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Blogs

One thing every manager can do that always improves staff performance

One thing every manager can do that always improves staff performance

It’s Monday morning and I have a weekly management meeting with my director…. Last week was not a good week – we missed our numbers again ;-( As expected got…

Prêt a manger finds a happy team means great results. Image by Justin Goring, Flickr CC

A happy team makes for tasty results

If you were listening to the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 this morning you may have heard the chief executive of Pret a Manger sounding very happy about the…

Ryanair taking off. Simon Allardice. Flickr CC Licence

Ryanair has learnt how to win customers the hard way

Great news for air travellers – the boss of Ryanair, the man we thought would never learn how to win customers and keep them, has had a change of heart.…

Want motivated employees? Develop your leadership skills…

It’s a confusing world: employee engagement is linked to management candour, motivation is linked to engagement, remuneration was linked to motivation for several centuries but then it turns out not…

New Year’s Revolution – make the annual review better!

As you may remember from Douglas Adams’ masterpiece “The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”, the book of that name was a best-seller largely because it had the words “Don’t Panic”…

Is conscious business doomed? Quite the opposite…

One of the WeThrive team was at the Meaning Conference in Brighton last week – a Conscious Business event full of people who want to make business more meaningful and…

How WeThrive prevents performance review mistakes

There’s a great post by Eric Jackson on Forbes about why performance reviews cause aggravation, suggesting “ten ways you can ensure your next performance with your reports will be a…

Improving the annual reviews or appraisals

If you groan inwardly at the thought of an appraisal, please think again – this is the biggest chance most people get in the year to influence the course of…

Throw out the annual review and improve employee engagement

One thing that stands out from our discussions with employees is the near-universal dread of the annual performance review.  And many managers hate it as well.  ‘The annual rigmarole of…

Webinars

Tuesday 24th October at 10AM | GMT

Lucy Adams: Influencing Leaders and Managers

In this webinar, Lucy Adams from Disruptive HR will explore why organisations need to empower their line managers with the tools and confidence they need to create thriving teams that deliver exceptional results.

White Papers

Manager Success Toolkit: Empower Your Managers to Engage Your Teams

Download the white paper to learn how to learn what your managers need to engage their teams.

The Missing Manual: Working with Humans

Download the manual for a simple, step-by-step guide to understanding people in the workplace and helping them develop new behaviour that will work better. Do you and your managers truly…

Guides

HR strategy guide – everything you need to know to create a great culture

A robust HR Strategy is needed now more than ever! We live in an increasingly confusing and chaotic world. Civil unrest, social change, political toxicity, and physical health have created…

Personal and Professional Development Guide

The way we work has been shaken up for good and personal and professional development is on the rise. Covid-19 has forced people to develop new skills, or risk being…