We've all been there when we have thought what the hell is this person communicating to me.  We scratch our heads and we ask a question or two but we are none the wiser.

It's amazing how communication can be lost in translation. In this podcast, I share some stories and I share some thoughts to help you as a small employer and leader bridge the gap so your messages don't get lost in translation.

Difficult conversations don't always go well and in those cases, you can learn so much from them.  I share some of my stories where the difficult conversations gave me a real headache.  And I share what I learnt with the tips I gained.

Think about the last difficult conversation you had. Were you so tempted to avoid it? Avoiding them is certainly easier in the short term, but in the long-term, the price you pay for avoidance is poor performance, poor team morale and motivation, and a downturn in business performance. In this podcast, I’m going to look at why we avoid difficult conversations and the real cost of doing so.

No manager enjoys difficult conversations but they are part and parcel of managing people.

There’s no blueprint for having successful difficult conversations in every situation, but there are things you can do to make difficult conversations go much more smoothly.

Here’s my podcast on 5 of the most difficult conversations you’ll have at work and how to navigate them.

When you are having difficult conversations, how you communicate can make or break your chances of a successful outcome.

Not every difficult conversation will go well, but there are some tips you can follow to improve the chances of having a successful outcome.

Here’s why better communication is the key to having difficult conversations.

A high-performing, productive, and profitable team that wants to work hard for the business is the dream, but is it your reality? When you look around, do you see low morale, poor motivation, and low productivity? Are your people fed up?

In today’s podcast, Nicola from The People Mentor talks about why motivating your team is one of your most important tasks as a manager, and how to turn things around if everything just feels a bit flat.

It was with great delight I interviewed Trisha Lewis, 'Communications extraordinaire'

Her past life plays into what she has created in her business.

Trisha was memorising to talk to and listening to her interview, I am sure you will find common ground somewhere in the podcast.

If I asked you about your team, your job, and the business, what would you say? Would you say ‘everything is fine’ and bury your head in the sand about anything that’s going wrong? Or would you be brave enough to face reality and really ask yourself what needs to change?

The People Mentor can help you do the latter.

In my time as a manager, I’ve seen the good, the bad, and the ugly of team dynamics, and I’ve seen the serious impact that problematic team dynamics can have on organisations. Performance and productivity drops, conflict arises, people leave, and this continues until someone breaks the cycle. In this podcast, I want to talk about how team dynamics can impact on productivity and how I can help you break the cycle.

A rare occasion these days with The People Mentor talking to Sarah Archer - Career Tree Coach around planning your career, how a good Manager can help and the work, life balance.

Summed up nicely from Sarah "Because we are seeing the world at work changing, and certainly organisations are thinking about moving away from office space"

Listen for more insights.