More places to find our articles
Posted on 29. Aug, 2011 by susan.
As well as writing this blog, did you know I also write for other websites, e-zines and blogs? You will find my writing on the Leading Minds Academy, Dot Com Women, Planner Lounge and HR Daily Community websites, with different and relevant articles. Here are links to recent articles on those sites: Are you an [...]
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Are you compliant with employment standards?
Posted on 23. Aug, 2011 by susan.
Recent conversations with employers made me realise many are flying blind when it comes to current employment legislation. Although there’s a lot of information available online, it’s not always easy to find. Now there’s an easier way… To make it easy for you to find the information you need to comply with employment law I’ve [...]
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Are you ‘success-oriented’?
Posted on 12. Aug, 2011 by susan.
What does it take to be successful in business? Research published by The Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute surveyed the attitudes of 1100 small business owners (2-99 employs) in the US in May 2009. What they found, according to the Institute’s director, Mark D. Wolf, was that “Success-oriented small business owners are a special [...]
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Online coaching now available for small business owners
Posted on 11. Aug, 2011 by susan.
Have you noticed what I’ve noticed about small business owners? In coaching small business owners since 2003, two things stand out for me… 1) The most challenging issue they face is balancing their work with the other things they want to do in their lives and 2) They nearly all recognise the benefits of having [...]
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Why job fit matters for business
Posted on 02. Aug, 2011 by susan.
Career guru Kate Southam, wrote on her Cube Farmer blog last week “Whether it is a pair of shoes or a job role, wrong fit hurts”. The wrong fit hurts employees and the companies they work for, their colleagues and their customers. The discomfort they are feeling radiates in all directions and can have substantial [...]
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How to swim with sharks
Posted on 19. Jul, 2011 by susan.
This article is reproduced in full from http://www.apor.org/html/how_to_swim_with_sharks.htm with thanks. HOW TO SWIM WITH SHARKS: A PRIMER Voltaire Cousteau Forward Actually, nobody wants to swim with sharks. It is not an acknowledged sport and it is neither enjoyable nor exhilarating. These instructions are written primarily for the benefit of those, who, by virtue of their [...]
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How’s your balance?
Posted on 18. Jul, 2011 by susan.
A recent conversation with Thea Foster of Added Value Corporation prompted this article. Thanks for the inspiration, Thea! We all know that to run a successful business, department or team requires consistent achievement across several disciplines. Typically we need to perform well across finance, marketing, sales, service delivery, planning, technology and people. And it’s quite [...]
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Critical skill shortage 5: Technical skills
Posted on 04. Jul, 2011 by susan.
Welcome to the final article in this series based on data about skills shortages in the banking and finance sector, collected in the Kelly Skills at Work 2010 study. See our blog for previous articles on this topic. All the skills we looked at previously in this series – communication, problem solving and decision making, [...]
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Critical skill shortage 4: People management
Posted on 20. Jun, 2011 by susan.
This is the fifth article in a series based on data about skills shortages in the banking and finance sector, collected in the Kelly Skills at Work 2010 study. See our blog for previous articles in this series. The ability to lead, motivate and inspire others is another skill that was identified as being critical [...]
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Critical skill shortage 3: Strategic thinking
Posted on 06. Jun, 2011 by susan.
This is the fourth of six articles based on data about skills shortages in the banking and finance sector, collected in the Kelly Skills at Work 2010 study. See our blog for previous articles in this series. In the Kelly study, strategic thinking was identified by study participants as a key skill that is in [...]
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