Better Business Coaching

A survey conducted by the UK mental health charity Mind, reports that 27% of people would rather lie to their employer than to say that they had time off due to mental stress.
With the uncertainty in these difficult economic times it is essential that we maintain the health and fitness of our employees to effectively [...]

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For improved business performance you will need to support your employees through change.
It seems that people experience change in these ways initially as disturbance, perhaps as a shock then coming to accept its reality, testing it out and engaging in a process of mutual adaptation.  They come to terms with it.
Self-esteem and performance vary, initially [...]

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In business it is important that we understand how people experience change.  Follow the simple change cycle below and consider how individuals and groups can cope with pressures created by it.
By understanding this it will help you to provide practical support to people undergoing change.
The Change Cycle
We can identify five stages in this process of [...]

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Business Coaching for Small Businesses and SME’s
People who initially set up small businesses don’t necessarily have the skills to manage larger businesses and the growing number of people they need to employ.  It’s also unlikely that they can be away from work for extended periods of time for development activities.
In this situation business coaching can [...]

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Here are just a few points on refusing requests in an assertive manner
Refusing requests
• Allow yourself time to think about the response
• Give your decision using ‘I’ (own your decision)
• State the reason for refusal
• Discuss possible alternatives
• Ensure you refuse only the request and not the person
• Do not misuse your authority by always saying ‘NO’ to requests just because [...]

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