A successful development plan needs goals that focus on both soft and hard skills, including: Leadership and communication People management and team culture Performance and results Strategic thinking and decision making Coaching, feedback, and development Personal effectiveness and resilience These are the core requirements for...
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Manager empowerment is a process of giving managers the authority, resources, and confidence to make decisions independently to drive business success. It’s a shift away from micromanagement toward a model where managers act as local owners of performance, people, and change. A strong empowerment strategy...
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A good manager needs to be strategic but with a high emotional intelligence. Setting clear goals, making sound decisions and giving feedback are all qualities that team members respect. Recognising effort, solving problems quickly and keeping fairness at the heart of every choice. When you...
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Boreout is not just boredom. It is a serious issue that drains motivation, reduces performance and quietly drives good people out of your business. Unlike burnout, boreout often slips under the radar — especially in teams that seem quiet and compliant. But ignoring it comes...
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Ever heard of the term Boomerang Employees? Like an actual Boomerang, Boomerang Employees are those who return to a former employer after a hiatus. This is something that is becoming more prevalent in today’s dynamic job market – especially after the pandemic. While their return...
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Most managers focus on their soft skills to the detriment of their managerial technical skills. What I mean by this are all those skills and abilities required to be more effective in your role that organise and coordinate work, help to solve problems and issues...
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In today’s modern society, confirming what the benefits of equality and diversity are in the workplace might sound obvious and silly. However, we should remind ourselves why we must constantly strive to recruit and maintain a diverse workplace and the benefits it can bring us....
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VUCA is an acronym which characterises the nature of difficult conditions and situations. Born in the 1990’s in the military world of the American military, it originally described the conditions the world faced after the cold war. Brexit, the Coronavirus pandemic, and the global economy...
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For managers to be successful, their team members need to respect them and follow them. For this to occur you will need to be assertive. You have to get the work done through your team and at the same time ensure that your team has...
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Being a manager is never an easy job, but being a new manager is especially difficult. When you think about the competencies required of a good manager, they are constantly changed, updated and reviewed. Whether you have just been promoted to a leadership position or...
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Have you ever carried out one of those personality profiles that categorise you into a few ‘types’ of person? One of these discusses if you are ‘extroversion’ or ‘introversion’ in your outlook. That is, do you appear to be an extrovert in the workplace or...
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Becoming a team leader is often someone’s first experience of management responsibility. With many team leaders being promoted from within the team because they were good team members, they face a challenging time especially as they now have to manage their friends! (more…)
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