There’s one task that fills small business owners and managers with dread more than any other: firing staff. It’s the ...

“A long time ago, in a galaxy far away…”

As a Star Wars fan since seeing The Empire Strikes Back on the big screen in 1980 (I was in primary school and begged my mum for a Princess Leia lunchbox), I am super excited about the new ...

If your small business is like most in Australia, it is quite likely that you employ staff spanning at least a few generations currently active in the Australian workforce. Baby boomers, Gen X, Gen Y (also known as Millennials) and Gen Z are...

I’m sure that just a few minutes ago it was February. Suddenly we’re halfway through April, and before we know it we’ll be in winter. As the mercury falls, so can a business’ productivity. Last year, Australia was hit hard with a f...

We’re going to start with question. BUT before we do, make sure you have checked out the other blogs in this series, Unlocking Potential, Recruitment Time (again) and

If you haven’t figured it out (from our puzzle), we are continuing our series on Managing A World Class Team, by jumping into Key Performance Indicators. To catch up on the previous blogs from the series che...

In fact, frankly, we’re sick of them. Not in the traditional sense, of course. Profits for your business are good. They mean more cash and more success. But we’re bored with ...

The longer we spend in the workforce, the more experience we get. The more experience we get, the more responsibility we have. The more responsibility we have, the more ‘stuff’ you have to get done and oversee.