Stop calling them soft skills – They’re human skills
Why are the words “hard” and “soft” rolled out to describe the skills that a manager needs to possess and execute to be successful in their day-to-day job? Why is it that the more technical…
Five ways to overcome the ‘yes’ reflex
Not every request from others adds value to the strategy/mission. It’s not that the request is bad, it simply may not add real value. Requests for time, information, and help often flow from the pressure…
Employee financial wellbeing will help drive stronger bottom line
Our new ways of working have forced many businesses to adjust how they engage with employees and demanded leaders to communicate on a more personal level, with more empathy, and more regularly than ever before….
5 steps to focusing on employee experience to drive the bottom line
Employee experience is a broad and complex topic. This white paper provides ways to opt the employee experience by looking at the whole picture first, and then zeroing in on how to really make an…
Detect mysterious underlying values and beliefs within your organisation –
You can see how sometimes underlying values and beliefs supersede formal strategies and good intentions. They are very powerful forces indeed! To make matters worse, such beliefs are invisible and hard to detect, writes Dave…
Why it’s still important to celebrate your office Christmas party this year
“While it may be too early to know how coronavirus restrictions may change over the next couple of months, it’s still important to celebrate an end of year party for your team. Businesses have already…
The 7 biggest mistakes make when trying to change culture
Feel-good values statements are solving the wrong problem. They are trying to change behaviour on the surface, rather than looking at what lies underneath it. Culture is what happens beneath the level of individual behaviours…
