Once a workplace anomaly, working from home has become more and more mainstream in recent years. How do you get the best from this team? We explain. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many businesses found that their only option to continue working normally was to allow staff to work remotely. Uptake in remote working soared – but… Read more →
Any business leader understands the importance of retaining top talent. So, when employees are leaving the organisation in droves, it becomes a major cause for concern. A high employee turnover can impact your company’s overall performance and productivity, as well as its bottom line. That’s not all. A high turnover rate is costly since you’ll have to replace employees who… Read more →
Workplaces have evolved, and micromanagement is a thing of the past. So how can you avoid micromanaging people to boost your team’s productivity, engagement and development? Businesses are known to be one of the most important pillars of the economy and are ‘managed’ through different styles. One of the business styles is ‘micromanagement’, where managers erroneously stick to the etymology… Read more →
There is much discourse online about microaggressions today. Some may think it refers to bad behaviour, explicit or otherwise exhibited towards other people. This is true but with the addition that this behaviour is towards someone belonging to a marginalised group. The term microaggression was coined by Harvard psychiatrist Chester Pierce to describe the insults and dismissals experienced by black… Read more →