Monthly Musings on all things People 

My collection of blogs are an ensemble of people-related content driven by various themes, thoughts and industry insights. Feel free to have a browse.

People, Collaboration, Behaviour Lucy Edgar People, Collaboration, Behaviour Lucy Edgar

9 things that are stopping your business growth (and what to do about it!)

It never fails to surprise us that when the majority of business plan their business growth, the considerations of their People Strategy are (usually) pretty non existent.

We’ve said it before and we’ll keep saying it.

A business will succeed or fail because of the people in it.

So what are the 9 things stopping your business growth and what do you need to do about it?

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Don’t leave your human at home

Well, we can cut out the apocalyptical scare mongering that science fiction gives us and deal with the issue head on. The issue of being human in the workplace.

Basically, we want more of it, and I’m going to tell you why.

Human beings while unique, share something in common. We are all insecure. Some may be better at hiding it than others, but its there in all of us.

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The Human Everything Solution

The Human Everything approach is a holistic one, and meeting the challenges listed above isn’t simply a case of knocking each one off the list until you get to the end and hey presto, you’ve finished.

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How to improve teamwork and communication

No matter how great your team is, we can always keep working on how we can improve team collaboration and communication. Now that many teams are experiencing remote working or hybrid working, feeling part of a team has never been more important, or more difficult to do.

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What is the key to building a good team?

I’ve worked with a lot of different teams over the years. Some good, some well, not so good. While you’re going through your daily routines, fire fighting, project work, the usual “work stuff”, it can be hard to figure out what it is that makes your team so effective, or not.

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How to build a strong team culture in 2022.

The most important aspect of building great team culture and team relationships, is trust.

Developing a culture of trust takes time and open and honest conversations, carried out in a safe and constructive way. In particular, with so many people working remotely these days, trust plays a bigger role than ever.

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