by Kate Mercer | Dec 5, 2025 | Leadership
Let’s talk about one-to-ones… Not the drive-by chats. Not the quick sync in the lift. Not the “we talk all the time” shrug. I mean proper, structured, intentional one-to-one meetings with your direct reports. The kind that actually enhance...
by Kate Mercer | Mar 9, 2025 | Leadership
Do you even really have 121s? You probably have regular work-in-progress check-ins with your team. But do you hold real 121s – dedicated time to focus on individuals’ growth, challenges, and performance? If not, you’re missing a crucial leadership tool. Stop...
by Kate Mercer | Apr 4, 2017 | Leadership
Empowerment includes preparing people to take control. In this guest blog post from Dan Rockwell, he looks at questions and topics for employees to use in one-to-one meetings where they can control the agenda. To empower people, you must give them some control....
by Kate Mercer | Jul 28, 2016 | Organisation Culture
Appraisals are indeed a waste of time if what you would rather do is fill in paperwork (and complain about it) than talk to somebody eyeball to eyeball, motivating, acknowledging, coaching and training them face to face. Here we suggest a way you can scrap your...
by Amanda Baines | Dec 18, 2015 | Organisation Culture
In any organisation you would expect (and indeed want) a healthy turnover of staff. But if you start to lose your best people your business will suffer, especially if these people are enticed away by your competitors. Your best people are your biggest asset. If you...
