Advice

Are you a business owner that has everything in their head? Does your team constantly come to you to ask questions about how something works, what they should do next or where to find something?

Finding out information is a crucial part of running a business. No matter what industry or sector you are in, effective communication with stakeholders, customers and employees can make a huge difference to how smoothly things run.

What’s going to happen in the small business marketing world in 2013? Here are some key trends to be aware of.

Having a public holiday so soon after Christmas may feel like a treat but perhaps it could be best spent catching up on those things you keep putting aside. Here are four activities to keep you busy, and on top of things, this public holiday.

Here’s some great tips from October on how to keep your staff happy when you don’t have the cash for bonuses or pay rises.

SMBs brace yourselves. The receipt race is coming. As the holiday season draws closer and SMBs prepare to shut down over the break, they could find themselves confronted with employees eager to be reimbursed for their expenses they accrued over the year.

Sending people on training programs is simple; making sure they apply what they learn to their jobs can be hard. Here’s how to get ahead of the competition and make sure your organisation’s investment in learning and development (L&D) translates into business results.

Among all the fun and celebrations, the festive season brings a number of serious risks of which business owners need to be made aware.

Risks and hazards exist in all workplaces, and managing them is vital to address the health and safety requirements of your business.

Protecting against fire should not end once a fire protection system is installed. It’s critical that anyone working within a facility knows how to respond to a fire emergency and knows how to use the fire equipment onsite.

Talented employees are increasing in demand, and competition can be fierce to attract the best candidates. How do you go about attracting the most talented employees to your business? Here are 5 ideas.

An excellent business culture can attract, motivate and retain employees. Here are four ways to improve your business culture.

Demand for skilled labour across all of Australia’s primary professional occupations has increased, showing the first signs of an across the board positive movement in 12 months.

With over two million apps available in app stores today, employees have the ability to make decisions, and download things which allow them to be more productive in what they do. Here an insider shares his insights into the latest BYOD trend, and how the apps we download will affect it.

You can harness the potential of social media to change the engagement with (and between) your people by creating an open and encouraging usage policy. Here’s where to start.

Understanding the human reaction to change is vitally important when undergoing a change management process. Often there is a focus on the actual project management of the change, but it does not fully consider the psychology of the individuals facing the change, or the differing speeds and intensity of their emotions.

The problem of workplace bullying is growing at such a rapid rate that we no longer separate bullying from harassment, because it’s easier to just deal with the issue head on.

Party season is almost upon us. The work Christmas party is a great way for companies to reward their staff for a year of hard work, celebrate successes and generally relax, but at the same time, it can also be an HR minefield.

Quality services and products will always be the things that keep customers coming back. But if you already offer these things to your customers then what’s the best way to show them a bit of love, and remind them about the human side to your business? Make them laugh.

Recruitment continues to steal time from managers’ “real jobs”, interviews aren’t getting any easier and though there may be more recruitment consultants cold-calling and more CVs coming your way, actually finding the ideal employee is still tough. Follow these 5 steps to streamline the process.