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...

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 for...

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....

Over the past few months, there has been a steady uptake on one of Tradie HR’s most popular workshops - Getting Our Script Right: Taking Bullying and Harassment Out Of The Workplace. Managers, employees and businesses are wanting to know more about how to keep the...

On a regular basis, I hear employees make comments such as “I really wish my boss would give me feedback that was nice for a change.” Or “I only ever get told off.” These kinds of comments have a major impact on the ability for your people to shine and achieve the...

Recently a client called me as they had a team member in tears in their office, and they were at a loss as to how handle it. The client asked me “Leigh, you deal with these type of feelings, can’t you handle this?”. My reply was simple “I can, but it’s best you deal...

We all have that one person that we struggle to connect with – whether it’s a client, a team member or even a boss – that we just cannot quite get on with. For myself, last year, I found that I just wasn’t getting on with an important client, a key decision maker who...

Recently I met with a client, and I could sense that something was on their mind. When I asked them, their reply was “the usual Leigh – I just can’t keep my good people. I’m over it!” Sadly, this is not the first time I have heard this as this issue has increased in...

Within the last few weeks, all of us have had our world turned upside down once again thanks to Covid-19 and its new side-kick, Delta. For many running small to medium sized businesses, stress levels have risen dramatically, alongside challenges that now feel...