• PSYCHOS IN THE WORKPLACE

    PSYCHOS IN THE WORKPLACE

    “A toxic work environment is more likely to change you than you are to change it.”  Read more

  • I‘LL TRY TO MAKE SOME TIME FOR THAT…

    I‘LL TRY TO MAKE SOME TIME FOR THAT…

    A client was complaining to me that they have a senior manager who is always late to meetings, arrives flustered and unprepared, gets distracted by emails and messages on her phone during the meeting and often misses work deadlines. Read more

  • YOU NEED TO ADVERTISE A JOB?

    YOU NEED TO ADVERTISE A JOB?

    A little known fact is that I started my HR career in recruitment. Sadly, I still see employers making many of the same mistakes they were making way back then. Here are some practical tips on how to start making better recruitment decisions. Read more

  • WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP LEAVING ME?

    WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP LEAVING ME?

    We often hear that “people don’t leave jobs, they leave managers.”  I feel like this puts a lot of pressure and blame on managers, and that it might just be a little unfair.  Read more

  • WHAT IS A ‘PEOPLE FIRST’ CULTURE?

    WHAT IS A ‘PEOPLE FIRST’ CULTURE?

    People first is not just a series of check boxes. It’s the way we speak to and about each other, it’s the way we listen to and support each other, it’s a philosophy and a mindset, it’s a way of being in the workplace. Read more

  • CAN I JUST SACK AN UNDERPERFORMER?

    CAN I JUST SACK AN UNDERPERFORMER?

    You’ve raised your concerns with them too many times over the past few months and nothing has changed. You have had enough and this underperformer needs to go. So what’s your next move? Read more