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Your well-intentioned efforts to motivate your team might be making things worse. One-size-fits-all strategies, from team-building days to company-wide incentives, often create more disengagement than they solve because they ignore a fundamental truth: motivation is personal.

For 30 years, Mark built his engineering firm. Now, choosing a successor felt impossible. He didn’t fully trust either candidate, because neither of them was him. For countless SME leaders, succession planning isn't a strategic process but an impossible choice fraught with emotional complexity. Traditional plans often fail because they overlook this powerful human element.

Resilience has garnered increasing attention, especially in corporate settings, due to the rise in mental health issues. Traditionally defin

The Executive Summary: Employee motivation significantly influences performance, productivity, and overall team dynamics. Job crafting is...

Motivated teams play a crucial role in ensuring they feel valued and minimising mismatches in expectations. As a Finance Director, I...

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With a recession in sight, it's a really tough time to be running a business right now. Here are our tips for a strong business.

Making sure your teams feel heard and included is one of the most valuable things that you as a leader can do to improve the happiness and