Practical People Management Advice for Business Owners
Practical thinking on people management for business owners who are done with HR jargon.
Real situations and advice you can actually use… whether you're hiring, managing a tricky situation or trying to stop your best people walking out the door.
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Growing your team in Derbyshire: the people problems that keep coming back
I was at a networking event in Clowne last week. A business owner walked me through their recruitment process in real detail: two or three rounds, a culture fit session, the works. Then told me they couldn't find decent candidates. On the inside, I was thinking: that is not a candidate problem!
Do counter-offers actually work when an employee resigns?
When an employee resigns, a counter-offer feels like action. More money, a better title, promises of change.
But by the time someone hands in their notice, they’ve already emotionally left. A counter-offer doesn’t fix what pushed them there. It just delays the exit.
UK data shows counter-offers are common, but far less effective than founders think. And in many cases, they quietly make the next resignation more likely, not less.