Today’s episode is about workplace creativity. Or more specifically, the steps you need to take to grow creativity in your employees. Most of us already know of the benefits of having a creative workplace – or creative people in that workplace. Let me name a few: Increased engagement. Increased interaction. staff morale. passion. motivation. problem solving. And  Increased productivity. But what you might not know is that there’s a damaging myth out there about creativity at work... Links mentioned in the show: Workplace Wellbeing Made Easy Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/gr ..read more

How to Have a Positive Work Culture (and Proof That They Are More Productive) Today I'm giving you the proof in the pudding of why positive work cultures are more productive. But not only that, after I tell you the why, I’m going to give you the how: specifically, the 4 critical steps that research points us to in order to cultivate a positive workplace culture. Links mentioned in the show: Workplace Wellbeing Made Easy Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/workplacewellbeingmadeeasy FREE download: 11-Part Guide to Workplace Wellbeing (And Profit!)  https://www.michaelbarr ..read more

The show title pretty much says it all – 10 ways to manage angry employees. This is a quick and dirty look at some very easy to implement, evidence-based tactics to not only make you a better leader – but to also make your team a happier and more efficient one. My goal for this podcast here is to help you grow and scale your business through smart workplace wellbeing strategies. So that you can have a bigger impact, so that you can help more people, and thus have a better business in the process. Links mentioned in the show: Workplace Wellbeing Made Easy Facebook Group: https://www.facebo ..read more

This episode is all about getting your employee reward structure right - a key requirement for the success of your team and for your business. Now managers are bombarded with advice about pay – but the unfortunate thing is that most of that advice is wrong. This episode rights that wrong.  Specifically, I lay out the nine factors that you need to consider when setting up your employee rewards packages. Nine factors to help you find that sweet spot to ensure that you aren’t under paying or overpaying your employees. My goal for this podcast here is to help you grow and scale your business ..read more

Today’s episode is all about navigating employee refusals to return to the office. Now, to clarify, I’m not just talking about any old refusal to return to the office after a period of absence, I’m talking specifically about instances in which your employees are reluctant to come back in the context of COVID-19. Indeed, right now, many leaders who had hoped to bring workers back en masse are facing a backlash. Here's 3 strategies to help you navigate return-to-work obstacles... Links mentioned in the show: FREE download: 11-Part Guide to Workplace Wellbeing (And Profit!)  https://www.m ..read more

What is trust when it comes to employees and employers, what makes it up, how do you go about building it and what do you need to do to make sure it doesn’t just evaporate in front of your very eyes once you’ve built it up? Well friend, that’s what we are digging into on today’s episode. Inside we'll run through my favourite super simple model – devised by trust expert, Vanessa Hall - that gets you to the core of employee trust and how it works in the interactions we have at work. So, if you’re the sort of person who wants to improve or even sustain relationships at work – then this is the ..read more

Managers need to stop buying into this expensive myth about employee motivation. So follow me in this episode as we go on a journey into the weeds of team motivation.  While we do so, we'll have a look at some of the factors that account for why this myth about employee motivation is so pervasive, we’re going to have a look at the evidence that disproves the myth’s underlying assumptions, and we are going to have a look at how leaders like you and I can think more accurately and usefully about employee motivation and performance.  And as always, we’ll come out at the end a whole l ..read more

What is trust when it comes to employees and employers, what makes it up, how do you go about building it and what do you need to do to make sure it doesn’t just evaporate in front of your very eyes once you’ve built it up? Well friend, that’s what we are digging into on today’s episode. Inside we'll run through my favourite super simple model – devised by trust expert, Vanessa Hall - that gets you to the core of employee trust and how it works in the interactions we have at work. So, if you’re the sort of person who wants to improve or even sustain relationships at work – then this is the ..read more

Managers need to stop buying into this expensive myth about employee motivation. So follow me in this episode as we go on a journey into the weeds of team motivation.  While we do so, we'll have a look at some of the factors that account for why this myth about employee motivation is so pervasive, we’re going to have a look at the evidence that disproves the myth’s underlying assumptions, and we are going to have a look at how leaders like you and I can think more accurately and usefully about employee motivation and performance.  And as always, we’ll come out at the end a whole l ..read more

This episode is all about getting your employee reward structure right - a key requirement for the success of your team and for your business. Now managers are bombarded with advice about pay – but the unfortunate thing is that most of that advice is wrong. This episode rights that wrong.  Specifically, I lay out the nine factors that you need to consider when setting up your employee rewards packages. Nine factors to help you find that sweet spot to ensure that you aren’t under paying or overpaying your employees. My goal for this podcast here is to help you grow and scale your business ..read more