What’s with all this HR stuff?
Tradie HR director Leigh Olsen explains exactly what HR is really all about.
I am often asked, so what do you HR lot actually do?...
Trust-based actions — a key to surviving lockdown
TradieHR director Leigh Olsen has some timely practical advice for business owners on keeping the trust of staff during Covid-19 lockdowns.
Over the past few...
Keeping your good people
TradieHR director Leigh Olsen presents some top tips and steps employers can take to retain their valued staff.I met with a client recently, and I...
Rapport — the glue for your team
TradieHR director Leigh Olsen says the key to creating a connection in the workplace is through building rapport. Here she offers some top tips...
Increase the compliments, decrease the put downs
TradieHR director Leigh Olsen says negative comments — however they’re delivered — can have a major impact on the ability of employees to achieve...
Retaining your best staff
Tradie HR director Leigh Olsen presents some tips to retain your best people without having to drop the standards you require of them.A few weeks...
The Boss Checklist — How do you stack up?
Tradie HR director Leigh Olsen presents the "Boss Checklist" to help identify just how effective you are as a boss, and to identify areas...
Thanks for your feedback – NOT!
Tradie HR director Leigh Olsen recalls her first-hand experience working for a manager who didn’t take kindly to feedback she’d been encouraged to give.
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Blurry lines — matching boundaries and behaviour
Tradie HR director Leigh Olsen presents some key workplace behavioural issues that are worth checking to ensure your team stays on track and remains...
Ready, steady, slow — taking time before disciplinaries!
Tradie HR director Leigh Olsen advises employers to slow down — and save themselves possible grief — before taking disciplinary action against employees. Lately, I...