Coaching, Leadership
Polly Robinson
Why should anyone be led by you?

Have you heard the old cliché: "People don’t quit a bad job, they quit a bad boss?"
There has never been a more important time for managers, to reflect on how they are as bosses, managers and leaders to create a positive environment and build a committed team. 

Why should anyone be led by you?
Coaching, Leadership, Tips & Advice
Polly Robinson
Lead with Emotional Intelligence

In the recruitment crisis most sectors are facing today, it's more important than ever to remember the old adage:

People don’t quit a bad job. They quit a bad manager.

So how do you become the best boss you can be so that your team stick with you through thick and thin?

Lead with Emotional Intelligence
Leadership, Inspiration, Tips & Advice, Coaching
Polly Robinson
Lead with Confidence

Personal and business success goes hand-in-hand with confidence. Confidence is the foundation of leadership - it’s the fuel that drives us forward. Leaders are role models - so their confidence is contagious, and unfortunately, so is lack of confidence. Here are my tips to build your confidence as a leader.

Lead with Confidence
Leadership, Tips & Advice
Polly Robinson
How to Give Feedback

One of the most challenging things about becoming a manager is building the confidence to give effective feedback to your team. Delivering positive or negative feedback can feel daunting, you might not want to come across as soft and gushing or worry that the receiver won’t like you or that giving feedback may be pointless and unhelpful. But giving feedback is crucial to keeping your team on track, boosting quality and performance, to avoiding or repeating mistakes. So here are my tips on giving feedback.

How to Give Feedback
Coaching, Culture, Leadership, Tips & Advice
Polly Robinson
How to Build a Happy and Engaged Team

Every sector I speak to at the moment from hospitality to tech, is finding it harder to recruit than ever before. So as a manager, how do you build a happy, committed and successful team who will stick with you through thick and thin? The short answer is, it’s not just about paying them more!

How to Build a Happy and Engaged Team

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2019 UK Restaurant Trends and Predictions

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2019 UK Restaurant Trends and Predictions

2019 begins with great political and economic uncertainty but what does it hold for the restaurant industry?

The uncertainty is causing a decline in the share of UK consumers eating out, as we show greater prudence with our discretionary spend. According to a new poll by YouGov, almost a third of Britons are visiting restaurants less frequently than last year.

Here are my predictions for what we’ll see, or see more of in 2019. It will be very interesting to see how these trends in the restaurant sector will play out in 2019.

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