Maze Training Blog

It’s the little things that count! With Christmas just around the corner, we’ve been thinking about what we can gift our fab team with this year!

Employees need to feel valued and cared for; our team are not our family, but they spend the biggest chunk of their day with us, so we want them to be happy in our company.

But it’s not all about raises, mandatory “parties” or free fruit bowls on a Monday.

In the spirit of Christmas, here are five ways you can gift your team...

If you asked ten office workers what the biggest drain on their productivity is, I’m guessing at least 4 of them would say ‘meetings!’ Of all the ways to not spend your time well, we can also count never taking a break, working frequent overtime for little to no reward, and continuously moving that one diary item that you don’t really want to face.

Change is a dynamic force that makes an organisation thrive, it’s also something that, when not managed carefully, can easily cause a business to slow down and stumble. This is because change can be unsettling, unnerving, and confusing for people. Thankfully, there are many ways that you can lead, and support change effectively and securely.

At Maze Training, we are always seeking feedback we see it as a valuable gift and as a result we listen to it closely.

Sit and chat with any business executive of days gone by, and you’ll hear about a very different world. The sepia view would be an environment of business meetings being held in the pub, a diet of tobacco smoke, and charming inefficiency.

Have you ever wondered what exactly underpins the quintessential ‘bad day at the office’? When morale slides down into the abyss of missed deadlines, shoddy work, and workplace disagreements, it’s time to act. However, it comes as a surprise to many leaders to learn that the best ways to act are also some of the simplest to change. Don’t believe us? Read on. Here are three ways to help build a productive atmosphere in the workplace.

Investment in training is crucial for building a productive, efficient, and engaged workforce. However, accurately measuring the effectiveness of training can be a challenge. So how are the best ways to do this? Lots of the changes that come from training are powerful yet subtle, and it can take a leader’s eye to notice the difference. Here are the five main signs that training is translating into success.

Sometimes workplace communication goes too far… Many people find it hard to feel at ease in a room full of colleagues, and banter is often just a way of relieving tension.

For years now I have observed those who receive a gift, flowers or a card on Valentines Day and then there are those I see who have received nothing.  I see sadness in their eyes, it maybe that they are thinking of a love lost or someone they love who has passed away however it maybe that they are feeling like the victim on a day when others are feeling on top of the world.

It seems from our earliest years, the skill of managing ones own time has been learnt since infacy. The difficulty it seems is maintaining this throughout our adult lives and building on what we already know.