Management Skills

What Makes an Effective Manager?

Bosses are often the primary reason for people either loving or leaving their jobs. A boss, as Joan Lloyd writes, is the umbilical cord that connects employees to an organisation, and if that cord is damaged, the employees will eventually leave. If you are one of the lucky employees who has a great boss, don’t […]

21 Types of Bosses

Being in charge means that you get noticed. Sometimes that can be for the right reasons, and sometimes not. And being a boss doesn’t necessarily mean you are a leader. Here’s a list of 21 different types of bosses: 1. The Martyr Boss The martyr boss has done, does, and always will do anything for […]

Key Tips for Motivating Employees Across Different Cultures

Motivating anyone to change or try harder can be a tall order, even when you’re working with people of similar backgrounds. It can be much more difficult, though, when dealing with employees whose values and backgrounds are different from your own. Motivating employees across different cultures requires extra skill and care. Managers need to accurately […]

Strategies for Managing Difficult Employees

Are you and your staff dealing with a difficult employee who may be adequate—even good—at their job but who constantly complains and stirs up discontent? The danger with these employees is that their behaviour can easily spread to and infect others on your team creating a toxic environment that is challenging for everyone on the […]

Effective Leadership Actions

At the end of the day, only action produces results in the business world. Building relationships, developing others and making decisions lead to more effective actions. However, it’s the actions of you and your team—along with the outcomes they produce—that truly build your reputation as a great leader and demonstrate your ability to master and […]

Managing Emotions in the Workplace

Emotions are part of being human—proof that we are experiencing the complexities life has to offer. Likewise, emotions in the workplace are normal, especially where expectations run high and resources run low. At the same time, the workplace is a professional setting, and not all emotions or expressions of them are appropriate. Whether you are […]

A Farewell to Taylorism? - Business Models for a Post-Pandemic Society.

By Valerio Sordilli Amidst lockdown, furloughs and distancing, the crisis has finally imposed on companies a revolution of organisational models. While that has been threatened for years, we are a long way from understanding the implications.  A recent study published by McKinsey outlines some of the consequences. This pandemic will force every company from one-man-bands to […]

Are you recession-proof?

Are you prepared if the market crashes? With the stock market fluctuating and the world in turmoil, people fear a recession. Even with record-low unemployment, many candidates believe a recession is one of the threats to their current job, according to Monster’s State of the Candidate survey. And their fears aren’t unfounded.  “People have been […]

How to turn 'employees' into a team

Turning your employees into a well-gelled team is not an overnight job. It takes time, patience and a lot of effort to get people working as one. But nobody said it was impossible. If you find your organisation is made up of  individuals who only speak to each other when they need to, and barely […]

Hire and develop 'soft-skills' to get the right fit

The importance of finding the ‘Right fit’ emphasizes the value soft skills bring to the workforce. Technical skills are important – people need to be able to, or be trained to, be technically able. But even as we face an increased skills shortage, employers increasingly recognise the value of soft-skills. These attributes are easily transferable […]