In recent times the Christmas party has been one of the casualties of small business cost cutting. However allowing your employees to celebrate can be a good way of rewarding them for their hard work throughout the year and can help build loyalty from your team. Rewarding your employees doesn’t have to be expensive but can speak volumes and go …
What to do when an employee resigns unexpectedly
I spent some time over the weekend catching up with what’s been happening in the social media world and I stumbled across a question in one of the groups I participate in. It was from a business owner who wasn’t quite sure what to do as their Sales Manager had just resigned, having been enticed away to what they believed …
What can TeamGB teach us about improving performance?
I’ve spent quite a lot of time recently watching the Rio Olympics. I have justified this to myself on the basis that it only happens once every 4 years and Team GB did not disappointed. By the end of the games we were second in the medal table behind the USA and I would defy anyone not to be proud …
Just the one!
It’s always interesting reading through the BBC website and I recently came across a story from Scotland where a sheriff warned motorists that one drink can put them over the legal limit in Scotland. It followed two cases at Dumfries Sheriff Court where the drivers involved claimed they had consumed just one pint. They were both fined £450 and banned …