There is plenty of evidence to demonstrate that improving the culture in a business creates positive business outcomes*. Having a great culture is not just a “feel good” factor. An engaged culture can deliver: What does company culture mean? You may have heard the saying in business that “Culture eats strategy for breakfast”. But what […]
Employees
How to give negative feedback that helps your team
Giving negative feedback, or criticism, to employees is part of being an effective manager No-one likes being the “bad cop” and having to reprimand, correct, or criticise a team members performance. But it’s imperative that as a manager you do this, and do it properly. Note: The term ‘negative feedback’ has been used intentionally to […]
Only 40% of high performing staff are satisfied. Do they work for you?
Most managers want to have high performers on their team, being proactive, responsive, and confident. But there is a hidden challenge in managing high performing employees. Only 40% of high performers are satisfied It’s sobering to discover that only 40% of high performing employees are satisfied in their work (as found by a study from […]
Productivity and data security for offshore teams (ep.5)
Another episode in the Q&A video series for SME’s and business leaders. Read this episode Intro: I’m Stuart Ayling and in this episode of Q&A I’ll be speaking with Nerissa Chaux and Nerissa is co-founder and Head of Happiness at Filta. In this episode I’ll be speaking with Nerissa about two topics. One is productivity […]
When should a business consider offshoring (ep.4)
Another episode in the Q&A video series for SME’s and business leaders. Read this episode Intro: I’m Stuart Ayling, in this episode I’m speaking with Nerissa Chaux and Nerissa is Head of Happiness and Co-Founder at Filta. In this episode I’ll be asking Nerissa when should a company consider using an offshore team. Stuart: Well […]
Getting your team to follow business systems (ep.9)
Another episode in the Q&A video series for SME’s and business leaders. Read this episode Intro: I’m Stuart Ayling and in this episode of Vectis Q&A I’m speaking with Dave Jenyns who is founder of systemHUB and creator of SYSTEMology. Whilst we’re talking about business systems it’s one thing to have systems in your business, […]