They say it’s lonely at the top but what they don’t say is that most people who get to the top have had years of experience before getting there. When I worked as a COO of a Fintech what I observed and found to be by far one of the…

I love this time of year! First of I’m a sucker for Christmas carols. Love them. My kids get so annoyed with me that they are in fact glad when Christmas is over and done with. Then there are parties and meeting friends. Looking forward to the holidays and watching…

Chances are that you work in an open-plan office. Or, you might be so unlucky as to hot-desk where you do not have an assigned desk, which means that when you turn up for work, you need to find a free spot to drop your laptop and spend the rest…

How to set goals to achieve them You start the year full of good intentions. You have these goals in your head that you will have this life one day. You’re not quite fixed on what this means. Perhaps, there is a large house and a sports car. Maybe a…

Once your employees walk through the door, how do you keep them engaged and wanting to be as productive as possible? The War for Talent is growing so you better get your skates on and start using everything at your disposal as the old carrot is no longer going to…

Enabling employees to achieve maximum productivity is the holy grail of performance management. But in a knowledge-based working environment, achieving this is more challenging than ever before. …

I’m an expert at bad people management. I’ve experienced it first-hand. I worked at an investment bank in the late 80s. If you have no idea of what bad employee management looks like, I suggest you read Michael Lewis’ book, Liar’s Poker. It describes my employer in pretty accurate details…

The loss of a job can be devastating for a variety of reasons. The most obvious is the loss of income and what that entails. However, it is often the psychological repercussions that are more pervasive and have longer-lasting effects. If you are reading this article, chances are that you…

It’s that time of year again when December approaches and HR is knocking at managers’ doors to get feedback on their employees. Are you going to be naughty or nice? If you are lucky enough to work in a company that does quarterly reviews or even works with OKRs were…