Leadership Advice
Creating a business is an incredible journey made up of both success and failures, and entrepreneurs who are fortunate enough to watch their venture grow from a simple idea to an established company will understand that it involves constant change and management – From experience, here’s some advice in managing these changes. Expanding and thriving […]
Family is one of the most important units of society. These are the people we’re closest to. We share history. We love them. We trust them. We spend a lot of time with them. Starting a company together can be a great idea. And a great risk. There are many successful family businesses. Many small […]
Modern day Australians bring their tech-savvy skills to the workplace; they are natural born networkers and “achievement-oriented” as well. Technologies such as video conferencing and the use of mobile phone applications comes second nature to them. As such, this new breed of employees come equipped with a plethora of the skills that are required by […]
Employee morale and motivation is almost always directly tied to the ability of its leadership to inspire the workers. Whether a manager allows employees to suggest new ideas, take ownership of their work or simply treat workers with respect, good leaders almost always produce great teams. What are some things that you can do to […]
When you first set up your business, you probably dived in head over heels, researching, forming new relationships, setting up an office space, and organising your daily operations. Your blood, sweat, and tears were most likely sacrificed for the cause, alongside investing your time and money. For those who survived the challenging start up process […]
The digital age has given us a lot to be thankful for. With the ability to transfer information freely and quickly, we have never been better connected with information, resources and people. It’s easy – with only a few touches of a keypad, we need not speak, travel or put on our best corporate attire […]
Rarely does anyone step into a new leadership role knowing everything they need to be successful. People naturally celebrate this change (I got this, how hard can it be?) but too often ignore the challenge of the transition (you’re unlikely to be aware of what you don’t know!). To significantly increase the chances for success, […]
Surviving in the crazy busy modern workplace has resulted in our adoption of some new strategies designed to save us time. The problem is no one appears to have done the necessary checks that these actually work. The one strategy most widely adopted has turned out to be the worst performance enhancing strategy ever, because […]
Once upon a time you were extremely passionate about your dreams, and you chose to be amongst those who left no stones unturned when it came to shaping your dreams into a reality. Well, great job you did there. But, now what? Are you contemplating your decision of taking this path for you? Have you […]
Have you ever worked with someone who drained you of energy, undermined your confidence or caused you to feel anxious about the standard of you work? Have you worked with an aggressive, volatile or generally unpredictable colleague whose behaviour led to people ‘tip toeing’ around them? If you have, you no doubt appreciate the impact […]
Research findings released today have shown that smaller Australian businesses value innovation more than larger businesses. The results, revealed by the Commonwealth Bank Business and Innovation Study, also showed that roadblocks to innovation include a lack of ideas, time and resources, business partners who are all talk and no action, and a lack of data […]
The benefits of collaboration within the enterprise are almost limitless. According to a 2014 Deloitte report commissioned by Google Australia, businesses with collaboration at their core are worth an estimated A$46 billion per year to the Australian economy. Moreover, the study also uncovered the massive potential for companies to inject an additional A$9.3 billion in […]
Equipped with the company laptop, wifi dongle and remote network access – working from home (WFH) was once considered a special arrangement of convenience or necessity. Now, we are no longer at the mercy of the IT department’s bureaucracy with a handful of accessible technologies we treat as a given. Comprised of home wifi, laptops, […]
The balance between work and life is a constant struggle for most Australians. Undoubtedly, those working in the mining industry are having a harder go than most. The latest Australian Work and Life Index report highlighted that those in mining have the greatest negative work-life interference. Although there are huge challenges and continuous debate about […]
Creating a dynamic workplace culture is a lot more complex than hiring a bunch of Gen Ys and buying an office foosball table. At WME we operate in an industry with a churn rate that the Media Federation of Australia put at an alarming 33.2 per cent in 2014. It’s the proof we all need […]
Organisations often view their workforce as an amalgamation of highly talented individuals bringing their own unique skills and experience to the table. Indeed, the strength of a team has traditionally been built upon the knowledge of individual members, who have all come together as a collective. As such when interviewing potential candidates, organisations tend to […]
Humans are creatures of habit; we subconsciously drift into routines that provide predictability and a sense of comfort and security. Habits and routines have their place – they get us up in the morning and into work on time but as soon as we stop achieving the desired result, we change them. As individuals, we […]
Leaders make decisions that impact the wellbeing of countries, companies and communities. It is better for all when those decisions are oriented toward what is right and proper, not what is merely permissible. This is where a moral compass comes in. You may recall the story of Bernie Madoff, who defrauded clients of millions of […]
Malcolm Turnbull’s hostile takeover of Australia’s top job this week shines the spotlight squarely on the issue of leadership changes. No doubt, Mr Turnbull’s path ahead will be met with numerous challenges and overcoming them will test his leadership and management abilities like never before. Mr Turnbull’s party members will be experiencing many of the […]
“We need to have in this country — and we will have now — an economic vision, a leadership that explains the great challenges and opportunities that we face. “Disruption we see driven by technology … is our friend, if we are agile and smart enough to take advantage of it. “There has never been […]
