People Management...
Below are our articles on the subject of People Management. If you can't see what you are looking for our other categories are displayed on the left under 'Our Quick Links'...
Building Effective Relationships with your Employees
What is an effective relationship with your employees? It is not one where you always getting along, but it is one where both parties feel able...
Dealing with Inappropriate Behaviour
One of the most unpleasant tasks a manager faces is dealing with inappropriate behaviour. However, the guidelines below should help you manage the situation...
Delivering Bad News to your Employees
As a manager, it is likely that you will need to give your employees bad news on occasions. This isn’t an easy task, however the following tips...
Effective Interviewing Techniques
One of the most difficult tasks facing a manager is hiring the right people and a crucial aspect to this is the interview process. Getting your interview techniques...
Helping Employees Solve Their Own Problems
As a manager, we are there to help and support our employees, however we need to balance the amount of support we give them with the initiative...
Helping your Staff Cope with Change
Change is becoming an ever more frequent reality in the workplace; no sooner have we adjusted to one change then another is upon us. Yet the more we are expected to...
Managing Conflict in the Workplace
Conflict will occur in the workplace and, as a manager, it is part of your role to manage it effectively. Conflicts arise because of differences in the needs or...
Reducing Stress in the Workplace
Stress in the work place negatively impacts productivity, de-motivates staff and can result in high staff turnover. While some staff will enjoy being kept busy, in...
The Importance of Motivating your Employees
What does it mean to motivate your staff? Motivate isn’t something that you can make someone do; as a manager the best you can do is create an...
When Someone Isn't Right for the Job
It is sometimes tempting to believe that, as highly effective managers, we should be able to work with everyone, and help all our staff be successful. Sadly this...
When to Involve Human Resources
For most managers, a major aspect to the role is managing people. If we were to involve Human Resources (HR) in every personnel issue that arose, not only would it...
