Snowed Under – Getting to Work in Bad Weather
26 / 02 / 2020
We’ve had some horrible weather recently - storms, wind and floods - and now there’s snow on the way. Some employees may be affected by the bad weather and find it difficult to get to work. In these circumstances, it’s helpful to let them know what they should do and what the options are.
Ten Ideas for Team Outings
19 / 02 / 2020
Team building is about helping your team develop into a unified group. It is an opportunity to gather your people in one place and give them a reason to interact with each other in a non-work way. At this very dull, dreary – not to mention windy and wet – time of year, start planning some fun team building activities for all of you to look forward to. NB The key here is to work with your team to decide what to do. Don’t just tell them what you th...
How to Beef up your Business Writing
12 / 02 / 2020
Whatever you write at work says a lot about you and your business. The National Literacy Trust estimates that 5.1 million adults in England are functionally illiterate, meaning that they have a reading age of 11 or below. Quite often even well-educated people do not have a grasp of basic grammar and can’t tell the difference between a full stop and a comma (they are NOT interchangeable incidentally). In addition, people are very busy. They don’t...
Problems, Not Complaints
05 / 02 / 2020
The “don’t bring me problems, bring me solutions” approach to management can cause employees to feel anxious, breed a culture of intimidation, and prevent some problems from surfacing until they’re full-blown crises.
Keeping the Team Motivated Through the Depths of Winter
29 / 01 / 2020
January and February are horrible months. The excitement of Christmas is over. Bills are still looming. The days are dark, cold and or wet. For some people the greyness means that seasonal effective disorder threatens. It feels as if life becomes plodding to work in the dark and back again and not much else. Because of this, it is important to have something to look forward to. Finding ways of energising and getting the most out of your team has...