The Toyota Way

by Admin | Oct 4, 2022 | Business, Customer Service, HR/Personnel, Management, Planning, Strategy, Well-Being

What can businesses learn from the car manufacturing giant? The Toyota Way is a set of principles and behaviours that are key to the firm’s managerial approach. The Toyota Way is supported by two main pillars – continuous improvement and respect for people. The...

Now is the time to focus on being more effective

by Admin | Sep 27, 2022 | Business, HR/Personnel, Management, Well-Being

Don’t focus on being busy – focus on being effective. There will always be pressure to run faster, that’s just part of business life. Clients want things yesterday; the team might need more time to deliver and there will always be more to do.  Stop focusing on how...

4-day working week – is this the future ?

by Admin | Jul 5, 2022 | HR/Personnel, Management, Strategy, Well-Being

Could the UK embrace a 4-day working week? In June this year, 70 UK companies and over 3,000 workers began working a four-day week, with no reduction in pay. This is the biggest four-day working week pilot ever undertaken. The participating firms are trialling a...

Compassionate Leadership

by Admin | Jun 21, 2022 | HR/Personnel, Management, Strategy, Well-Being

Compassionate leadership boosts morale and helps managers to build trust with their team.  Compassionate leadership combines management skills with empathy. Compassionate leaders are supportive, encouraging and are committed to improving the happiness of their team....

Give yourself a head start

by Admin | May 18, 2022 | HR/Personnel, Well-Being

Starting each day the right way, sets you up for success We all want to perform at peak level, every day, but in order to do so, you need to start your day the right way. Successful business leaders simplify, focus on what’s meaningful and work with intention. To...

Learning to disagree can be a good thing

by Admin | Mar 14, 2022 | HR/Personnel, Management, Well-Being

Disagreements in business are inevitable. When managed well, they can have lots of positive outcomes.The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated work-related stress as many of us have had to suddenly shift to People naturally try to avoid disagreements in the workplace. We...