10 Steps to Set Up an Offshore Team

Here’s a stupidly simple reminder for you… 

Successful team building 101:

  1. Define leadership strategy (long-term goals, culture, values, etc.)
  2. Build team structure and roles (which skill sets are required, who goes where, etc.)
  3. Find and recruit Read more
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Is an offshore team right for my business?

As our highly connected world and digital economy expands, teams across oceans are becoming more and more common.

Today businesses are hiring talented people from all over the world, and reaping the benefits of building remote teams.

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Up staff pay? OR ____?

“Despite common perceptions, money is only a component of the motivation to stay and enjoy a job,” shares JD Rucker in a recent Business Insider article.

Without touching your salaries, there may be ways that you can make Read more

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The how and why of salary benchmarking

Just as a volleyball team has a certain place or ranking within a league, companies can benchmark themselves against other similar companies.

It’s called salary benchmarking. 

Salary benchmarking is comparing your company’s salaries against the compensation of Read more

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6 tips for having easier salary review discussions

Salary reviews may seem like a touchy subject, but they don’t have to be.

You can handle salary review requests and salary review expectations through clear communication and planning in advance.

You have a range of options

Setting a Read more

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Competitively positioning your compensation

Knowing how much to pay your staff and leaders can be tricky.

You want to incentivise top performance in order to attract and retain top talent. But you don’t want to (or simply can’t) overpay.

What’s the right Read more

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Onboarding Checklist: Are you ready?

This month we’ve explored why you need a robust onboarding process.

We’ve discussed the quantifiable benefits of an onboarding process, including:

  1. Better job performance
  2. Higher job satisfaction
  3. Greater commitment to the company
  4. Reduced stress
  5. Stronger Read more
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7 wonderful ways to welcome new staff

Today we’ll explore how you can make new hires feel really special.

You know…

Connected. Valued. Excited to be part of the team.

Because nothing kills passion for a new role like ‘death by powerpoint’, hours of unnecessary Read more

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First day, 9:00am

You don’t get a second chance to make a _____ __________.

Picture this…

It’s 9:00am Monday morning. Your new hire, all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, walks through the door…

How would you describe what happens next?

a. You set about Read more

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