Tag Archives: business
Hazard reduction, backburning or putting out spot fires?
Posted on20. Sep, 2011 by susan.
As we experience our first bushfires of the season in the Blue Mountains, I think there’s a good analogy between the practices above and how managers behave. Hazard reduction is the practice of burning, clearing and other practices done in advance of the fire season with the aim of reducing the impact of any future [...]
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More places to find our articles
Posted on29. 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 on23. 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 on12. 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 on11. 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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How’s your balance?
Posted on18. 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 3: Strategic thinking
Posted on06. 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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Your easy performance management checklist
Posted on15. Nov, 2010 by susan.
Viewers of last Wednesday’s webinar were suprised to learn that most performance management processes are a big waste of time. How do you assess the value of your process? Here’s an easy checklist: 1. Do you have all the information you need to set meaningful goals ? 2. Do all your employees get to have a [...]
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Why rewards (often) don’t work
Posted on25. Oct, 2010 by susan.
Many managers try very hard to find new and more effective ways to motivate their staff through rewards. Are you one of them? Could seeking to motivate people with monetary rewards ultimately be a waste of time, effort and money? Take a look at this video animation (just 11 minutes long) of a talk given by Daniel Pink and [...]
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Workplace Flexibility and the Recovery – Risks and Opportunities
Posted on07. Jun, 2010 by susan.
By Kerry Fallon Horgan, Keeping Good Companies Journal, Chartered Secretaries Aust The global financial crisis and the introduction of flexibility requirements in the Australian National Employment Standards have focused renewed attention on workplace flexibility. Harry Stout, ING Australia CEO, says “As a result of the GFC we have had to find creative ways of best [...]
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