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Why Employees Quit: Resilience Statistics [Original Research]
An unhappy employee will start looking for a new job. So making sure your team and colleagues are happy is very important to a strong workforce! To help inform our Line Manager courses and keep up to date with current…
Mental Toughness & How To Improve It!
Mental toughness is the ability to manage your thoughts, emotions and energy in tough situations. It means that you don’t suffer from overwhelming stress and anxiety when things don’t go your way. This is an extremely valuable skill to have…
Dealing With Uncertainty – Manager Tips
Uncertainty is not knowing what will happen. It refers to situations where you don’t even know what the outcomes might be. This is a common situation as a manager, but you need to lead in spite of it. Given that…
Management: The Benefits Of Positive Thinking
Positive thinking is focusing on the good in every situation. It means focusing more on the positive side of an event than the negative. This does not mean ignoring the bad things. It means that you accept the bad, but…
How To Delegate Effectively [In < 2 Minutes!]
Trust and confidence are the cornerstones of delegation. A leader needs to be confident in themselves, and the people they delegate to. Effective delegation will lead to less stress, better employee integration and: Develop leadership skills and create future…
10 Tips: Give A Great Presentation [Preparation Is Key!]
Presenting and public speaking is many people’s biggest fear. Like most things in life presenting is a skill. It has to be practised and developed over time, no-one is born a great presenter. To help you learn to present…
Excel’s SUM Function [inc 2 Examples & Troubleshooting]
The SUM Function quickly adds up numbers in a range of cells. It’s simply how adding in Excel is handled! It’s a simple and powerful tool, taught in our intro to Excel course. SUM Function Details Available in: All…
Excel’s TRIM Function [inc 2 Examples & Troubleshooting]
The TRIM Function in Excel is useful for removing extra spaces from text. It’s especially handy when cleaning data imported from other sources. TRIM Function Details Available in: All versions of Microsoft Excel User Level: Beginners Inputs: “Text”: The…
Excel’s COUNT Function [With 2 Examples & Troubleshooting!]
The COUNT Function in Excel quickly counts the number of cells in a range. It simplifies data analysis by providing a fast way to quantify numeric data in your spreadsheets. COUNT Function Details Available in: All versions of…
All About Timeboxing [Just 7 Simple Steps!]
Timeboxing has been used for hundreds of years. First implemented by Benjamin Franklin, it is still used by incredible people such as Bill Gates, Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey! What Is Timeboxing? Timeboxing assigns specific tasks to predefined time slots…
The Urgency Effect Is Killing Productivity! [How To Overcome It]
If something is urgent, doesn’t mean it’s important. The urgency effect makes people waste countless hours at work and at home! The Mere Urgency Effect Defined Mistaking the urgent for the important! The human brain always prioritises something with…
SQL Joins Explained In <5 Minutes [4 Step-by-Step Examples]
SQL Joins make new tables by retrieving data from other tables. The relationship between tables is expressed (or described) as a type of SQL join. This article gives you a clear, step-by-step introduction to the four different SQL join…