Training is the Answer to Your People Problems- 4 Part series INTRODUCTION- Part 1, Ep29- Training and the Future of Work- What you need to know now If you enjoy this the following 3 parts of the series are; Part 2- Training as an Employee Engagement tool- Step by step to a Learning Culture Part 3- Low cost/ High Impact Training Solutions Part 4- Leadership Team as Company Trainers- Drive engagement and Authenticity without spending anything Becoming a company that has a clear focus on...

Consistently as we restructure companies and help them achieve success by engaging their people, we see a common theme established as to what an authentic leader looks like. My top 10 traits- both for, and your leadership team are; 1. Self-awareness and constant self improvement An authentic leader reflects upon all of their actions and decisions and examines their own strengths and weaknesses without any bias. They look for continuous learning 2. Lead with heart An authentic leader is all...

Authentic Leadership can ultimately make or break a business, if it is done well, you can uncover the keys to truly engaging your staff, and reaping the benefits such as innovation, positive culture and staff retention, all of which lead to improved business growth. Ensuring your business has authentic leaders who generate trust is a critical part of your overall business success. To achieve this you need to make authentic leadership a positive, living part of your business culture. To...

‘Authentic leaders create an environment where their values are known and they are willing to be held accountable to them; they are transparent. Ultimately, an authentic leader inspires trust, loyalty, and confidence within their workforce which drives optimal results, mission success, and personal growth. This obvious leads to very beneficial financial results in any business as well. In fact According to the Harvard Business Review, 75% of employees want to experience more authenticity at...

To allow your business to be the best that it can be, you need to focus on developing your, and your leadership team’s authenticity. The new modern workforce demands so much more than command and control, they are value based, wanting to receive value and give it back to the workplace. They derive their value from what you do in the business, and this understanding is key to your success. To help you meet these core needs, authenticity becomes key for you and your leadership teams. Focusing...

You need to focus on all of your people if you want to minimise burnout in your teams. That means you need to recognise that your leaders will also need support to prevent their burnout. Too often this is overlooked. Leading to not only disengaged leaders, but bad habits and cultures being established throughout the business. Look to your leaders and ensure they are supported too. In order to really understand this, you need to go to your people. Your leaders can explain what is happening,...

Your people really have all of the answers, but have you accessed them. Are you willing to involve your people in the solutions? If not, you will fail, and employee burnout will continue to be a problem in your business. 1. Have you asked your People what they want? 2. Give workers more control over how they do their work. 3. Allow employees more flexibility about when and where they work. 4. Increase the stability of workers’ schedules. 5. Ensure front line is connected to the entire...

You need to embrace the future of work and the rapid change of pace and not give up. When you can recognise the below key areas and find ways to embrace them,only then will you reduce employee burnout and build a company for the future; The Gig economy. Contract workers Gen Y and the millennials beyond- focused on finding something that fits culturally with their beliefs and having a high willingness to change roles if they don’t. Value- to give and to receive Workplace becoming an...

By the end of this series you will have a list of key ways in which you can develop your business with your employees needs in mind, helping to minimise Burnout and maximise staff retention, engagement and long term success. This will give you back so much more than numbers, it will improve your culture, develop your people, and help build your business for the future. Let me show you how. Part 1-‘The Great Resignation vs Employee Burnout- how to minimise it in 3 steps’. You can also listen...

Part 4 (EP20) Performance Appraisals for Culture and Revenue A well built and supported Performance appraisal system not only helps your leaders keep on track with their employee goals. It can also greatly engage your people if you have done it properly and made it 2 way, employee run, and driven not just by metrics, but development plans and career goals as well. This leads to a greatly improved culture, one in which your people are engaged and willing to add back extra such as continuous...

Part 3 (EP19) 4 Steps to Positive Performance Appraisal for Development. 4 of the key items that will create the base for your performance appraisals bing positive and supporting Development in your company; Clear and transparent rating system that is consistent across the business, 2 way system, Good leadership, Appraisals embedded with career/personal development. This is a key people topic that builds your culture through trust, respect, honesty and engagement, so we need to not only...

Part 2 (EP 18)- Positive Performance Appraisals- 8 key structure tips To develop a formal PA that works for you, your people and your business, you need to start with the end goal in mind! You really need to know what you are hoping to achieve, and this might sound super obvious, but so many companies get this wrong! They miss the value of a good solid Job Description, particularly in relation to career development and training needs. You need to check that your Job Descriptions actually...

Reinvent your Performance Appraisals Part 1 (EP 17)- The problem with most Performance Appraisal- key things to stop doing now! Have you reviewed your business in the context of what you people actually want? The new generations of workers are value focussed. Do your current performance appraisals satisfy this need or do they just tick a box and create a metric? This is where performance appraisals have derailed over the last 10 years. They have forgotten the people and the impact on them...

