The most effective remote-friendly companies share one thing: they measure what people achieve, not how visibly busy they appear. Here's how to make this work in your business:

Is HR admin stealing your TIME? Let's be honest, managing people is hard enough without drowning in paperwork too. We've been helping several business owners move away from the spreadsheet-and-email approach recently, and the relief on their faces says it all.

Imagine these scenarios... · One of your employees has had an accident at work and hurt themselves · You've noticed that money is missing from the till · An "I wish to raise a formal grievance" email has landed in your inbox

I was chatting with a client last week, who told me that she was spending her Sunday afternoons updating holiday spreadsheets. Sounds familiar? When you employ people, a lot of your time can be sucked up in managing the day-to-day stuff, like absence, rotas and holidays.

With rising prices hitting us all, we're all looking for ways to cut costs right now. But cut from the wrong places and you'll pay a much higher price. Just ask the Pizza Hut franchise in Scotland, whose recent attempts to reduce delivery costs led to driver walkouts, union involvement and potential legal issues.

I was helping a business owner last week with a grievance which has ended up costing her a lot of time and money. Frustratingly, the issue and grievance could have been easily prevented with the right advice at the time.