Motivating employees can often seem like a dark art. While you might hope that providing someone with a job and regular pay should be enough, it often isn’t. The continual changes forced on us by the turbulent times we live in can severely affect morale, and with it productivity nosedives. On the other hand with motivated employees, productivity, quality and service all go up. How can you motivate your employees? 1. Read about motivation Before you start it’s a good idea to read the experts. People are motivated in different ways and by different things. So […]

You may have gone into business because you like being in control of everything. You’re probably doing things you know you do well yourself, and you get a strong sense of satisfaction from that. But, if you want to keep your sanity in a growing business and live a better life then it’s vital to learn how to delegate to your employees. Why is it so difficult to delegate? There are many reasons. Perhaps: It seems quicker to do a task yourself than explain it to someone else and then have to spend time correcting the […]