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 […]
Employee Engagement: What Does It Really Look Like?
Employee engagement is a term you hear everywhere these days, particularly in the world of work and HR. We measure it through surveys, talk about it in leadership meetings and often look for new initiatives that will help improve it. But after working with different businesses and teams, I’ve found that engagement is rarely about […]
The Learning Doesn’t End When the Training Does
I am lucky enough to be trusted, invited and given the opportunity to work with businesses where leaders are willing to invest in their people. I get to step into rooms and spend time with teams, understanding a little more about their individual nuances, relationships and dynamics. To me, being invited into that space is […]
HR 101: Hiring Your First Employee
Hiring your first employee is exciting……. And it can be a little daunting. It’s the next phase in your business journey, the business is growing and evolving. Hiring your first employee doesn’t just mean finding that superstar to join your business. With hiring your first employee comes a whole lot of new responsibilities and legislative […]
How To Best Present Your Resume
First impressions in a job search happen on paper, long before anyone meets with you in person. Your resume and cover letter are usually the only things standing between you and an interview, so it pays to get them right. We are regularly receiving feedback from candidates that they are not hearing back from job […]
Career vs Job
At our career coaching sessions, we often hear ‘I want to find a career, not just a job.’ What does this actually mean? What’s the difference between a job and a career? If you google the difference between a job and a career, you’ll get plenty of advice on the difference. The consensus seems to […]
When the Career Ladder Runs Out: Keeping High Performers Engaged in Small Business
One of the realities of running a small or medium-sized business is that career progression can look very different to what it does in a larger organisation. There simply aren’t as many management roles to move into. Your business structure might only have a handful of leadership positions, and once those roles are filled, they […]
You Are Not Alone in Feeling Alone
For months now, I have been trying to put into words something that captures the divide between those who run a business and those who work for a business. The sentiments that I see and hear often from business owners. It is a feeling that is difficult to explain. A weight. A responsibility. A sense […]