Self belief can improve your career lot.
Whatever stage you are at in your career, it can always be improved upon. But first you have to believe that it is…
Silence is golden, isn’t it?
A friend of ours has two grandchildren, both in their mid teens. One’s a girl and when you listen to her you know that…
Do you have a “professional brand?”
Your "professional brand" - and yes you really should have one - is in essence the combination of words, phrases and…
Make your career objective happen.
You are the only person who has the vision to “see” your career objective: only you know what it is in detail: to…
What Motivates Employees to Perform Well?
We tend to assume that a good salary and good perks motivate employees to stay in their jobs and perform well, but is…
Is your Employer brand in need of an overhaul?
Businesses spend large amounts of time and money working on their brand awareness, their mission statement and their…
Gross Misconduct Dismissals – How can we possibly lose?
Why do companies lose tribunal cases where they have dismissed an employee for gross misconduct? Having an employee…
Learn the art of career management.
It doesn't surprise me that so many people hate Monday mornings! What really surprises me is that next to none of them…
So, what's your experience of recruiting?
Lots of articles out there focus on giving the candidates confidence and calming nerves around interviews, but what…
The Job Ad – How to make sure you get it right
You may have seen a previous blog topic of ours where we posted about how to interview successfully – and we hope you…
GCSE, A Level, BA, BSc, MBA or EQ?
Someone with a degree is no more likely to be a top performer than is someone with no qualifications at all. As Zig…
Elite managers coach - do you?
Google has recently conducted one of the most thorough studies of management behaviour and I'm fascinated by it! They…
The role of body language in communication
We’ve all heard the phrase, ‘it’s not what you say but how you say it’, but is this just about tone or do your facial…
Interviewing successfully is an art form…
You’ve seen ‘the’ job with a company you’ve long admired, you’ve sent in your CV and filled in the application form,…
Are you recruiting and developing the most SUITABLE...
How would you know?If you would like an easy-to-use, reliable predictor of an individual's suitability for a role…
Diamic Edge - SME HR Tips ... Who is Ineligible for...
If an employee requests a flexible working arrangement they might be ineligible if they don’t meet the statutory…
R&D Tax Relief in Precision Engineering
Another excellent case study highlighting how some of the day-to-day tasks performed by businesses may qualify for R&D…
Why is emotional intelligence (EQ) so important?
In 2011 a survey of over 2,000 hiring managers and HR professionals, found that 71% valued EQ over IQ and 75% said they…
HANDLING GRIEVANCES
What’s the best way to handle a grievance? The best way to handling a grievance depends on two things: the nature of…
How is your commitment level at work?
Most companies these days are committed to high quality and top notch customer service. However, the best companies,…
Are you insane - sometimes?
As Albert Einstein said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” The…
Case Study - Food Manufacturing
Food Manufacturer Making Italian Ice CreamThe company specialises in unusual ice cream flavours. Typical projects…
How to Hire a World-Class Private Investigator
A World-Class Private Investigator's MindsetWhen people envision life as a World-Class Private Investigator, they often…
What makes a good employer?
Let's reflect on the following quotes. “Great companies don’t hire skilled people and motivate them; they hire already…
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