by Leigh Olsen | Apr 7, 2024 | Management
“Sorry mate, got a quick appointment to get to – I’ll be in later.” “Massive night gaming, bit too tired for work, will be in tomorrow – lol!” These are actual text messages some of my clients are receiving on a weekly, if not, daily basis! Some of their employees...
by Leigh Olsen | Feb 7, 2024 | Management
Being a boss of tradies – such a great job, but it comes with a unique set of challenges. You have to have your wits about you, coping with supply issues, market competition, regulatory compliance, and skills shortages. The key to nailing all of this and being the...
by Leigh Olsen | Nov 7, 2023 | Management
Lately, I have been getting a lot more calls from managers and business owners, asking for help with urgent disciplinaries. It’s in this moment that I say to them – slow down and take some time before you head down the disciplinary path. ‘Kind of’ Warning is not...
by Leigh Olsen | May 26, 2023 | Management
Working with leading tradies from across the country has taught me many things as an HR professional. Yet probably the greatest lesson of all is that when it comes to HR and fixing your people problems, tradies want No Nonsense HR – easy-to-apply HR solutions that fix...
by Leigh Olsen | Mar 26, 2023 | Management
A common phone call I receive from my clients is “Leigh, my team member’s been stuffing up for a while. I’ve tried so many things, but I just don’t know what else to do?”My reply is always the same – it’s time for a chat with their employee. It might feel tough...
by Leigh Olsen | Dec 20, 2022 | Management
2022 has been challenging for several small-to-medium businesses. “It’s been just another year of business” is something I haven’t heard any of my clients say this year.However, this year has taught us many valuable lessons as employees, managers and business owners....
