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6 things you can do to avoid having to take disciplinary action at work
Disciplinaries have got to be the worst part of a Manager’s job, second only to delivering redundancy news. I haven’t worked with anyone who has looked forward to or enjoyed being part of disciplinary procedure. It's long, complicated,...
How to manage a probationary period effectively
If you raise the subject of probationary periods with a group of HR people and you will get widely differing views, some love them and some hate them. My approach is more balanced. There are a number of logical reasons to use probationary periods...
Why you need to stop trying to empower your team and help them evolve instead
I used to like the word empowered, it suggested something positive, giving people power. Then I read Patty Mccord’s book Powerful about her time in HR at Netflix. She said “People have power, don’t take it away”. We take it away from them with a...
Why self-awareness is your leadership superpower
Self-awareness is a funny word. It's one of those words at the moment that gets bandied around a lot as “management speak” and by coaches, but what does it really mean and how important is it? Do you need to be self aware? Self awareness is an...