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Feedback is an effective way of communicating with employees, colleagues or members of your team. Feedback can be both positive and constructive (rather than negative).

When giving feedback it is important to have a balance of positive and constructive feedback otherwise the receiver may feel that they only ever receive one type of feedback. It is also important not to always link the two, especially in the same conversation – giving with one hand and taking away with the other.

Read more on 4 Simple Steps To Giving Effective Feedback…

We all have weaknesses. Whatever our roles.

In management positions, one of the bigger challenges is to recognise our own shortcomings and alter our own behaviours. Sometimes this can be very challenging.

Read more on A Complementary Team…

Building strong relationships is all about having two sides appreciate each other and want to build a bond that works both ways.

This can generate the enormous benefits of collaboration, which is a valuable interchange of ideas and effort that is better than one plus one.

Read more on The Amazing Power of One More Question…

When we lead and manage a team, whether we are business owners, run a department or just supervise a group of people in our business, we are on show.

Part of our make up ensures that we ‘lead from the front’ and take all that the world throws at us – after all, that’s what we are paid for – isn’t it?

Read more on Asking for Help…

You are the leader of your team, your department or your organisation. You are the owner and amongst you all, no one can do the job; run the place, like you do. We all know that and have been there.

Read more on The Power of Groups…

Building relationships is vital in business. When you are employed and have a boss it’s even more critical, because you have an incentive to get the best from your boss – and the onus is on you.

Read more on Managing Your Boss – Taking the Initiaitve…

Is it easier to have a bunch of people that are brand new to a team, or one that you mould from those you inherit?

In my business life I only had the latter. An existing group of employees, in each business who I had to work with, from each new day one. Never a new set that I could grow for myself.

Read more on Team Building – Inherit or Create?…