Ben Hutt, CEO of careers matching website, JobAdvisor, told Dynamic Business that “building an attractive company culture is one of the most important things for a business owner to do.” According to Ben, businesses, whether a start-up or multi-national, will be held back if they don’t “nail culture.” After online design platform and start-up, Canva, was […]
These days, with the Internet being what it is, anyone with an idea to sell is potentially an entrepreneur. Gone are the days when only a select few were able to have their own business. These days, for many people, all they need is a product or skill to sell, a computer with a good […]
‘Mobility’ has been finding its way into companies both large and small since the 90’s, but the proliferation of smartphones and tablets has accelerated the adaptation of mobility features and services and has become a necessity for a business that wishes to remain competitive and productive. The definition of business mobility is constantly evolving as […]
You want to feel alert, fresh and awake at work. You are hoping to feel energised and focused throughout the day. Yet by 2pm your energy sags. You still have several meetings in the hours ahead. You order another coffee and keep going, all the while feeling increasingly depleted. The demands, the deadlines and expectations […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
With devices keeping us connected just about everywhere, many of us are struggling to justify the use of the “Out of Office Auto-Reply.” But to what benefit? According to the latest Roy Morgan research, one in five Australian full-time workers now access their work network remotely. The data showed that almost 1.5 million full-time workers […]
Meetings often become a work based social function on company time and at company cost. The thought of socialising with fellow staff and being paid at the same time is sure to keep meetings a popular distraction to lonely work routines. Many companies have a tendency to gravitate toward their objectives by the sheer momentum […]
Every small business owner knows that their most valuable asset is their employees, and managing them effectively is paramount to the success of the business. What are you currently doing to ensure that each of your workers is playing their A-game and performing to the best of their ability? According to Gallup’s 2013 ‘State of […]
