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Post budget, organisations of all sizes have been working out how to navigate their way through next year’s double whammy rise in NI and the National Living Wage. 

Here we look at some ways to get more from potentially less people.

As we approach the winter months, post summer holiday sunshine, surrounded by germs and hurtling towards the end of the calendar year, resilience can take a hit.

Here we talk about what we mean by resilience and how you can develop and maintain it.

Managers often feel frustrated when team members show inconsistency in their performance. This lack of consistency jeopardises stable business success.

Here are our 5 Top Tips to driving consistently high performance.

What makes change so hard? There are many factors that add complications when handling change.

Here, we look at those we regularly discover when working with clients.

To attract and retain the best talent, companies often put a great deal of effort into making sure employees have the best possible working environment and a raft of competitive benefits.

Here, we look at how to keep those scales in balance.

A key skill for managers and leaders is to be able to influence the people around them, whether that be employees, customers, suppliers or other key stakeholders.

Here, we discuss what influencing means and techniques that can be used.

It is Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK, and perfectionism can negatively impact our mental health as we chase the impossible for perfection.

Here are some tips on ditching the downsides of perfectionism while keeping the positives.

Here are five management assumptions we’ve noticed over the last 10 years of helping leaders and their teams perform at their best.

Imposter Syndrome is a widely used term, but what does it mean?

Those who experience it describe it as a hampering self-doubt and often a fear that they will be ‘found out’ as a fraud, despite evidence of their capability and success.

Here we look at what causes it and how to combat it.

Productivity is a buzzword we often hear, but what do we mean by it?

Completing tasks in less time with less effort could be one description. We think productivity happens when individuals pull together as a team to get stuff done, all contributing their strengths towards a common goal. Collaboration, cohesion, communication, culture, and celebration all play a key part in sustaining productivity.

Here are nine areas worthy of focus if you want to increase or maintain productivity.