Growing numbers of organisations are electing to employ individuals on a contract and freelance basis, leading to increasing numbers of individuals stepping away from traditional working methods to meet this need. The pandemic has escalated this trend, and the way people work is [...]
In our most recent podcast episodes, we’ve been exploring the future of work and how it’s been influenced by the pandemic. Many of the changes prophesised years back are finally coming into effect because they’ve had to. People are finally being empowered to [...]
If supported in the right way, the employees you recruit into your organisation have boundless potential to help develop your organisation, but only if they are encouraged to do so. This applies to all new employees you hire in your organisation, who, with [...]
As workplaces change it is necessary for the leaders of the future to do so as well; the dynamics between employee and employer are slowly shifting, and teams are no longer looking for a purely dictatorial leadership style. They now want to collaborate [...]
The ability to work remotely is now one of the most desired ‘perks’ of a job, and while there is gradual movement towards a more flexible working environment, it’s still not a commonplace scenario in most businesses. But with Work from Home Week [...]
Annual performance reviews have come under fire in recent years; the idea of setting time aside once a year to review an individual’s performance is coming to be viewed as an outdated, time consuming and ineffective way of managing and appraising performance. This stance [...]
For many organisations the beginning of a new year is the start of a new phase in their development, most will have set out targets and aims for the coming 12 months (or possibly even longer). January is the ideal time to kick [...]
For many organisations, this week will see the final few days of work for their employees for this year, and as the business world winds down, and everyone sets about forgetting the pressures of work and enjoying a well-earned rest, it can be [...]
Out and about at work and in my workshops, one of the topics that comes up regularly is smart working. Nearly every company large or small is facing this challenge today. Businesses are facing unprecedented costs of overheads and at the same time [...]
Teams fascinate me. We are all part of a team in some form or another. In his book ‘The One Minute Manager Builds High Performing Teams’ Ken Blanchard states that ’50 to 90% of a manager’s time is spent in some form of [...]