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Is it time for your summer stocktake?

With things slowing down for many of us at this time of year, it’s an opportunity to review how you feel about your work and what you need to do to keep on track with your goals. Time for reflection I used to work in a college library and the summer at work was very different to the rest of the year, transforming from a buzzing, busy hub (yes, libraries have changed!) to a calm retreat, with just one or two of us working. It was a time to have… Read More »Is it time for your summer stocktake?

Happy New Year!

A RAY OF LIGHT Happy New Year! Does it feel like an exciting start for you? Are you happy to look at the year ahead? I think there’s something about the bustle of festive season, some light in that very dark time of year, for relaxing and contemplation after all the hard work of the year. In the UK it’s been cold, damp and dark this winter, but those could be said to be perfect conditions for some deep thinking. Time to cosy up with a hot drink and decide… Read More »Happy New Year!

Giving off the right vibe: keeping a common culture as you grow

‘Culture’. We’re not talking about high-brow art galleries and opera here – or even mysterious organic matter cultivated in a petri dish. We’re talking about the common values, beliefs, attitudes and assumptions shared by the people in your organisation: the things that consciously and unconsciously define the character and personality of your business – the ‘vibe’ it projects. As a start-up you probably found your culture and vibe established itself quite naturally, reflecting the ambitions and values of the founder(s) and becoming a bonding ethos without having to define or… Read More »Giving off the right vibe: keeping a common culture as you grow

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Time to be picky: How to select the right people to be managers in a fast-growing business

It’s an exciting time: you’ve started scaling your business, progressing from upstart start-up to fully-fledged business success. But as your business grows, you soon realise you need to increase the number of people managers in the team. The early days where everyone simply reported to the leadership team is no longer sustainable: as a properly-functioning larger business you need another layer of management – responsible for people as much as process. You might recruit externally, with careful work by your HR team to attract the right candidates. Or, you might… Read More »Time to be picky: How to select the right people to be managers in a fast-growing business

How to select the right people to be managers in a fast-growing business