Part 4 (EP16) Leadership to Retain your People- 4 key strategies Never underestimate the need for yearly leadership training and regular feedback and support to ensure they are meeting the people's needs in your business. This is a key step to not only ensuring you have a great culture but in retaining your people and slowing down the attrition you have seen increase. 4 key steps to keep your leadership team on track and as capable as possible; Yearly leadership training- no excuses (if...

Part 3 (EP15) Learning & Development to retain your People- The 3 key steps you may be missing. A recent survey by PWC, of millennials which asked what characteristics make a company compelling to work for, found that 52% value career development, and 35% value excellent training programs, these were items 1 and 3 at the top of the list with good pay and conditions sitting at 2. Learning and Development is critical to retain your new workforce. Your leadership team is the glue that will...

Part 2 (EP 14)- Culture to retain your People- It's more than just a positive workplace So often we see the needs behind developing a positive culture that empowers people through engagement forgotten in the rush to do business and make money. Now don’t get me wrong, you definitely need to make money in the business otherwise you fail yourself and your people, but there comes a point in every business's lifecycle where the culture is critical for either long term success, improvement, or...

Retain Your People Part 1 (EP 13)- ‘Why am I losing so many Great people?’ Healthy habits to retain your people. Have you reviewed your business in the context of what you people actually want? The new generations of workers are value focussed. They want to be valued, and be able to give value. Has your business adapted and developed ways to incorporate this critical need into the way your strategy, structure and culture handle this? IF not you are missing out and will not be achieving...

To build your Culture and Strategy to become symbiotic is key to your long term business successes and hence sustainability. However, many businesses overlook this key next step. Don't let your business suffer, take the next step and build sustainability too! Mark Emmer, gave a fantastic overview of 10 key steps to a killer strategy, and it allows me to add what that means for your culture, so you can ensure the 2 are working together symbiotically, and you achieve business sustainability;...

Strategy and Culture Alignment for Business Sustainability Part 3 (EP11) Strategy and Culture should be symbiotic, here's how Have you really looked at your culture, does it match your strategy? If the answer is no, then you will run into a lot of problems that will cost your business in terms of money as well as people and innovation. Throughout this season of engaging your people for success I will talk about Culture a lot, and focus on how the leadership team can help you have one that...

Strategy and Culture Alignment for Business Sustainability- Part 2 (EP10) Culture Builders- 10 steps to help your Culture Working Teams to diagnose issues and put in place plans Leadership development that mirrors down to all staff- Are people leaders reskilling quickly enough to be relevant or are they becoming impediments of Future organizations? Company wide initiatives that involve values Regular rewards and recognition for culture initiatives and outcomes Transparent performance...

INTRODUCTION Strategy and Culture Alignment for Business Sustainability Part 1 (EP 9)- Did my Strategy eat my Culture?- Diagnose your pain points So often we see the needs behind developing a positive culture that empowers people through engagement forgotten in the rush to do business and make money. Now don’t get me wrong, you definitely need to make money in the business otherwise you fail yourself and your people, but there comes a point in every business's lifecycle where the culture is...

E7 Build your Core-Develop your People Your people are impacted by a fast paced changing workplace, hence their needs have correspondingly changed, and will continue to evolve, so my aim is to keep you ahead of the curve by putting your people at the center of your business equation, by fully engaging them for your, and their success. This is what takes a business to the levels of great, and what I can help you achieve. You need some great people strategies in place that are backed by...

E6- Build your Core-Develop your leaders - 3 key steps to success Develop your leaders- a recent study by Indeed showed that only 11% of businesses felt they had a strong or very strong leadership team bench strength!!!!! This is scary- think about what this means for not just your business outcomes but for your core- your people? They simply can’t be in a great space. When it comes to getting the people right in your business and really capitalizing on your greatest asset, there are...

What your employees want is something that often gets forgotten, or not understood in the rush to get business done, so I want to help you fix this, as without a real understanding you may build some fantastic programs for your people, but you won’t get the results you wanted, and worse still may risk disengaging them further! To help get this right in your business, Episode 5 focuses on what your people want, followed by 3 more parts to build your core; Develop your leaders Develop...

E8 Build your Core-Ensure your strategy and culture are Symbiotic not cannibalistic! - 4 steps to successful integration To build your core you need to set a true playing field for success. So in part 1 we looked at understanding that your people want and structuring accordingly, in part 2 and 3 we looked at developing your leaders, the crucial link for success and then developing your people. Now we need to further strengthen your playing field for success and ensure your culture is not...