by The Bad Manager | Feb 4, 2017 | Management
About ten years ago, whilst working at a well known high street newsagents, I attended a residential ‘Supervisor’ training course in Gloucester, it is perhaps the only formal training I have received for the job I currently do. During the three of four days of this...
by The Bad Manager | Feb 4, 2017 | Management
Have you ever had that one member of staff who is disruptive and who makes the atmosphere as cold as ice? I’d compare it to the feeling I assume people get when Cruella deville enters a room. You wake up on a monday morning and actually find yourself wishing she/he...
by The Bad Manager | Feb 4, 2017 | Management
Sickness and absence in the workplace is something which we, as managers have to deal with regularly; whether it be our own staff or staff in another department, sickness and absence have a serious knock on effect on the business as a whole. 1. Have a formal sickness...