Managing
It’s impossible to stay focused on work for eight hours straight, which is why one productivity guru suggests we all work at mastering the ’50-10 sprint’. It’s the secret to doing more in less time.
Each year there are more than 600,000 road crashes, 200,000 reported injuries and 1,300 people killed. So, for any business with mobile workers, getting drivers home safely each day is a primary goal.
Small amounts of stress help give you drive, but higher or prolonged stress reduces productivity and increases your susceptibility to short and long term illness. Here are some ideas for how to balance your internal wiring.
The bring-your-own-device trend has taken off, based largely on the popularity of iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. But the freedom associated with allowing employees to choose their devices comes at a price. Companies have opened up a Pandora’s box of potential technical issues, only some of which have come to light.
It’s common sense to create a workplace where people enjoy work, yet many organisations don’t try to create that type of workplace. Too many people simply don’t enjoy the work they do and this holds back performance in many ways.
Every business has systems of some sort, but the difference between a good business and a poor one is how they are implemented. These seven steps will help you to create a well systemised business.
Codes of conduct are vital in the management of staff behaviours, and yet many SMBs fail to put one into practice in their organisation. This advice should help you to build a solid code of conduct, and put you on the right path to managing behaviours.
A board plays a vital role in the reputation of an organisation, its culture, growth, failures and success, but members need to understand how good governance principles and practices manifest at a board level.
SMB owners and managers take note: Recognition and improved work/life balance are the keys to employee retention, or so says a new poll which asked employees what they most want from their business – right now.
Having excess inventory can be very stressful and, as a result, many business owners rush into a sale and make mistakes that have the potential to impact their brand significantly. Here’s a look at the most common errors SMBs make when dealing with overstocks.
Clothing retailers are being urged to perk up their customer service or continue to experience gloom and doom when it comes to sales. One retail expert has three pieces of service advice every store owner should live by if they want to stay in business.
Mental illness in young men is costing the Australian economy more than $3 billion per year, $237 million of which are direct costs to businesses, and experts are urging SMBs to get a handle on this growing issue or risk seeing a decline in productivity and the loss of key staff members.
Business is all about decisions. And the speed at which you can make them effectively has a direct impact on the growth and stability of your business.
While everyone is talking about the work/life balance, one man has gone out and actually created a business designed to offer its workers just that.
Relationships end and friendships fail, it’s a sad fact of life. But what options are there when a relationship between business shareholders is irreconcilably damaged?
The countries’ two very different leadership styles can be an issue when it comes to doing business with each other. Here’s what to be aware of.
Cathryn Harris believes a library should be treated the same as any other business, despite it being a free community service, and this very approach earned her a Telstra Business Women’s award last year.
No matter how confident you are that you’ve selected the right candidate to join your business, sometimes your offer isn’t accepted. This process can be costly, so here’s what you can do to clinch the perfect person for the job, first time.
In retail, it’s not uncommon to be left with surplus stock which can end up putting a strain on your profit margin. If you find yourself in this situation there’s no need to worry – there are several different ways to connect with prospective surplus stock buyers and get cash back from your excess inventory.
With over 70 percent of all Aussie businesses owned and run by families, it’s vital policies and systems are put into place so a feud between family members doesn’t have the power to bring the business down.
