Business Tips 2022

Business Tip

Individual team member's contribution to the work can easily be seen and monitored to develop their skills and the future proof delivery, by setting objectives. These must be specific, measureable, achieveable, realistic and time-bound.

HR Tip

Upskilling your staff is essential for your organisation. To do this you need to understand their skill set. Reviewing their CV and regular one-to-ones will ensure you and your team excel.

Business Tip

Understanding the strategic vision is key to every team member. Often simplifying the strategy into an operational plan for delivery needs to be completed. This can easily be translated into team and individual objectives. 

HR Tip

Staff members want to develop both personality and professionally. Review courses together offering support and guidance. 

Look at the course content and see how it could be used to expand the individual's skill set and be of use to the organisation.

Continuous professional development can help keep staff interested in their note and help them provide ideas and solutions for company preocesses too. 

Business Tip

Traditional paperbased or technical processes should not be forgotten. Why? Apps and updated automated technologies can have problems and are programmed by people. If your team do not understand the fundamentals of a process you cannot solve or find the source of the problem to seek further help. 

Train your team effectively and sae yourself time and money.

HR Tip

Part-time workers/those on secondary or fixed contracts have to be treated equitably in line with full-time permanent contracted individuals.

Business Tip

Administration functions of your business cn take up huge amounts of your time. 

Companies like NFH Consultancy can remove that burden - be it on an adhoc or frequent basis. 

Let us give you back more hours to grow your business, or let us take that burden too.

HR Tip

Attending medical and dental appointments is essential for the health and wellbeing of your team. 

You can ask for proof of appointments for records. 

Some companies encourage employees to attend certain appointments at the beginning or the end of the working day. Remember this is not always possible. Staff often want to work their time back but dont forget to be flexible as this will support staff flexibility too!

Business Tip

Human resources and fincance functions can take uphuge amounts of time. Consider outsourcing for fixed fees, this could sace you time and money.

HR Tip

Ensure your team get the appropriate amount of annual leave. encourage your staff to take their leave and have the downtime they need to support a healthy worklife balance. Calculating annual leave correctly will prevent any issues that could lead to a tribunal.

Business Tip

What does your business offer?

Can it deliver within a set timeframe and effectively?

Is it the right time to market?

It is not about branding but connecting with the right people and sharing your skillset that could support comeone else.

HR Tip

Review your team's workload: have they got the right capacity to deliver?

If 'yes', have they got the skills and priorities right?

If 'no', see this months business tip, about sharing workload.

Business Tip

Whatever organisation you work in, you need to treat the work as a business. Document activity, finance and resources effectively. This will enable the organisation to make predictions on capacity and demand managment, support staff and ensure financial stability. 

HR Tip

Recording absence and overtime is important but what about voluntary hours?

Do you know how many hours it requires to deliver the work outputs? If you do not know and a person leaves, you may be in a difficult position of having to hire two people. Individuals may leave their post without telling you that the workload was too much. 

Business Tip

Looking to start a company? Do some simple planning to ensure you make your company as profitable as possible. 

You do not need an app just a simple plan, that looks at the basic necessities:

• Costs
• Resources required
• Timeframe for delivery
• Customer base
• Market environment
• Pricing structure

HR Tip

'Human Resources' is a term that can put people off seeings support from such a team or department:

'Yes' they deal with contracts; 'yes' they help you recruit staff; 'yes' they can help you dismiss people in the workplace.

But did you realise they can help you get the right team and shape your existing team. 

Make sure you keep updated records and ensure your team supervisors have the skills to effectively communicate, but seek advice to support the team.

Business Tip

Being a business owner, company director or a senior leader sounds so grand. However, it means nothing if your team does not understand the company goals and their contributions towards them. Do not presume things about your staff explore how you can make sure you are effective in leading your company.

HR Tip

Individuals in the team can make all the difference. One unhappy person can make the team dysfunctional and cause services and goods to be substandard. 

Need some help? Contact us today.

Business Tip

Feeling overwhelmed?

That is normal in everyday life. It is compunded when you run a business; as well as having staff to look after.

You do not need to do it alone. We can help you and your team. Contact us today.

HR Tip

Delivery is not just relivant to products or services. It relies on your people. They need to feel valued, part of the process, as well as understanding their role now and in the future. 

Take a step back to look at your team - not just their job title but their previous experience. What they are saying to you directly and indirectly.

Business Tip

Starting a company is easy but the real test is surviving; you may have an excellent idea for goods and services but so do lots of other people. The question is "are there enough customers to make your business viable?".

To understand your potential customer base you will need to explore the market you are entering.

Need some help? We can help. Contact us today.

HR Tip

Staff not delivering? Is it really them or you? 

Sometimes it is a great idea to get a different perspective and look at the challenges you are facing. 

We can work with you to get the best out of your people. Contact us today. 

Business Tip

Pricing your goods and services is not as simple as it may seem. 

Your customer wants the best deal but your business needs to survive.

Ensure you cover all your costs by documenting everything you have planned for the year ahead. 

Don't forget tax. Need help? Contact us today.

HR Tip

Our company develops processes then people, "why?" because:

You need to understand what you want to deliver so that you can ensure your staff are trained and educated effectively and are part of the journey to produce the right goods and services for the company. 

We can support you to get the best from your people. Contact us today. 

Business Tip

All businesses have been effected by the pandemic this could have been negative others have had a positive experience. 

 If you have received negative experiences during this period, it is time to rethink your approach and turn things around. 

Start simply by looking at where you are financially then look at cost free steps you can take. 

Need some help? We are here. Contact us today.

HR Tip

Letting people go from an employed position in your company is not easy. 

 There are some simple things that you can do to help themand you can ensure you communicate effectively, keeping a record of discussions. 

 Need help? Contact us today.