In the past year, I've engaged in conversations with numerous managers and executives contemplating a shift from the corporate realm to the SME sector for diverse reasons. Whether you find yourself considering this transition or are already navigating it, this serves as a reminder or a guide to adapt successfully. Venturing into the SME landscape offers both substantial rewards and challenges, making thorough preparation crucial as it may not be the right fit for everyone.

You may have come into the new year with some budget to spend, projects to be delivered, and new initiatives to be undertaken however may not have the internal capability to delivery and need to look for contractors to support you. Here are 8 ways to help you when you need a contractor or team of contractors for your business

It’s important to recognise the signs when you need to take a break but do you act on them? Listen to today’s short episode to find out more.

Are you on the path for leadership? Have you been given the opportunities internal or what have you done proactively to make it happen? Listen to our latest podcast where we give you some suggestions to help you.

It may be the first time for some or they haven’t interviewed for sometime but have you coached your team to interview? Here are some tips

Have you been close to hiring someone only to decide not to as couldn’t make a decision on them? Would a trial start for a week or two have changed your mind or given you more time to evaluate?

It’s not just the risk from outside your organisation of losing people in your team but from within as well. Here’s some tips to overcome internal poaching

It’s easy to say we get on with everyone but often there can be conflicts with other managers in your own company. Here’s some tips to help you navigate that for a better outcome.

While a hiring freeze can limit expansion of headcount or an urgent backfill, it’s a good time to pause for thought and look at some other solutions.

Here are some tips about contract extensions to help you secure them and stop them from looking elsewhere