The International Stress Management Association is promoting National Stress Awareness Day today. We live under a lot more stress than we have done for some years, but there’s a lot we can do about it. Being courteous is one way of reducing stress. If we employ or manage people and set deadlines, how we do [...]
Ilfracombe courteous town week 4 focus
What do my staff think of me? Is it important? It is if they forget what we see as soon as we are out of sight. A courteous and mature management style can improve performance and increase buy-in from employees, especially when a business has to achieve tough targets in the present economic climate. And [...]
cost + cost + cost = cost
The 21st Century corporate world is a world of costs: recruiting is a cost; training is a cost; motivation is a cost; salary is a cost; stress is a cost; sickness is a cost; absence is a cost; employee turnover is a cost; external consultancy to remedy everything is a cost. Where is the value?