The New Entrpreneur: Managing your Manpower

At its most basic, the business of managing your employees is about getting the best out of them to ensure the smooth and successful running of your business. It is best to adopt the best practices and procedures of larger businesses early, even though it may initially seem redundant. As your business grows, it is [...]

The New Entrepreneur: Picking People

Change of tack today, as I’d like to tackle the subject of dealing with employees. Unless you are setting up your business as a sole trader, at some point you are going to take on staff, and you need to be able to manage them effectively if you want your buesiness to succeed. This post [...]

Women in the Workplace Needn’t Be a Burden

This week, employers groups in the UK have been jumping up and down, heralding the apocalypse and of the collapse of British industry. The reason? From 2013 firms with more than 250 employees will be forced to publish salary data for men and women, for the purpose of detecting and eliminating sex discrimination.
The British Chambers [...]

Smokers are Less Productive. Oh, Really?

Just because a colleague is on a cigarette break doesn’t mean that they are not working.

Personal Business at Work: Keep It Low-Key

It’s unrealistic, with today’s working patterns, for managers to expect their employees to leave all personal business outside the office.