Hiring your first employee is exciting……. And it can be a little daunting. It’s the next phase in your business journey, the business is growing and evolving. Hiring your first employee doesn’t just mean finding that superstar to join your business. With hiring your first employee comes a whole lot of new responsibilities and legislative […]
How To Best Present Your Resume
First impressions in a job search happen on paper, long before anyone meets with you in person. Your resume and cover letter are usually the only things standing between you and an interview, so it pays to get them right. We are regularly receiving feedback from candidates that they are not hearing back from job […]
Career vs Job
At our career coaching sessions, we often hear ‘I want to find a career, not just a job.’ What does this actually mean? What’s the difference between a job and a career? If you google the difference between a job and a career, you’ll get plenty of advice on the difference. The consensus seems to […]
When the Career Ladder Runs Out: Keeping High Performers Engaged in Small Business
One of the realities of running a small or medium-sized business is that career progression can look very different to what it does in a larger organisation. There simply aren’t as many management roles to move into. Your business structure might only have a handful of leadership positions, and once those roles are filled, they […]
You Are Not Alone in Feeling Alone
For months now, I have been trying to put into words something that captures the divide between those who run a business and those who work for a business. The sentiments that I see and hear often from business owners. It is a feeling that is difficult to explain. A weight. A responsibility. A sense […]
Networking isn’t an Event. It’s your Personal Brand in Action.
When people hear ‘networking’ they usually picture something specific: a name badge on, walking around with a cup of tea or coffee (maybe even a snack if you’re lucky), a couple of awkward introductions before listening to a key note speaker and a stack of business cards nobody follows up on. I was reminded this […]
The Minimum Wage Has Gone Up 4.75% — Can You Afford to Keep Tolerating Poor Performance?
With the new financial year comes another increase in labour costs, with minimum wage and award rates rising by 4.75%. For many small and medium business owners, this increase is more than just another expense. It’s forcing a difficult but necessary question: Can I continue carrying employees who are not performing? Over the years, I’ve […]
Leadership and Friendship – Understanding and Navigating the Murky Waters of Workplace Friendship.
It just so happens that the majority of us are potentially spending more hours each week with our workplace colleagues than our nearest and dearest, or our oldest and newest friends. We see them every morning (whether in person or on screen) and farewell them at the end of the day. People joke about work […]
What Chance Do We Have?
It is my firm belief that none of us turn up to work thinking to ourselves, “Gee, I really want to do a bad job today.” No business owner or manager wakes up and thinks, “Wouldn’t it be great if I really let down or upset a staff member today?” In essence, I choose to […]
Feeling the Pressure of the 4.75% Minimum Wage Increase?
What to consider before the New Financial Year As we approach the new financial year, many small and medium-sized business owners are reviewing budgets with a sense of concern. The Fair Work Commission’s decision to increase the National Minimum Wage and minimum award wages by 4.75% will undoubtedly place additional pressure on payroll costs at […]