Are you starting to recognise an increase in the number of employees leaving your company each year? Do you feel like you’re losing too many talented employees? While many companies experience issues with staff retention from time to time, high employee turnover is not something that should be ignored, as it can have a devastating effect on your business. Apart from the timeous process of finding replacements and training them, high employee turnover can result […]
Image: www.womenshistory.about.com Although the issue of gender equality has improved significantly since 1994, progress in the business arena has been painfully slow. According to a recent report by Grant Thornton Accounting, South African women make up a mere 26% of business leadership positions. This figure reveals a lot about the status of women in South Africa, and reminds us that the ‘glass ceiling’ is not simply a construct of the past, but an ever-present reality. […]
Image: www.perrigocareers.com “Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of your clients.” The above mentioned quote, by Richard Branson, aptly describes the importance of keeping your employees happy. But unfortunately not every business owner or manager thinks as he does, and all too often they place their employees’ happiness at the bottom of their priority list. Although it’s not always possible to make […]
Featured Image: www.schools-training.com Although most leaders have a dominant leadership style that influences the way they motivate their team, they do not have to be limited to using that one particular style for every scenario. Latest research suggests that leaders need to be more flexible in the way that they motivate their team, and adjust their leadership style according to the needs of their team. A recent Harvard Business Review study, led by psychologist and […]
Featured image: www.smartceo.com As a leader, the responsibility to head your team in the right direction can be rather daunting! And it’s not always easy to know whether the leadership decisions you’re making are the right ones. You may have the right intentions, when it comes to helping your team achieve success, but along the way you’re bound to make mistakes. No leader is without their flaws after all. It’s simply inhuman to not make […]
The saying, ‘a chain is only as strong as its weakest link,’ may seem like a cliché, but when it comes to your business team, it has never been more true! Although each member of your team may have their fair share of weaknesses, there will always be that one member that lags behind the rest. And whether their ‘lagging’ is intentional or not, it has the potential to slow everyone else down. Weeding out […]
There is no better way to really bond and get to know your employees, than with team building exercises. As they are designed to ‘break the ice’ and show each person in an entirely different context. By getting your employees to participate in certain team building exercises, you will be able to gain more insight into their unique personalities, as well as strengths and weaknesses – valuable information that can be used to your company’s […]