Have you heard of Karōshi –the Japanese term for death by overwork. A recent government survey in Japan found that around 1 in 10 Japanese workers clock in more than 80 hours of overtime per month, with one in five at risk of Karōshi. But overwork is not just a Japanese issue; it’s a stark […]
“I have great people in my business, but when working as a team they just don’t gel.” Does this ring a bell with you? Humans are complex individuals, but put humans together in a team, and complexity goes through the roof! So how do you ensure your teams deliver high performance and foster workplace […]
Think about the worst manager you ever had; what qualities made them a bad manager? You might think of some Not-Safe-For-Work words, but you might also say: · Micromanaging · Unempathetic · Uninspiring · Uncommunicative · Unsupportive · Unresponsive Whatever you said, we’ve all encountered them. Those mediocre direct managers who lack the essential management skills to […]