10 ways to stretch your staff training budget when money is tight
2025 has been a(nother) tough year. Remember last year, when everyone was saying “survive to 25”, because they thought that this year was going to be amazing? For many, it
5 signs that you may need team leader training
Whether you’re brand new to team leadership or you’ve been managing people for years, there’s always value in pausing to reflect on how things are going. Team dynamics, people challenges,
What are the 10 essential skills of a great team leader?
Stepping into a team leader role is exciting and it can also be daunting. You’re now guiding others, helping to solve complex problems, and setting the tone for your team’s
Authentic leadership – is it real?
Whether you’re a newly minted team leader, or a someone who’s been leading for a while, there’s one quality that consistently shines through in truly epic leaders: authentic leadership. Authenticity
10 signs you’d make a great team leader
Been thinking about whether you’d make a good team leader? Or looking for some behaviours to reflect on, to assess how you’re doing?
Investing in yourself: what to look for in a great time management training course
We’ve all been there: staring at an overflowing inbox, a mountain of tasks, several projects on the go. There’s the nagging feeling that there simply aren’t enough hours in the
Leading with curiosity
Being a team leader or a manager is hard. Sometimes, it’s very hard! Every week you will need to navigate one or more difficult conversations. What’s really hard though is
Making performance reviews not suck
Yes, even some of us in HR/People & Culture think performance reviews suck! But they don’t have to. In this article, I correct my own mistakes.
More productivity? Heck yeah!
Productivity is the holy grail of a bustling economy. A thriving (and productive) business needs thriving people. How can you achieve that?
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Leadership development on a shoestring: what can you do with little or no training budget?
You know your managers want and need development. And you really, really want to provide it for them. Maybe you’ve got new team leaders who have been promoted because they’re ...
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How to implement a leadership development programme: a step-by-step guide
Leadership development is easy to get wrong. You’re a senior leader or a business owner, and you recognise a need for better leadership. So you find a training provider, put ...
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Why high performing teams aren’t built the way you think
If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me how to build a high performing team, I’d probably be writing this from a beach somewhere. It’s one of ...
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The seven biggest restructuring mistakes (and how to avoid them)
Restructuring a business can be one of the most effective ways to respond to changing commercial needs. It can also be one of the easiest employment processes to get wrong. ...
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Some things I recently learned about the Privacy Act
I’m always learning. Even after more than 30 years in HR, there are still parts of employment law that surprise me. Recently (following requests on from TikTok followers and clients) ...
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Combining employee wellbeing and professional development: two birds, one stone
Employee wellbeing has become one of the biggest priorities for organisations over the past few years. At the same time, businesses are under pressure to improve productivity, develop leaders and ...
