How can I empower and motivate my team without being too hands-on? Empowerment and motivation are two key ingredients of a successful team and one often fuels the other. If managers can empower their team with clear goals and the tools to get there, that can be incredibly motivational.

A day in the life of a People Puzzles HR Director James Lloyd joined the People Puzzles family as a part-time HR Director in July 2019 and works in the Thames Valley and West of England region. He was previously senior vice president of HR for Canada, Western Europe and Australia at a large US

What is a high-functioning leadership team?  Jim Lister, People Puzzles Regional Director of Yorkshire and North East, uses a seven-point ‘health checker’ for CEOs to analyse the effectiveness of their leadership teams. Here, he explains how it works.

You have some great people in your top team but they all have their own strengths and weaknesses. You’d like them to develop their capability so they can be part of a strong leadership team to help the business grow – but how do you go about doing this?

How Do I Take Care Of My Employees’ Wellbeing? A good People Director can embed a holistic company-wide strategy to employee wellbeing rather than a piecemeal approach to help you reconnect with your employees, improve morale, reduce staff turnover and build a happy, healthy workforce.

Employment Law Update: April 2021 Accessing useful information about any employment law changes and how they affect you can be difficult -the good news is that we at People Puzzles have experts on hand with our sister business My Inhouse Lawyer.

Now is the time for disruptive leadership The past year has been tough for many businesses, but as restrictions ease, now is the time to really think about the future and what the new opportunities will be post lockdown.

Achieving a high-performance culture A high-performance culture means focusing on your value-added activities and getting rid of what isn’t adding value. The most successful companies I’ve worked with have been the ones that sought out new opportunities – and been fleet of foot when markets change. I’ve seen businesses move from £5m turnover to £15m

As lockdown restrictions ease, what are my responsibilities to my employees? Can we just go back to normal, or do we need to create a ‘new normal’?