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How Do You Know When You Have Had Enough?

When is the right time to resign? This question was asked of me recently by somebody I met on a plane. I answered in a very non-committal way highlighting that there are a number of factors that lead to somebody resigning and that there is not one definitive answer. I was waffling, however I was

Doing Business Socially

The idea of doing business through social networks is not a new concept by any means.  Long has it been recognised by business people, politicians, community leaders, family members and individuals that investing in building relationships is a great means to achieving outcomes.  Relationships in the business sense, have led to fantastic achievements such as

Seize Your Opportunities

Every year, I like to catch up with a group of clients I have serviced for over a decade. We sit back, have a couple of drinks and shoot the breeze on the year that was. We are usually pretty open with what we have experienced and share our learnings in an honest and judgement

Top Tips For A Thriving Business In 2014

As we slide back into work mode after another Christmas break, it is important to take some time to re-group and direct our focus onto the year ahead.  Over the break, most of us are likely to have reflected on 2013, and considered how we could improve and capitalise on opportunities during the coming year.

Can Low Staff Turnover Be A Bad Thing?

“Our staff retention is almost too good”. Wow, I hadn’t heard that one for a long time. This was a statement that a new client prospect told me this week. I asked what he meant by this. He said that his staff retention has dropped from around 16% to below 12.5% and he held some

Should More Companies Embrace Multiculturalism?

Having gone through the long visa process to migrate to Australia, I lost count how many times I had to go to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship website. I wanted to check for the hundredth time that I had all the documents required for my application, that my passport picture had the right dimensions,

The Eternal Gender Debate

Recently, I had the “good fortune” of taking my two sons to the park for a play date. This task is rarely assigned to me but I accepted it with a certain excitement. When I arrived at the park, I was met by approximately 15 mothers and 25 kids but not one father in sight.

Keeping It Real

I am a keen Carlton supporter in the AFL and I am more than aware that we are playing finals footy when in reality we finished outside the eligible top eight for qualification.  We rode in off the back of the Essendon ASADA scandal and we now find ourselves having won an Elimination Final moving

Not Just Warm Fuzzies

Working to live or living to work? According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, one in six employees work 49 hours or more each week. In numbers, this translates to almost 1.7 million people. If you then account for the fact that the average person sleeps around 7 hours per night, this means that we