Ten fast tips for successful mentoring and coaching
Coaching and mentoring can reap huge results in all organisations, but how do you make it work effectively? Take two minutes out of your day and read our top ten tips to help get coaching and mentoring right, covering all aspects including understanding the problem that needs to be solved to ensuring you understand the difference between mentoring […]
Presentation Secrets of a Barrister
Mastering Your Craft In this article, International Mindfulness Advocate and former Civil Law Barrister, Neil Seligman considers five key qualities of the accomplished public speaker: 1.Poise We are told so often that we must be confident that the word has lost its power. The word poise communicates far more. Poise immediately conjures images of excellence […]
Effective Ways to Boost Your Employees Morale
The only way to increase income and scale your company is to boost the productivity among employees. This can be done just in case your staff is highly motivated, focused and oriented to the company’s goals. Maintaining high morale among employees can’t be done with pay bumps alone since money is motivating people just to […]
How To Encourage and Inspire Your Team For Success
Your company is only as good as the inspiration you provide. When you can develop synergy, cooperation and confidence in your employees, they will always go above and beyond to work hard for you. You will also be able to unlock their biggest talents and get on the same page with long-term goals and initiatives. […]
What are the Pain Points for Training Companies ?
If you are the owner, MD or senior player in a training company, I would like to ask you a simple question. What frustrates you the most in your business ? Please let me know. I am conducting research for my company. If you respond, I promise to give you some tips and ideas to help […]
Why team morale and productivity go hand in hand
To quote Richard Branson, clients do not come first – employees come first – and if you take care of your employees, they will take care of your clients. But just how true is this of your business? In the training industry, this is the sort of motto we live by. As trainers, we encourage […]
5 Benefits of Hiring an Agile Coach
Is your organization transitioning to agile software development? Whether you’re in the beginning, middle, or even the latent stages of this movement, it’s common to feel uncertain and frustrated by the process. With that said, a qualified agile coach can help your organization succeed within this uncharted territory. Let’s get into the advantages you should know. […]
Dismissing an employee during the probation period
In the UK, on average one in five employees starting their new roles will not finish or pass their probation period and move on to other opportunities. In some cases this is the choice of the employee, however, in others the business may need to ask them to leave as they are not suited for […]
Benefits of development programs
Benefits of offering development programs to employees How businesses can benefit from providing training Offering development plans and training opportunities to employees will offer many benefits to a company, some more obvious than others. Keeping up with business growth Your business develops and grows over time and your products and services advance as well, so […]
We Need to Get Real with Business Students
Two of my business students were debating the purpose of business. One said the purpose of business was to make money and the other said: “We don’t always know the purpose of a business”. While it’s true that some businesses have a social aspect or give a percentage of every sale to a certain cause, […]
5 Lessons I Learned My First Year of Freelancing
I always knew that I’d be a writer in some capacity. With that said, I also knew that I wanted to earn a steady income and acquire my own sense of financial security. Writing came secondary to my full-time job, but over the past year, I’ve been able to make a considerable side business in […]
How to get your coaching program to Carnegie Hall
There’s an old joke that goes like this: a pedestrian in Manhattan stopped Jascha Heifetz, a famous and incredibly talented violinist and, in the mid-1950’s, a household name. “Excuse me, ” the pedestrian inquired. “Could you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall?” “Yes,” said Heifetz. “Practice, practice, practice!” — I think everyone would agree […]
Train your in-house coach!
Appointing in-house coaches or ‘buddies’ can be a good way to train and coach (new) employees. A less good idea: leaving these important coaches (volunteers, often) to fend for themselves. These in-house coaches have been trained for their own job and might be an amazing designer, account manager or HR professional, but they haven’t trained […]
Train your in-house coach!
Appointing in-house coaches or ‘buddies’ can be a good way to train and coach (new) employees. A less good idea: leaving these important coaches (volunteers, often) to fend for themselves. These in-house coaches have been trained for their own job and might be an amazing designer, account manager or HR professional, but they haven’t trained […]
6 easy wins when training new hires
New starter training doesn’t have to be costly in terms of time and resources. Here are six low-cost, high-reward strategies for training new hires. 1. Replace ad hoc learning with training Having formal training is often a better alternative to leaving it up to new employees to ask questions, seek help, or teach themselves. Ad […]
Stuck doing work that doesn’t come naturally?
Gallup tells us that employees who play to their strengths are six times more likely to be engaged. Nice work if you can get it, but what happens if you don’t have the opportunity? What if your team relies on you to do the kind of work that just doesn’t come naturally to you? You can’t […]
How to use people analytics to engage employees
Training can be an effective way to engage employees and reduce attrition at a company. Employees are far more likely to strive to reach success within their organisation when they know that they’re being challenged. But with so many companies offering training programmes, only people analytics helps you be sure that you’re offering your employees […]
12 Tips In Training An Ecommerce Staff
Starting an ecommerce business is one of the most exciting opportunities out there for any entrepreneur. With ecommerce expected to grow up to $25 trillion by the end of 2018, it’s a great way to make money in our economy. Whether you’re selling stock images or wood sunglasses, there are plenty of ways to start […]
Cross-Departmental Mentorship: Does it Really Work
Every employee should be enrolled in a mentorship program as soon as they are welcomed to your team. Matching junior team members to the right mentors is essential for their long-term success. The best mentors may not be in the employee’s own department. E. Wayne Hart points out that the best mentors are highly inspirational. […]
99 Ideas To Become Your Own Boss
For maximum folks 9-to-fivers, the concept of running for ourselves is a dreamy one indeed. who doesn’t want to be one’s personal boss, and to have a few personnel to boss around rather? ok, just kidding. but the concept of running and earning for yourself, doing what you’ve constantly dreamed to do, and not having […]
