29 Mar How to keep your best staff
Employee retention is important for any business, but some do seem to continually get it wrong. These tips below can help....
Author: coaching_solutions
27 Feb Boosting employee moral to increase productivity
Research shows that people often leave an employer because they haven't received the recognition they want, or feedback on how they are doing. With this in mind, designing a positive, employee-driven motivation program works with some of your employees, but then what do you do...
30 Jan Should I promote an Introvert?
We don’t often see the words “introvert” and “leader” in the same sentence. After all, the common perception is that extroverts make great public speakers and are excellent networkers - two things CEOs and organisational leaders must be - and that introverts are not....
20 Dec I wish I had said “No”
We say "yes" to others because we want to please them. But when eventually we can't continue, we let them down and we feel guilty. Both parties suffer. Recognise that a desire to please often prevents us from saying "no"....
29 Nov Finding time for me
How many times have you said "I need some time to myself, but there just isn’t time” or, “I need more hours in the day” or “I’d love to spend an hour in the bath without interruption?”?...
31 Oct Acknowledging Your Personal Strengths and Successes
Do you make a note of your strengths and successes? Or do you, like many of us, focus on the things we can’t do and the mistakes we make? It’s never a good experience to only focus on the negative. It doesn't make us better....
20 Dec Learning Styles
Learning just becomes more enjoyable once you are aware of your preferred style....
26 Nov If you always do…
If you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you’ve always got – sound familiar?...
27 Oct Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Explained
EQ is emotional intelligence - the ability to understand yourself and others, and work effectively with feelings, intentions, behaviours and responses – all the “soft” aspects of interpersonal relationships....
27 Sep Assertiveness and the Four Styles of Communication
In order to build healthy relationships, we must learn to be assertive - that is, to be clear, direct, and respectful in how we communicate....