If you are looking to expand your workforce, it can often be a challenge to decide between hiring a new permanent employee, or to consider finding an independent contractor. Here are a few pros and cons of each pathway.
A good employee induction program will make all the difference in getting your new recruit acquainted with both the role, and the business operations. Here's a checklist to make sure your HR is ticking all the boxes.
Do you often find yourself setting unrealistic expectations for your staff? Whilst you may feel this is helping you to achieve better results, it may be having a detrimental effect on your staff and business success, both in the short-term and long-term.
Presenteeism (the practice of coming to work when sick leave should be taken) may seem harmless, even commendable in its dedication to work. However, there are many hidden costs to presenteeism, and it’s important that you and your staff know how to identify and avoid it. Here are our tips.
Job rotation can be an effective way to strengthen the company by providing access to different points of view, building employees’ skills and grooming future leaders.
Whether you may realise or not, your staff are usually the first to become acutely aware of both your strengths and weaknesses when it comes to leading a team. Discover the tell-tale signs that your leadership style could be in question.
As today’s employees request for more feedback, it’s crucial for managers to use wisdom and tact when evaluating their team members’ performance. We’ve prepared a performance appraisal sample to help you, highlighting key areas to focus on when you conduct your next performance review meeting.
It’s no secret that employees who are passionate about their work are key to an organisation’s success. Here are eight tips to increase and improve employee satisfaction.
Managers can learn to spot potential morale issues and deal with them head on. Here are some red flags to look for and suggestions on how to address them.
Problems can appear when managers don't use their own common sense. We dispel some of the most persistent management myths in companies.
