According to The Harvard Business Review, a gifted mathematician was hired by a large organisation to come up with a sophisticated formula for measuring the productivity of staff members across a range of departments.
Even though profit was soaring, Read more
What you measure is what you grow. If you can’t measure, you can’t manage.
As business owners, we know how important performance metrics and knowing your numbers is to the success of your business.
However, there are specific Read more
In uncertain situations, companies that thrive as those companies who are seriously disciplined in business practice. But what does that actually look like, and how can you as a business owner get every team member working with the same Read more
Last week in our blog, we looked at how to turn poor performance into powerful feedback.
We’ve also looked this month at leadership traits, culture types and how each impact on your business in a not-so-positive way.
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This month we’re talking all about toxic cultures, and this week’s topic is a doozy…
It’s easy to spot poor performance… deadlines not being met, staff getting distracted on the job, or budgets blowing out.
Addressing poor performance can Read more
When partners own a business together and are working together to raise a family, based on their career backgrounds, the male may take on the top executive while the woman (or another partner) takes on a smaller, supportive role Read more
This month we are covering working with your partner – what happens when she is on top, what happens when he is on top (or one party on top of the other) and what happens when both are on Read more
It’s not unusual for people to meet, fall in love and tie the knot through working at the same place. It’s also not unusual for spouses to decide to start a business together, or for one spouse to join Read more
Good managers already know one-on-one meetings play an important role in employees’ performance and results.
Great managers already hold these check ins at least once every 6 months, maybe even every quarter, giving them the chance to really get Read more
2016 Australian of the Year and Chief of Army Lieutenant General David Morrison famously used the line, “The standard you walk past is the standard you accept,” to push for gender equality in the army.
The idea applies in Read more
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