Category Archives: Management Articles

Managing performance is not something that is confined to a situation when one of your team is not doing as well as you’d like them to do (when as a term it is often management speak for “disciplining”), nor is it something confined to the annual performance review meeting. Managing performance should be a daily…

Many managers are given the responsibility for interviewing new people when their company is looking to expand their team, or because they have to replace someone who is leaving. For managers who do not do this regularly it can be a daunting process. Here are some recruitment training tips to help you interview better. (more…)

Most organisations strive to build an empowered workforce, yet despite their best efforts surveys continue to show that employees do not feel empowered by their line managers. Why is this the case? (more…)

A recent worldwide survey by CEB (a member-based advisory company) of about 18,000 employees revealed that one third of those surveyed would change job for a better boss! The same survey also showed that UK employees were the most likely to change jobs in the near future. This shocking figure suggests that UK managers are…

Many companies have annual performance reviews (sometimes called appraisals) as part of their performance management process. Many managers dread appraisal time, yet the purpose of a performance review is to act as a tool for the line manager, helping them help their team, individually and collectively, to be the best that they can possibly be.…

In a recent survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) it was reported that the number of sick days taken by UK employees per year was down. This statistic looks like good news for anyone in a managerial position, as having a member of your team missing for even just a few days…