Employee Engagement

How to succeed in a challenging Recruitment Market: 5 Essential Insights and Strategies

By Howardco on Feb 16, 2023 in Employee Engagement, Leadership, Wellbeing | 0 comments

There is no doubt that the last 18 months have been challenging when it comes to recruitment. If you have found it easy you are lucky.  A lack of quality applicants, no shows at interviews and longer hiring times can be extremely difficult for business owners and managers wanting to fill important roles. As an experienced HR and recruitment consultancy we have...

Don’t manage performance

By Howardco on Apr 4, 2019 in Employee Engagement, Managing People | 0 comments

Lately, we have had a number of occasions to assist our clients with performance related matters and this is an area in which many business owners feel totally at sea, in particular fearing they might ‘do the wrong thing’. Performance management is all about getting the best out of your employees and not just when things go wrong, though many people only consider...

Development is key to Business Survival

By Howardco on Oct 2, 2018 in Employee Engagement, Managing People, Team Development | 0 comments

We are well and truly into Springtime! Look around and you’ll see flowers blooming and plants sprouting new growth. But what about your business, do you see green shoots appearing or is your talent looking a bit tired? Growing your business is like tending a garden. If you develop your good people, they will flourish but neglect them and you may lose them. According...

HR Planning – What will you do in the new year?

By Howardco on May 29, 2018 in Change Management, Employee Engagement, Executive Coaching, Free Business Resources, Managing People | 0 comments

With the end of financial year looming, it’s that time when budgets are being formulated and plans developed for the new year. Marketing plans, operating budgets and business plans readily come to mind but what about your HR Plan? For many businesses, people costs are their biggest expense but it’s an area that’s often overlooked in planning. So, what is an HR Plan?...

Is fear of conflict holding your Team back?

By Howardco on Apr 26, 2018 in Employee Engagement, Team Development | 0 comments

According to Patrick Lencioni in The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (watch the video below) “The higher you go up the management chain, the more you find people spending inordinate amounts of time and energy trying to avoid the types of passionate debates that are essential to any great team. It is ironic that so many people avoid conflict in the name of efficiency,...

“Caught out for not listening!”

By Howardco on Mar 27, 2018 in Employee Engagement | 0 comments

Have you ever been caught out for not listening? Or worried that you’re not getting your message across? Easter is a time for reflection so why not spend some time thinking about how well you’ve been communicating lately. I have to confess that I have been caught out for not listening on more than one occasion, much to the frustration of my dear wife. My usual...