Stories, advice and inspo to guide career journeys
Performance coaching. A minefield or goldfield?
Performance coaching succeeds or fails long before any framework or template is used. The leader's mindset often determines whether performance coaching feels like a goldfield full of opportunity, or a minefield best avoided.
The retention secret: how helping your employees map their careers keeps them with you
Good people leave when they can't see a future with you, and pay and perks rarely fix that on their own. Helping people map their career inside your organisation, with managers who can run a real career conversation, gives them a reason to grow with you rather than around you.
Stop focusing on underperformance: why your managers need to start coaching their average performers
Managing underperformance soaks up a lot of a manager's time, while the solid people in the middle of the team barely get any real attention. That middle group is where the biggest productivity lift is waiting. Give your managers a coach approach they can use in everyday conversations, and you'll lift engagement and hold on to the good people you can't afford to lose.