Category: Training & Development
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Mentoring in the Workplace
The importance of mentoring and developing your skill goes all the way to the top of any company, when we look at Richard Branson, Tony Robbins and the like, they have mentors themselves. Mentoring is like training, we are always learning new things every day, so why do most of us not have mentors? All…
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Peer to Peer Training
Why does it not work? Most of us played ‘Chinese Whispers’ growing up, this is part of the problem to do with Peer to Peer training. As a company your methods and procedures become hazed and washed by the fact there is no longer a structure and standard in place; this then creates issues in…
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Why do staff leave?
If you are a manager and you cannot answer this then how can you improve your business? There are many reasons people don’t leave, and many I will not cover because they are very specific. The main reasons people leave: Better offer elsewhere and lack of business support are generally the two most common. There…
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Knowing Your Worth
I have met many people who either over price or under-price themselves. Problem becomes they find getting a job challenging, regardless of which way they go. I have found a few tools online which can help you gauge ‘market value’ for the position you are going for. It generally gives a minimum maximum and a…
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Transforming Aggression to Assertion
Understanding the fundamental difference between aggression and assertion is important especially as a manager, but critical to being a human. Aggression – (psychol) a hostile or destructive mental attitude or behaviour Assertion -> asserting – to state with assurance, confidence, or force; affirm; aver: Being assertive is firm, often will come from a place of confidence; knowing you are correct and standing firm to that belief. Aggressive is often from a…
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Has business evolved?
The world of business has evolved so much and very rapidly. With the boom of IT and the ease of a worldwide market has our business improved with the evolution? Learning to use new tools and implementing better processes; instead of being like a caveman still using barbaric tools to do intense labour work. In…
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Why are the crumbs left?
When we work in a team, often we see all the best ‘biscuits’ get taken. Sometimes the mangled ones are left and sometimes it’s just the broken pieces. I am not referring to the food as such; I am referring to the team workload or tasks. It’s like the packet of ‘Family Favourites’ it has…
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Consistency is key
Consistency is key It doesn’t really matter what specifics you are looking at, managers look at consistency within their staff. Someone is consistently late; someone is consistently exceeding the goals set for them. It also applies to what you say and how this represents you, if you are always changing your view and your argument…
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The Pay-off
In every decision we made each day, there are pay-offs. Ramifications for the choices we make. They can be direct or in-direct and can impact both our personal and professional lives. Choosing whether to take a new job offer, can come with benefits, however very little do we really think about the pay-offs. The new…
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An old dog, new tricks
We are all familiar with the phrase “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks”, but is this really true? Or do we use this as an excuse to avoid learning? We want to stay in our comfort zone, because exactly that; it’s comfortable. With an always growing world and technology is changing the way…