People and leadership

Guides on hiring and keeping staff and apprentices, building a culture people stay for, and looking after your own health while you run the business.

2 guides so far, across 8 subjects

Apprentices

How-to guide

How to keep apprentices past second year

Apprentices mostly quit over the site, and the site is the part you control. Keep yours through the second-year slump and all the way to their ticket.

4 minute read

Owner wellbeing

Explainer

Owner burnout: the warning signs

Burnout usually starts in the business before it shows up in your body. Spot the early signs in yourself and your managers, and change course in time.

4 minute read

Coming to this topic

  • Recruitment and onboarding
  • Culture and values
  • Retention and reward
  • Women and diversity
  • Workforce planning
  • Mental health