Team-Building is something that all businesses owners recognise is important, and we’re all pretty clued up these days when it comes to the importance of building teams that work together to drive a business forward. No one is questioning the benefits, but there is a great deal of confusion around what it actually means to develop a team that operates at its full potential.
There are some common misconceptions that are still holding leaders back, and it could be the case that the information that you believe to be correct…
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Want to know how to help your managers improve employee performance?
Top Tips for Encouraging Your Line Managers to Improve Performance
It doesn’t take a business guru to tell you that if you want your company to thrive, you need to make sure that your staff are firing on all cylinders. Of course though, as is often the case when it comes to the tricky business of managing people, this can be much easier said than done.
If you want to achieve big things, you need clear and effective processes in place to help you to get there. Your line managers…
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22nd June 2016
How can HR help you with skill shortages?
Skill shortages and what this means from an HR perspective
The National Office of Statistics has identified a couple of areas where there will be serious skills shortages this year and this will almost certainly affect your business in some way, unless your HR team or the agencies your partner with are getting creative about how they search for their candidates.
High end Technical and Engineering
Sales & Business Development
Finance, Professional, Managerial
Not having the right skills at the right time in your…
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15th June 2016
For tips for managing sickness absence
Four Tips for Managing Sickness Absence
It’s inevitable that from time to time, your members of staff will get sick. It’s to be expected, and it’s something that you can’t really avoid as you grow your business and your workforce.
As an employer though, you need to be sure that you’re managing your sickness policies and procedures in the right way. Without a robust approach, you could quickly find that sickness absence is seriously damaging productivity, and in turn, damaging your profits.
So what’s…
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8th June 2016
Winning People!
Would you like to win half of day of my time? Simply answer the question below and email me your answer to; emma@emmacbrowning.com with COMPETITION in the Subject Line by Friday 17th June.
Q: What key piece of employment legislation came into force in April this year?
Just think what you could use my time for! Maybe you need to;
Make sure you are legally compliant and get some good ideas about bringing your people practices up to date? Then an HR Health Check could be what you need!
Need…
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1st June 2016
Why don’t your employees trust you?
Why Don’t Your Employees Trust You?
Trust is a funny old issue. It’s hard to describe, and it’s arguably not very measurable. Those who are sceptical of the HR profession might say that it’s exactly the type of thing that we’re known for dealing with – in other words, all fluff and no substance!
Jokes aside though, if there’s a lack of trust between management and employees, you’re going to run into serious problems. Issues like low productivity, high turnover of staff, and a…
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1st June 2016