According to CIPD research the median cost of absence per employee in 2015 was 554 UK pounds. This was lower in the private sector at 400 UK pounds then in the public sector at 789 UK pounds and the non-profit sector at 639 UK pounds sectors. The most common causes of long term absence include: 1. Stroke 2. Heart Attack …
As a Supervisor/Manager are you afraid to give feedback?
Are you afraid of giving feedback to under performing team members because you are concerned with how they will react? You are not alone! Many managers who attend our Leadership and Management Skills Courses have booked places to help them address these fears and become more confident in handling specific individuals in their teams. Best practice in giving feedback includes: …
Employees suffering in silence with mental health issues
Two-thirds (62%) of the 20,000 people surveyed by Business in the Community (BITC) said they had experienced mental ill-health caused by work. Nearly a quarter (24%) of UK workers have experienced symptoms of work-related mental ill-health in the past month. There is more pressure to deliver more with less resources, testing the most effective team members and leaders. Skilled team …
Do you need to fire a member of staff?
Do you need to fire a member of staff?
To note or not to note
For a Business Speaker, using notes makes sense.
How to Leverage your PR Wins
How to Leverage your PR Wins
This time next year Rodney, we’ll be Millionaires!
But how does a fledgling entrepreneur find out what they don’t know?
10 Reasons your Public Speaking is sending the audience to sleep
Public speaking is an art – ask anyone who’s sat through a poor presentation.
Is your Year-End helping or hindering your business?
In most cases, a company can choose whatever year end is most convenient and makes sense both commercially and financially.
MARKETING TIPS #5: Make your life easier with free apps and cloud collaboration tools
MARKETING TIPS #5: Make your life easier with free apps and cloud collaboration tools
MARKETING TIPS #4: Use mobile payment for more secure transactions
With Apple finally introducing its long-awaited Apple Pay to the UK in 2015 it’s likely we’ll see a lot of changes, 2015 may even be the year of the digital wallet.
MARKETING TIPS #3: Improve website calls-to-action
Can customers find the information they need? Do they start to buy but not complete? Do you have subscribers but no conversations or engagement? Improving your calls to action is the first step to addressing these problems and converting more prospects into customers.