Why your managers struggle – and what manager improvement actually looks like
Most managers don't fail because they don't care. In my experience, they care enormously. They fail because they don't have the right support at the...
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Why your best people policies aren't developing leadership and management skills
I've written a lot of policies throughout my career. Disciplinary, capability, sickness absence, flexible working. Good ones, too: all legally sound,...
How to give effective feedback and improve performance (without destroying morale)
Here’s something most managers discover the hard way: a feedback approach that works brilliantly with one person can completely backfire with...
Using personality insights to strengthen team performance
What if the key to your team's best performance isn't a new process or a fresh strategy – what if it's understanding who they actually are?
How to use personality insights to build high-performing teams
Your team completed their personality assessments six months ago. Everyone learned their type. There was a workshop. Perhaps some jokes about...
The manager’s dilemma: how to lead your team when you’re already overwhelmed
It’s 7pm. You’re still at your desk, halfway through the work you were supposed to finish this afternoon. Your inbox has 87 unread messages. Three...
The benefits of employee retention: why investing in your people beats recruiting new ones
Every HR leader knows that staff turnover is expensive. But when you actually calculate the numbers, the true cost is staggering. Replacing a single...
Why your managers are struggling (and how to fix it without breaking the budget)
Most organisations promote their best individual contributors into management and then leave them to figure it out alone.