You'll discover everything you need to become an outstanding manager with our expert advice covering leadership skills, team building, communication, and people management. Our practical tips help you develop the confidence and capabilities to excel in your role while creating positive workplace relationships. The Managers Guide is here to help.
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Quiz: Are You a Good Public Speaker?
Test your public speaking skills with this quick quiz and score how confident you'd be in front of an audience.
Gauging Business Performance
Use performance indicators to track progress toward your business goals and measure what actually matters for success.
Dealing with Difficult Staff
How to handle difficult employees fairly by focusing on facts, staying calm, and acting quickly before problems get worse.
Difficult Conversation Planner (Free Tool)
Plan a tricky conversation with someone in your team, from underperformance to conduct or a sensitive issue, so you go in clear, fair and prepared.
Managing Business Energy Costs: A Guide for SME Managers
Managing business energy costs effectively comes down to understanding how commercial contracts work, reading your bills properly, and timing your.
How I Became a Fan of Team Building Events
A skeptical engineer shares how team building events changed his mind and why they're worth taking seriously.
Running a Team Building Event
Plan your team building event properly with a detailed timeline and supply list to keep everything running smoothly.
How to Build a Winning Team
Good managers build winning teams by hiring people who work well together, setting clear goals everyone believes in, and creating a positive culture.
Resolving Conflict Within a Team
When team conflict is handled well, it drives better ideas and decisions, but poor management can kill collaboration and block goals.
Choosing a Team Building Exercise
Pick the right team building exercise by first understanding what your team actually needs to improve.
Team Building Exercise Pitfalls
Common mistakes that waste time and money on team building events, and how to avoid them.
Team Building Basics
Good teams form through clear roles, honest communication, and members who work past early conflicts toward shared goals.
Understanding Team Dynamics
How unseen forces like personalities, office layout and relationships shape the way your team works together.
I Overcame the Odds as a New Manager: A Case Study
A new sales manager shares how she earned respect from a sceptical team and turned around their performance after taking over a struggling department.