If you want your team to be fully committed to your idea, first it’s worth spending time with them to connect and develop a level of trust.… Read more

The swings and the roundabouts of running a business can be stressful at the best of times. But it doesn’t have to be that way, according to business consultant Roger Perry.… Read more

Do you often feel like you’re a fraud or a fake? Perhaps you started your business because you were good a particular thing, but then you question whether you’re any good at running a business.… Read more

Sometimes your most talented employees are also the hardest to manage. How do you keep them in line?

It’s a common dilemma for business owners.… Read more

At a time when many small businesses are already struggling, a global energy crisis is promising to spark an electricity price shock.… Read more

Sure, it’s easy to be a fine upstanding business citizen when everything’s going well. But what happens if times get tough – like now?… Read more

The relentless nature of running a small business, tied up sometimes with family demands, can tire out the best of us.… Read more

No matter how much you try to plan your day, do you find yourself interrupted or going over the allotted time?… Read more

The workplace should be one that is safe and free from discrimination, bullying and harassment. To help ensure the workplace is safer for employees, a new bill comes in effect today which aims to prevent sexual harassment.… Read more

You’ve tried everything including mediation to settle a dispute, but nothing’s worked. Despite the costs involved, and the time and emotional energy required, court action sometimes seems the only way forward.… Read more