Leadership

Advice What training should I provide?

Training staff will help your employees increase efficiency, reduce staff turnover and will benefit your company in the long run.

Advice How do I appraise and assess my staff?

Regular performance reviews are essential, and the more often the better. Set up meetings every six and 12 months with each staff member to assess their performance and set up new goals for them to achieve.

Advice How do I build the right team?

It is absolutely essential you have the right people working together to move the business forward.

Advice How can I motivate my staff?

The key thing to keep in mind is that money is not the only motivator. Your staff need leadership, direction and a unique culture to be motivated.

Advice What makes an effective leader?

You truly need a vision for the business and how to get there. You need to have a clearly defined strategy, and you must be confident of your success – no one will follow you if you are too timid.

Taskmaster Get your own assistant taskmaster

Obviously your online Taskmaster can’t be everywhere at once, so why not consider setting your own assistant taskmaster in your office, or workplace.

Taskmaster Pretend you are going to be very sick

What would happen to your business if you suddenly became terribly ill and were unable work for two months?

Mentors I don’t want to be a “dead fish” handshaker

Handshakes, ah well this is just like anything dairy – it’s either great or it leaves a terrible taste in your mouth.

Guru says André Maurois

Business is a combination of war and sport.

News Start-ups not immune to workplace bullying

Absenteeism, staff turnover, litigation and low morale caused by bullying can hit small business hard, HR experts warn.

Taskmaster Try some bartering

A service swap with a like-minded business could deliver the goods when cash is tight.

News Directors spooked by personal liability laws

Laws that place personal liability on company directors are hampering business decision making and could even be depriving start-ups of leadership, according to a new report.

Taskmaster Take an afternoon to think

Actually tackling the problems that keep you up at night in a focused way is a great way to release tension.

Guru says Oscar Wilde

I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying.

News Google again sets the standard for employees

Google has again been identified by the public as the top place to work, with self-employment coming in third.

Guru says Peter Singer

More often there's a compromise between ethics and expediency.

Mentors How to enjoy a coffee with a client

Many people get stuck thinking that a coffee meeting is just an informal meeting. So wrong.

Taskmaster Clean up your desk

A clean desk sends an important signal to your staff, to any customers who come into your workplace, and to board members or investors who pop in.

Taskmaster Hold a staff meeting

Bringing everybody together for a staff meeting allows you all to focus on the same thing at the same time.

Guru says Mark Twain

Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.

Guru says James Thurber

It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.

Guru says Richard Branson

I believe in benevolent dictatorship provided I am the dictator.

Guru says Unknown

When you are arguing with a fool, make sure he isn't doing the same thing.

Guru says George W Bush

I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn't here.

Taskmaster Pick an employee of the month

If you are a sole trader, then the employee of the month will be easy to pick – it’s you.

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