What Your Boss Thinks - Productivity in the Workplace

3 Ways To Bring Your Workforce Closer Together

October 26, 2016September 21, 2017 What Your Boss Thinks

Behind every good business are hardworking and dedicated employees. Aside from ensuring your staff members are productive and motivated in their jobs, it’s important that you do what you can to make sure they work well together. In this blog, we look at three simple ways you can create a happy and cooperative team. Schedule a group activity When they’re busy at work, it’s only natural for your employees to act professionally and stay focused on the tasks at hand. However, if you feel that your staff could benefit from…

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The 3 Mistakes of My Life

September 29, 2016August 12, 2021 What Your Boss Thinks

Most of us seek more happiness, more growth, more acknowledgement, more fame and of course, more money than what we have at present. Most of us have many reasons like situations, lack of opportunities, use of unethical means or misfortune as impediments that block our road to glory. Ronald .A. Heifetz talks about ‘getting on the balcony.’ It refers to separating oneself from the thick of action while action is on and move to a balcony upwards to have a macro view of the situation. If I am playing a match, when…

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5 Business Practices Your Boss Hasn’t Got Time For

September 23, 2016January 21, 2022 What Your Boss Thinks

You won’t be hard pressed to find an employee who ‘hates’ their boss. Walk into any business and ask the honest opinion of staff and many of them will be happy to come up with a number of reasons for disliking their employer. Some points will be valid, others just exaggerated due to a number of reasons, with ‘hate’ often the wrong word. However, few ever stop and think that their bosses may have annoyances with them. There will be a number of things that many bosses do not have…

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Why you Should Outsource to Help your business grow

September 20, 2016May 2, 2019 What Your Boss Thinks

There are a number of different parts of your business that you can outsource in order to expand and grow. A lot of businesses tend to outsource in an attempt to cut costs, others do it to benefit from another company’s expertise in different areas of business. There are many benefits to outsourcing different aspects of your business so you should definitely consider outsourcing to see whether it could benefit you, here’s why: Skills Many companies are experts in their chosen field but have very little experience in other aspects…

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What you need to know to Become Successful in Your Given Trade

September 15, 2016June 28, 2021 What Your Boss Thinks

Whatever your trade, there’s a few failsafe ways to become more successful. Work on improving these basic aspects of your business first and becoming a leader in your industry will become much easier later on as you expand your industry knowledge further. To become a successful trader in a variety of different trades, there are a number of different skills you need to acquire. Here’s what you need to know to become successful whatever your given trade: Have tenacity Although you may feel intimidated or less knowledgeable than your peers,…

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Helpful Tips to Become Your Own Boss

September 14, 2016May 2, 2019 What Your Boss ThinksBoss, financial, leadership, stability

It’s no surprise that the franchise industry is set to grow exponentially in 2016. For many reasons, modern-day employees want to be their own boss. The trend of pairing baby boomers with younger millennials is leading to many successful partnerships within the franchising industry. The fresh, passionate and technological savvy millennial who is eager to completely ditch the corporate ladder is often the perfect counterpart to the baby boomer who wants to be their own boss and has the experience and financial stability to manage a franchise. The internet has…

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How Technology can be used to Improve your Business

September 14, 2016August 22, 2021 What Your Boss ThinksBoss, Business, Technology

How Technology can be used to improve your business Many businesses look for new ways to improve and update their processes every day. One of the easiest ways to give your business a boost is by investing in new technology which can streamline processes and improve your overall organisation and communication strategies. Here’s a few ways you could use technology to help improve the day to day running of your business and watch it grow in no time: Improve Communication One of the most pivotal aspects of running a successful…

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What a Boss Wants, What a Boss Needs

September 12, 2016February 12, 2022 What Your Boss ThinksBoss, career, Positive Attitude, what does a boss want

In the words of Christina Aguilera “Whatever makes you happy sets me free.” It may sound simple, but finding out what’s important to your boss really can be the key to having it all at work. I’ve been a manager and I’ve supported managers so I can verify this from both sides of the fence. When I was a manager, I lead a team of three recruiters. The business in question was a high street recruitment agency so needless to say the identity of these three recruiters would change on…

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Funny Custom Gifts for the Boss with a Sense of Humor

September 8, 2016March 4, 2021 What Your Boss Thinksgifts for my boss, what should I gift to my boss

They say it’s not the gift, but the thought that counts. How much more thoughtful can a gift get when it’s been customized specifically for you? If your boss has a good sense of humor and you’d like to show you appreciate it, try getting your boss one of these gifts and and have a laugh together over it: Customized Coffee Mugs There are lots of comedic “boss” coffee mugs out there right now, some of them say things like, “Me boss, you not”, “World’s Okayest Boss”, “My door is…

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Entrepreneurs are Vital to Britain’s Future

September 8, 2016March 4, 2021 What Your Boss Thinks

All around us there are signs that Britain is a nation in trouble. Our fantastic NHS lies gasping and wheezing upon its death bed (just this week, doctors all across the country went on strike). Higher education places have been cut, including in vital sectors such as health and education. Unprecedented numbers of our citizens have become homeless. And who could forget the horrifying statistic that more than 10,000 disabled people died last year after being inappropriately forced into work by a government determined to slash the welfare bill, whatever…