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HR Operations Manual: What It Is, How to Write One + Free Extract

Lucy Lewin

February 28, 2023

The HR Tool You Never Knew You Needed To think, if you had told me five years ago that I…

Autocratic Leadership – A Controversial Leadership Style

Charles Smith

February 27, 2023

How to Lead From the Top and Bring People With You Autocratic leadership is a style of leadership characterised by…

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The Big 5 Personality Traits: The Five Factor Model

Farah Yasser Salama

February 19, 2023

Understanding the Five Broad Dimensions of Personality: an Introduction Personality traits are the distinguishing characteristics that shape how individuals think,…

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Management Training: How to Maximise Its Benefits

Farah Yasser Salama

February 7, 2023

Yes, Managers Need Training Too Management training plays a critical role in the success of organisations today. In fact, effective…

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Micromanaging – Recognise 13 Signs and Be a Better Boss

Charles Smith

January 29, 2023

What Micromanaging Means, When It’s Unavoidable, How to Stop Doing It, and More Micromanaging is a negative term describing managing…

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Virtual Work: 5 Advantages to Improve Teamwork Virtually

Dmytro Spilka

December 1, 2022

How Can You Make Virtual Work Effective? When it comes to the wide world of virtual work, one certainty that…

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What is the Difference Between Leadership and Management?

Darren A. Smith

August 5, 2022

We debated this very issue recently in a team meeting – What is the Difference Between Leadership and Management? As…

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Organisational Values – We All Need Inspiration

Charles Smith

July 18, 2022

Building Businesses to Believe in Organisational values are the guiding principles that provide businesses with their purpose and direction. They…

How to Deliver Bad News at Work; Mindset, Mistakes, & Messages

Darren A. Smith

January 20, 2022

No One Likes to Give Someone Else Bad News. It’s a Form of Conflict. It’s Hard. Getting better at how…

Line manager speaking to female coworker

31 One-Sentence People Management Tips to be a Great Manager

Darren A. Smith

November 23, 2021

We’ve All Seen the Phrase: ‘People don’t leave their jobs, they leave their boss’. Managing people is hard. They all…

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Five Key Principles of Delegation & The Three Golden Rules

Temitope

September 24, 2021

Delegation is a Must-Have Skill for all Forward-Thinking Leaders However, some managers are reluctant to delegate their responsibilities to their…

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Karpman’s Drama Triangle: How We Avoid the Triangle, Get In & Out

Darren A. Smith

July 29, 2021

The 3 Roles of Karpman’s Drama Triangle This was a familiar scenario in our home when my kids were small.…