As a small business owner, you may tend to prioritize finance; however, one important thing that will ensure your business thrives is to enhance stronger workplace culture. What makes or mars a business is the type of experience customers derive, and this is largely due to the type of services employees render. A small business […]
Management
Sustaining The Drive for Organisational Change
Change fatigue may or may not be a phrase that you have specifically heard of, but many businesses are experiencing near constant change and not just because of the unprecedented past year we have all experienced. The pace of change of technology was already contributing to rapid change in all areas of work. It’s little […]
Why Does Change Management Sometimes Fail?
We’ve all faced many changes this year, and while some of them have been managed well, others have meant great anxiety, stress and ultimately, have not resulted in the change that was expected. Change management can fail for a variety of reasons; and sometimes it can be difficult to work out where things have gone […]
Navigating COVID-19 With Change Management Techniques
Business leaders have seen many changes to the way they operate this year throughout the coronavirus pandemic, many of which have had a dramatic effect on business operations. Just a year ago no one would have believed what was to come, and there are definitely some lessons to be learned going forward. Some of these […]
Best Management Tips for the Inexperienced Owner
When you first start your own business, you will have a lot of on your plate. For those who have never owned a business before, it can be difficult to understand what needs to be done and when. This can make it difficult to manage the business and make sure that it succeeds in the […]
What Are the Basic Essentials of Strategic Management?
Strategic management is referred to the process of specifying the objectives of the brand, developing policies and modelling ways to achieve the objectives, to ultimately allocate the resources to apply the plan. It is considered to be an elite level of managerial operations that is solely restricted for the top management of the organisation to […]
Remote Work in The Coronavirus Economy–Is it The New Normal?
Working away from the office as millions are sent home has become a necessary and essential skill for everyone. As the virus spreads, businesses throughout the world are shutting down and companies are shifting employees to work at home. Remote Work Pros But even before this crisis, between 2005 and 2017, working at home was […]
7 Guidelines for Picking Business Battles You Can Win
Many entrepreneurs are not prepared for conflict, or actively avoid it. Their vision, passion, and focus are so strong that they can’t imagine someone disagreeing, much less fighting them to the death. But the reality is that startups are composed of smart people, with emotions as well as intellects, working in close proximity under much […]
Trust, Authority, and Influence: Why Management and Leadership are Different Things
All too often, managers both new and old think that, simply because they’ve assumed a position in which they are charged with directing a team of employees, they’re automatically a leader. This couldn’t be further from the truth; a good manager isn’t necessarily a good leader, and vice/versa. There are fundamental differences between both, which […]
Bye-bye Boomers! Adios Gen Xers! Millennials in Management
As we look toward the coming year, I think it’s a good time to take a “long view” of how we are assimilating Millennials into our companies. The position of Millennials in the workforce is a topic often covered in business blogs like mine, and that’s a good thing because it’s an important issue. Exactly […]
