With the end of financial year looming, it’s that time when budgets are being formulated and plans developed for the new year. Marketing plans, operating budgets and business plans readily come to mind but what about your HR Plan? For many businesses, people costs are their biggest expense but it’s an area that’s often overlooked in planning. So, what is an HR Plan?...
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Jacqui Hine of No Grey Creative is our amazing graphic designer and creator of our marketing programs. I have been fortunate to know Jacqui for over 5 years now and regard her as a successful business woman and friend. I was delighted when she agreed to be interviewed about her business journey for our International Womens’ Day edition. I hope Jacqui’s story...
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During the Australian Open there was a good deal of commentary about whether Nick Kyrgios needs or indeed wants a coach. As Andre Agassi said of his own experience as former ‘four-time’ winner of the Australian Open 1995, 2000, 2001, 2003 “I always surround myself by knowing my weaknesses and filling those gaps. You do it in business, you do it in life, and...
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You know your team is functioning well when: ideas are flowing freely, people are engaged, there is healthy debate and people are working together to achieve common goals. But what if your team is not performing well: discussions getting bogged down; lack of buy-in; petty arguments and failure to deliver? In his book The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Patrick Lencioni...
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It seems one of the things we dread most as business owners or managers, is facing staff over difficult issues, in fact we would rather avoid them than face them. We may feel that by putting them off they will go away but rarely is this the case and if anything, the problem gets worse. Research conducted by the Chartered Management Institute (UK) found that 57% of...
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Warren has recently co-authored the business development book ‘Successfully Speaking‘ with Margaret Hiatt. An essential book for anyone who wishes to improve their speaking and confidence skills for an audience. Warren writes with passion and expertise about how he has achieved so much is the public speaking arena and how you can learn to do the same....
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