Building strong relationships is all about having two sides appreciate each other and want to build a bond that works both ways.
This can generate the enormous benefits of collaboration, which is a valuable interchange of ideas and effort that is better than one plus one.
When you are a boss, it’s quite natural to take the [...]
When we lead and manage a team, whether we are business owners, run a department or just supervise a group of people in our business, we are on show.
Part of our make up ensures that we ‘lead from the front’ and take all that the world throws at us - after all, that’s what we [...]
You are the leader of your team, your department or your organisation. You are the owner and amongst you all, no one can do the job; run the place, like you do. We all know that and have been there.
It’s tough because someone has to do it.
In fact it’s a struggle and because you are [...]
Building relationships is vital in business. When you are employed and have a boss it’s even more critical, because you have an incentive to get the best from your boss - and the onus is on you.
For bosses, try on this as a set of expectations your people have from you.
You are limited in [...]
Feedback is an effective way of communicating with employees, colleagues or members of your team. Feedback can be both positive and constructive (rather than negative).
When giving feedback it is important to have a balance of positive and constructive feedback otherwise the receiver may feel that they only ever receive one type of feedback. [...]
Is it easier to have a bunch of people that are brand new to a team, or one that you mould from those you inherit?
In my business life I only had the latter. An existing group of employees, in each business who I had to work with, from each new day one. Never a new [...]
