Category Archives for "Managing People"
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- in Managing People by Irene Conlin
Ever had the thought “should I be disciplining him/her over this?”
The purpose of the disciplinary procedure is to encourage employees to achieve and maintain the required standards of conduct at work and even in well-run businesses, it may sometimes be necessary to take disciplinary action against employees. It’s crucial that you have written disciplinary rules and procedures. If problems do arise, these procedures should help dissuade […]
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a few months ago
3 Ways Owner Managers Get Cooked Like a Frog By Their Employees
My friend tells an old story about how a frog can easily get cooked. A frog has the ability to jump quite high, if you take a frog and toss him in a big pot of hot water, he’ll jump right out. But if you put the frog in a pan of room temperature water, he’ll stay […]
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a few months ago
How we helped John get his membership fees reimbursed as a business expense
We responded to our member’s request to help him put the case to his boss that his membership of the The Managers Helpful Hub is good for their business and therefore could be classed as a valid business expense.We did our duty and made John’s life easier We also thought it a good idea to […]
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6 months ago
Dealing With Gossip In The Workplace
We have just released guidance into the membership area that explains how to handle gossip in the workplace. Both as someone on the receiving end in general, and as a manager. Gossip can be exciting and interesting. Sometimes it’s even titillating. Some would argue its fun. And it’s toxic. If you put even 5 people in the same […]
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11 months ago
Taking useful meeting notes and how to get them out pronto!
I’d care to bet that no one on the planet loves to write up meeting notes, and then type them up AFTER the meeting has long gone! Too many managers don’t take notes at all. Some think it’s too hard or too admin for them, some think they aren’t necessary (madness, you want to capture what people […]
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last year
How Something As Simple As Dust Sheets Can Equal Client Happiness
If your clients had a better experience of working with your company, then I believe everyone benefits. Your clients, your team and especially you if you are running the business and are responsible for results.My significant other rolls his eyes at me. I always spot ways in which business activities can be tweaked so clients […]
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last year
- in Managing People by Irene Conlin
Finger Pointing Is Not The Answer To YOUR Staff Leaving.
So, staff are leaving. Well, what can I say. I did see this coming a mile off and wrote about it a couple of years ago.I am not gloating, in fact I am saddened by it.You see I had a conversation with someone who has been around for quite a while, as part of that […]
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last year
- in Managing People by Irene Conlin
Beware of Bonuses Becoming Obligations
Within our Membership Site we have been celebrating the success of Anne, one of our members who has successfully negotiated a pay increase utilising one of the tools we provided.The discussion we had led to write about the benefits of bonus payments over salary increases.I thought I’d expand on it here to perhaps generate more […]
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last year
Don’t want the pain of your best people leaving? Consider this.
I have noticed how much time is used talking about talent, only for people to make the same mistakes with talented people over and over again. Few things in business are as costly and disruptive as the unexpected moving on of talented people from within your team. Click to Tweet I find it interesting so […]
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last year
- in Managing People by Irene Conlin
Does The Tail Wag The Dog In Your Business?
I have not written for a while as I have been busy settling in with new clients, but I have just had a conversation that left me rolling my eyes and coming to the conclusion that the tail wags the dog in that business! Meaning a situation where a small part is controlling the whole […]
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