If you are a people manager, chances are at some stage you’ve been confronted with having to make the decision …
The Phone – Your Friend or Foe?
Email, text messages, messenger, snap chat are all awesome for communication but nothing beats actually picking up the phone. Well …
Ange’s 2015 Talent Predictions – Did they come true?
Welcome back! What better way to kick off our blog for 2018 than to reflect on some predictions that I …
2017….. the year that was at Inspire HQ
Christmas is just around and corner and if your workplace is anything like ours, you too are pedalling at a …
The lies we tell ourselves as leaders
All of us have things we are good at, and things we aren’t. Sometimes we develop strategies to overcome our …
Become a better leader – seize feedback
Are leaders born or made? It’s a question I’m regularly asked and so, it seems, is Erika Andersen, author of …
When your new job goes pear shaped……
When your new job goes pear shaped…… Starting a new job comes with mixed emotions. Nervousness, excitement, apprehension, self-doubt, feelings …
A Career in Human Resources: ‘Nice’ People Need Not Apply
Recently I had the pleasure of representing the HR industry at a careers expo for secondary students. The students selected …
Employee Inductions: Traditional is out, Personalised is in
When I think new employee induction I think policies, processes, lots of reading, ticking boxes and time consuming. Not really …
I’m professional and I swear – No S*!t I think we can do both at the same time
To swear in the workplace or not. What is swearing doing for your career; building it or destroying it? Based …
How to increase productivity and morale with just two words
Recently a group of us were discussing how we should show appreciation to someone, who we all agreed was doing …
How to make the “sorry you’ve been unsuccessful” phone call
Calling with bad news is never easy. There wouldn’t be many hiring managers or recruiters that enjoy the “sorry you’ve …