“Who is that guy?” “Mmmm, I think he’s got something to do with sales?" I heard this frantic, whispered conversation at the last All Hands event I attended. The ‘guy’ in question, was actually the MD of the business. The one who’d grown the business from nothing to...
As the UK eases out of lockdown and take steps to return to ‘normal’ this month, here are five simple steps you can take to connect, engage and keep your team going through yet another period of change. Dealing with change at any time can cause...
Speaking to one of my inspirational clients, Darren Stringer at https://us.wicresoft.com/, he shared how instrumental the company values had been in navigating this challenging time. "Whilst no doubt every business is rallying in some way shape or form, rallying around a common vision and common...
Please don't assume how your people are feeling at the moment. When checking in with your team, could your assumptions that people 'must' be feeling stressed/anxious/worried (insert word of choice) actually be increasing anxiety levels? Here are some simple ideas to really connect with your team and...
So, it looks like work-life for many of us is going to be lived via camera meetings and badly connected microphones for the foreseeble...
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Photo by Ahmad Odeh on Unsplash You’ve heard the old adage that ‘you can’t manage what you don’t measure’. Yet time and again I meet employers who see performance management, feedback and annual reviews as a dreaded time-sucking activity that prompts heartfelt sighs and copious amounts of...
Now Christmas is done and dusted and the flip over to 2020 is almost upon us. But everybody knows the aftermath hits hard, every year. January is always a difficult month for businesses and employees alike, with the excitement of Christmas crashing down in a stressful, overtired kind...
Photo by Olia Gozha on Unsplash It’s a competitive world out there. We know that competition for jobs is fierce, but competition for top talent is even fiercer. At Ambient Tribe, we work with so many companies who struggle to recruit the right people to help their...
“The deepest principle of human nature is a craving to be appreciated.” William James, psychologist and philosopher Today is Employee Appreciation Day! Whoo hoo! Now, for any bosses who are thinking – ‘I pay them to do a job, I don’t need to thank them too…’ oh how...