There are many skills, known as soft skills, that are not job-specific, and may not be your focus when hiring a new employee, but are skills that you quickly learn are vital for any successful business. Soft skills are things like people’s...
Sometimes, if an employee has gone off sick and you don’t have a plan in place for these kinds of situations, you may need to get in contact with them. It’s normally bad practice to contact unwell staff members, but sometimes it’s...
Team mergers happen often in business, but can also cause a lot of confusion among employees if you don’t properly communicate the change with them. Employees may worry about how their roles and tasks will be affected by the merger, and may...
It’s not a good feeling when you must tell your employee they didn’t get the promotion they were hoping for. It can be disappointing and demoralising for the employee, so it’s important to let them down gently, especially if...
Mental health is becoming an increasingly important part of our working lives, both for us as entrepreneurs, and our employees. In order to create a happy and productive work environment, we must make sure that everyone’s mental health is...
Any successful entrepreneur has to rely on their staff to help them execute their business and propel it to success. To do this, it’s important to keep your employees happy and satisfied—this can usually be achieved by the wellbeing...
As managers, we would like to think our employees could come and speak to us about any problems they’re facing—however, this is not always the case. There may be times when your employees are struggling, but don’t ask you for help...
Whether you’re part of a small team, or are experiencing a busy period, there’s nothing more stressful than an integral member of your staff going off sick. This may cause you to go into panic mode, but I’m here to show you the...
If you want to motivate and re-energise your workforce, an increasingly popular way of doing so is to take your employees on a company retreat. Could this be the key to banishing burnout within your business and promoting wellness? Benefits of...
As global coronavirus restrictions start to lift, you’ve probably started to consider getting your workforce back into the office. But have you also considered staff that may be feeling stressed or anxious about this change? Some of the...
