How much fun are you having these days? It’s likely that you started your business with expectations of enjoying your work and having fun along the way, but if you’re missing this now, here are some ideas on how to make work feel a bit…
Five Steps To Hire Great Talent – a Small Business Guide For Cost-Effective Recruitment BizX 2022 was a resounding success, with 14 global thought leaders sharing their experiences and wisdom with small and medium-sized business owners, entrepreneurs and executives. It is clear that with the right…
Do you know if your employees feel valued, respected and confident in their work? Do you know if your employees feel well rewarded and secure in their job? These are all key reasons for high or low employee engagement levels and this is a really…
There is one simple rule to apply when considering your next team building exercise. ‘Dream teams’ can’t built through information or training alone. Seminars, reading books and watching videos are all helpful strategies but as the saying goes “action speaks louder than words”. Being able…
It can feel really frustrating when someone isn’t doing what they ought to, yet nagging them to do it just seems to make it worse. No one likes being nagged! Nagging will usually come across as a form of verbal attack. Phrases like “Why haven’t…
Many more of us are working from home. For some, this is a new experience, or it could be something that’s already been done for a while. But unless you have a separate office or a sound-proof room, it’s very easy to be distracted by…
Effective leadership and good communication are key ingredients to having a successful team, but it’s so easy for the day-to-day to get in the way of this. Regular meetings can be a great way to stay in touch with your team, ensure everyone is working…
As a business owner you have to wear many hats in the course of running a successful business: Sales, Marketing, Finance, HR and so on. But particularly in smaller businesses, the most important one gets forgotten – you have to be a leader. It’s not…
Job advertising might not be a fine art, but it can be tricky to get right. Investing time researching how to write the job advert, considering what you need to include and how to find and target your audience, will all ensure you are able…
I’ve been asked “How can I ensure I build a great team?”. After a bit of thought I summed it up as the following: Recruit great people, train them well, set clear goals, motivate and lead them. A great team with great leadership will achieve…
