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The world of employment is always changing. Not only are the thoughts, expectations and attitudes of people constantly evolving, but new legislation is created, laws are introduced and your compliance requirements can shift on a regular basis. For...

Change has been a constant in the workplace over the last few years. For people managers and those in HR, it’s felt like you have had to handle crisis after crisis. From a global pandemic, Brexit and war to the cost of living crisis and now a...

Do you understand how you’re perceived in the workplace? Perception refers to how your employees are seen, and how they see each other. It is how people tend to operate and behave in the world, based on what they believe to be true. It's important...

The primary goal of all people managers is to get the best out of your team.  You need to know how to motivate and encourage, as well as how to create the right environment for people to thrive and perform tasks willingly, efficiently and...

Without great managers, teams - and organisations - can’t be successful. We have all heard the phrase “people don’t leave jobs, they leave bosses” and although this isn’t always the case, management does heavily influence an employee's experience...

When talking to my assistant about writing this blog she laughed and said, ‘that will be easy you’re great at communicating!’. What she really meant is that I like to talk. There’s a huge difference between talking and communicating. As a child I...

If you manage people in any capacity, you will most likely always be looking for ways to improve your team’s performance. Having a team that performs well together leads to increased trust, better communication, improved efficiency, and higher...

Why is it important to address capability, or lack of? Having a capability policy is not enough. If an employee is dismissed without having first been through a formal capability procedure there is room for claims of unfair dismissal. Having and...

Disciplinaries have got to be the worst part of a Manager’s job, second only to delivering redundancy news. I haven’t worked with anyone who has looked forward to or enjoyed being part of disciplinary procedure. It's long, complicated,...