Management & Leadership

Within every workplace there’s inevitably going to me a mix of individuals where different backgrounds, values, opinions and mindsets collide. When conflicts arise, working together can become difficult. We can’t choose our colleagues, it’s something that we have to deal…

Whilst the Christmas period is full of festive cheer and celebrations, it can also cause a whole host of issues for employers. Are you prepared to tackle the festive season head on or are you dreading every second? Here we…

As employers it’s your responsibility to ensure that your employees are happy at work. It’s best for them and it’s best for the productivity and quality of your business. Here we have developed a collection of ideas that you can…

For many companies, company culture feels like a family. You spend more time at work than at home so it’s inevitable that you build relationships with your colleagues. A sign of a healthy company is that colleagues get along and…

Or improving Employee Engagement as us HR types like to call it! There are thousands of articles available online, based on a range of different philosophies; some very practical and based on common sense, others a bit wackier!  Here are…

There are thousands of articles available online, based on a range of management and leadership gurus and different philosophies, but here are a few of our favourite pointers for good people management: Maintain Good Communication Employees want to be kept…

Knowing whether your employees really enjoy going to work is a question worth asking. The degree to which employees are engaged with their job has a direct impact on their productivity, loyalty and absences. This can in turn affect company…

The first thing to understand is that clashes of ego in the workplace is a reality. We can either live with it, ignore it or deal with it. We are often faced with conflict from early on in our careers…

Checklists, whether simple or complex, are great tools to improve effectiveness and efficiency. They help get important tasks accomplished to improve business performance. Business Beetle has compiled a list of reasons why checklists can help boost your business efficiency and…

With the World Cup around the corner a recent survey that found that almost half of SME owners and managers in the UK are concerned that the World Cup will have a negative impact on their business. A report by…