What Can Managers Learn from Brexit? With Brexit looming ever closer, it’s no wonder managers, leaders and CEOs are beginning to show concerns. Almost every manager I know wants to prepare. Unfortunately, since it’s not been done before, the effects of Brexit cannot be accurately predicted but, as with most moments of change, we’re sure…
We all understand that employers need to provide a safe and secure place to work. With high stress levels and incidents of depression often caused by large workloads and bad practices, however, what are the responsibilities of mangers when it comes to the welfare of staff in their charge? According to the Heath and Safety…
Management Is 10% Work And 90% People You might have heard that saying at one point in your professional career and if not, you are hearing it today. The saying, “Management is 10% work and 90% people” initially sounds derogatory towards management and it really isn’t meant to be. In fact, many successful managers have…
How to Take Ownership of Your Errors When You Make Mistakes in Management Owing Your Mistakes Take it from a manager – every manager is aware that they are not perfect. Take comfort in the fact that all managers make mistakes sometimes but always have a strategy ready to tackle any mistakes! At Sussex Business…
6 Leadership Trends For 2019 New year, new goals! When it comes to improving as a manager or a leader, there are many good times to improve your leadership. And whilst the best time was yesterday, the second-best time is now – happy new year! Here are our 6 leadership trends for 2019. Management Style…
Why You Should be Managing Your Energy Instead of Your Time Workloads and office demands are never consistent but the general assumption is that your work hours are. But when was the last time you stuck to your contracted hours? With work being so closely linked to people’s self-esteem and priorities, and since the majority…
Delegation Vs Abdication – Are You Delegating or Abdicating? Most small to medium business owners are ambitious entrepreneurs which means, when their business idea is successful, making the transition from solo worker to manager can be tricky! Learning the balance between delegation and abdication is an important place to start! Delegating by definition Delegating is…
How to Measure Employee Engagement Do you know how engaged your employees are? Since engagement is an emotion that is hard to quantify, probably not! A certain level of emotional intelligence is needed to try to quantify employee engagement so, for the most part, you’ll have to be intuitive! Look for key indicators There are…
Does laziness really exist? I have had a few conversations recently where the employee was said to be under performing or certainly not performing to the potential and were incorrectly labelled as lazy from their boss. Confirming this to the employee didn’t amend their behaviour either and in the eyes of their boss, this just…
Stay Motivated as a Manager Most people think managers are highly motivated – it’s their default setting. And that’s how they got to top in the first place. The real truth is that, just like everyone else, someone who has reached the heady heights of management can find their motivation flagging. Here are some simple…