3 Ways Managers Lose Respect at the Christmas Party
3 Ways Managers Lose Respect at the Christmas Party Tis the season to be jolly – and remember that your Christmas party is still a formal setting after all, and some office rules still apply! With Christmas work do’s happening all over the world, it’s never been a better time to remind people what they […]
Decision Making as a New Manager
A new manager and decision making – Stuart’s Statements Over my career I’ve seen several people being promoted to manage the team they are working in. At first this is generally a popular choice by the team, as this person has been respected for their capabilities within their previous role. They tended to use […]
Why Employees Use Physical Sickness to Hide Mental Health Issues
More Than Half of Employees Would Rather Call in Physical Sickness to Hide Mental Health Issues Most of us know that we’re living in what can only be described as a mental health crisis at the moment. From increased working hours, increased living costs and a slow-rising minimum wage, alongside a tricky political climate, it’s […]
Why we Need to Stop Trying to Make Employees Happy
Why we Need to Stop Trying to Make Employees Happy With multiple studies at the moment, on how to make employees happy, investigating the general morale at work in Western countries, and regularly discovering that the vast majority of employees feel disengaged, unhappy or somewhat lost – how to make employees happier has forced its […]
Three Poor Mental Health Statistics Every Manager Should Know
Three Poor Mental Health Statistics Every Manager Should Know With recent World Mental Health Day refreshing people’s take on poor mental health, mental health and wellbeing is on everyone’s mind and, with stress and mental ill-health ever increasing, it’s no surprise that managers are particularly concerned. Over recent years it has fallen much to management […]
Sussex Business School – New Look!
Sussex Business School’s New Look! What’s New on Our Website You may have noticed that Sussex Business School’s website has had a fresh new look!. We have been working hard behind the scenes to develop a user-friendly website and are pleased to unveil the new website to everyone, both current students and prospective students. We […]
A Look at CEOs and Upper Managers – Is it Lonely at The Top?
A Look at CEOs and Upper Managers – Is it Lonely at The Top? When we think of bettering our careers, we tend to romanticise life at the top, and dismiss the phrase ‘it’s lonely at the top’ as a half-hearted cliché. But recent research and accounts of mental health of upper management, globally, suggests […]
10 Invaluable Habits Managers Should Practice
Companies have to react to change, meaning managers need to regularly make changes too. Work culture, even just in the last decade, has changed drastically, but we rarely see companies prioritising the upkeep of training for staff. The best managers take time to self-reflect and best react to changes. Here are 10 invaluable habits every […]
The Active listener
The Active Listener – Stuart Statements Active listening is such a power behaviour to demonstrate within coaching and mentoring approaches. Have you been on the receiving end of someone activity listening to you? What are the pitfalls? With today’s technology – how many of us are very close to our digital devices such as phones, […]
The Human Skills AI Can’t Master
The Human Skills AI Can’t Master Which You Absolutely Should With AI and robotic machines becoming as much a part of working life as computers, the discussion around how to stay relevant and employable grows more complex. If a company can buy machines instead of paying employees, of course they will – and this does […]