Insights, tips and inspiration
Helping you to be your best business
Explore by Popular Topics
People
People
The benefits of business mentoring
Research conducted by Simply Business, showed that even before Covid became a thing, business owners were already feeling isolated –...
People
What is a business mentor?
Business owners have been under increasing pressure since the onset of Covid back in 2019. Getting the workforce back in...
People
Elements of leadership: The characteristics of effective leaders in business
We have looked at why leadership skills are important to business owners, the benefits to your bottom line, improved morale...
People
What are leadership skills and how can business owners acquire them?
You may have set up your business as a result of a passion for what you do, the desire to...
People
Why leadership skills are important for business owners
A business strategy defines a business by giving it a set of values and purposes. It will provide you with...
People
Your team
Talent Management Challenges in 2022
Talent and People Over the next few months, Business Doctors will be exploring the key challenges small businesses across the...
People
Issues affecting businesses in 2022 - part one
Issues affecting businesses in 2022 – part one Get your business firing on all cylinders again! The current state...
People
Your team
Employees: The importance of getting them engaged
Employees: The importance of getting them engaged The Oxford English dictionary defines ‘engagement’ as ‘a promise, obligation, or other condition...
People
Appointing an external CEO
Stepping back from the day to day running of the business is a major decision for the founder.
All about you (the business owner)
People
Building a management team - when is it time?
When is it time to think about a management team? For small business owners, taking the big step to expand...
People
Get the basics of managing your staff sorted - only then think about the progressive stuff.
Any business needs to get the basics of employing staff sorted: employing staff legally is obvious but having a staffing...
People
Your team
What people aspects can set a business apart?
Business owners, would you like an engaged workforce?
People
Your team
How can managing staff be made easier?
Business owners, is managing your staff a stress? Reset with staff performance management
People
Your team
How can I avoid square pegs in round holes?
Business owners, how can you get the right staff doing the right things? Reset with an organisation stucture and job...
People
Are staff issues holding back the growth of your business?
Business owners, are staff issues holding back your business? Reset staff issues with these 3 steps ...
People
Top tips for a first hire
You can never repeat the process of recruiting your first hire so be intelligent about it
People
Expanding your workforce
How do you know when is the right time to take the plunge and expand the workforce?
People
When is the right time to hire a management team?
The management team should evolve over time with the needs of the business.
People
Your team
6 low cost ways to improve employee engagement
Staff turnover costs British businesses at least £4.13bn every year, so what can you do as a business owner or...
People
Uncategorized
Why engagement is critical to the success of your business
Culture : How things are done around here Engagement : How employees feel about how things are done around...
People
Your team
Have you built the right team for your business?
Building the right team, with individuals working to the best of their abilities, will see your business grow. A square...
People
Employee Motivations
In conversations with business owners, there is evidence that businesses are stabilising and in some cases showing signs of growth....