As a HR consultant, I see it all the time. A manager has an employee who is consistently late, missing deadlines, making mistakes, creating conflict or simply not performing at the level expected. So what happens? They become the focus. There are meetings about them. There are performance conversations. There are emails about them. There […]
Month: September 2026
The Leadership Skills Crisis: Where Have All the Managers Gone?
There’s something I’ve been noticing more and more in the world of work. There are plenty of people with the title Manager, but increasingly, I’m seeing managers who don’t feel particularly confident when it comes to the people side of their role. And I don’t think that’s because they don’t care. In fact, quite often […]
Is It All About The Dollars When Recruiting?
There have been many surveys conducted telling us that money is not the number one driver for a candidate when considering a new job opportunity. If that’s the case, why do enquiries about advertised jobs often start with the question, what is the salary on offer? And, why do the negotiations with your preferred candidate […]
Everyone Needs a Coach Sometimes: The Value of a Professional Sounding Board
Let’s face it. Sometimes we all need a little extra help. Not necessarily because something is going wrong. Sometimes we simply need someone outside our own workplace who can listen, challenge our thinking and offer a different perspective. Someone who isn’t caught up in the internal rumblings. Someone who can give us a little time […]