Tag: Management
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WHEN WORK FEELS LIKE A BATTLEFIELD…
Twice this week I’ve had clients tell me that they are having challenges dealing with ‘combative’ employees. I thought it was interesting that they both used the same word, combative, and it got me thinking.
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WHY CAN’T WE JUST TALK ABOUT IT?
You dread going in on a Monday, the week drags by like a microwave minute (the longest minute in the world) and by Friday afternoon you just want to curl up in a ball with a blanket and a bottle and tell your poor dog all about your horrible week.
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LETS START PUTTING PEOPLE BEFORE PROCESS
I am constantly amazed by the speed with which managers will move to a formal process, either a workplace investigation or a formal performance management process. They seem to think that the formal process will deliver the necessary positive outcome… but it doesn’t. A senior manager asked me the other day how many formal processes…
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THE TRUTH CAN HURT BUT IT’S ALSO A RARE GIFT
It may sting a little at first but you can get past that.
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PSYCHOS IN THE WORKPLACE
“A toxic work environment is more likely to change you than you are to change it.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
The Workplace Coach 