Ally Maughan, Author at Elite Business Magazine

Ally Maughan

Ally Maughan started People Puzzles in 2010 because early in her career she recognised that people problems were often the biggest, single factor holding a company back from growth. Ten years later, and with her hand-picked team of over 50 experienced People Directors, Ally has personally worked with more than 100 SME and mid-tier companies and is now leading a scale-up business herself. Results oriented, Ally delivers her own blend of business insight with direct, practical advice firmly based on commercial realities and outcomes. Her specialist knowledge includes people management, organisational structure and high performing teams.

Reopening offices for the third time

Ally Maughan

Mar 13 '21

We should be old hands at reopening our workspaces, but it’s worth thinking about how to do this really well after the latest lockdown.

Tired out or fired up?

Ally Maughan

Feb 11 '21

As a business owner, each year you have the tricky challenge of motivating yourself for another year of driving forward, being positive and leading the team, regardless of how you are feeling quite at the moment.

New year: old learnings

Ally Maughan

Jan 6 '21

I wrote an article at the end of last year about planning for 2020. Of course, with hindsight, it wasn’t the perfect advice for a year of constant change and uncertainty.

Are you a great CEO?

Ally Maughan

Dec 8 '20

I’m not sure how you would rate yourself as a CEO. I remember hearing that if asked, how well do you rate your driving skills, 90% of us would put ourselves in the top 10%.

Are you going to be a winter whiner?

Ally Maughan

Nov 9 '20

As both business leaders and individuals we need to decide now how we are going to handle the disruption over the next six months grit our teeth and make the absolute best of it, or whine our way through.

Living the entrepreneurial dream: appointing a Managing Director

Ally Maughan

Oct 2 '20

I am a slightly accidental entrepreneur I started my business as a way of freelancing as a day-rate consultant.

Increasing productivity and managing the WFH challenge

Ally Maughan

Sep 10 '20

Over the past few weeks, many business owners have been asking us how to improve their business productivity whilst facing the ongoing challenge of working during through the ebb and flow of restrictions.

Rebuilding after redundancy and furlough

Ally Maughan

Aug 5 '20

If I focus my mind on life since March, it feels like we are back to being a growing business!

Getting your CEO-mojo back for a strange Summer ahead

Ally Maughan

Jul 6 '20

I’m not sure about you, but working from home has got a lot less fun in the last few weeks.

Leading a mid-tier business in the new normal

Ally Maughan

Jun 1 '20

Yet again we are facing significant change and new challenges as the restrictions continue to ease, workplaces open again, and long-term working from home becomes normal practice for some of us.