work, these may form in to long term partnerships or friendships. You may also employ members of your own family or have employees that are related. Whilst these relationships should not be viewed as a problem, this blog looks at the complexities of relationships in the work place, with a particular focus on family businesses.
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Recruiting for less desirable roles
Do you find certain roles in your company harder to recruit for than others? Perhaps you think the role is undesirable and rather boring. Just take a moment, remember that one size doesn’t fit all. Just because you don’t enjoy doing something doesn't mean someone else won't. Knowing who you need to attract and where to find them is essential. Here are some tips you should consider when you are recruiting for less desirable roles.
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Employee financial wellbeing
How financially healthy do your employees feel today? Do they feel on top of their finances and positive about their financial future? Or are they struggling to make ends meet each month and worried about paying mounting debts? As an employer you may feel that it isn’t your place to get involved. But the impact that financial problems have on a person can be huge and can inevitably spill in to all aspects of their life including their performance at work. So how can you help?
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Working from home
As a business owner and leader you have more than likely been approached by employees with requests to work from home. Does this fill you with concern or are you open to the opportunities it can bring? The increase of homeworking is opening up a new range of possibilities for the way that businesses can work and structure themselves. It also brings new responsibilities for an employer and employee. In this blog we discuss what an employer needs to consider when offering working from home opportunities.
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People retention
Do you have a formal strategy for retaining employees once they have been recruited? A high turnover rate has big financial repercussions for a business, and can also lower the knowledge base in your company. You might think that people are purely driven by salary, however research has shown that this isn’t the case. Creating a healthy and happy work environment are essential. Read on for practical methods you can use to help retain your people.
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Performance management review
You may well be embarking on your annual performance management reviews. How much stress does this cause you as a leader and your staff? In this challenging economic and volatile climate, employees can feel that performance management reviews are little more than a box-ticking activity. With pay freezes and other budgets squeezed, it can be difficult for them to see personal incentives to achieve goals. As a leader and manager it is vital that you always engage with your employees to ensure you have their trust and commitment, to enable them to meet their goals and objectives. Here are five tips for achieving the most out of your people and their performance management reviews.
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