Category Archives: Hiring

Jul 11 2018

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How to Reduce Your Payroll and Increase Your Profits at the Same Time

All too often I see hardworking business owners almost held to ransom by certain employees that are infecting the team with bad attitudes and behaviour. This not only reduces morale, it impacts productivity and also bleeds valuable profits. You know the type of person I am talking about. This employ...

Feb 14 2018

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How Can Employers Manage Consistent Lateness of Employees?

How Can Employers Manage Consistent Lateness of Employees? Employers are not always confident on what should be the right process when dealing with late employees; luckily there is an approved example. The employer’s approach in dealing with an employee’s lateness in Todd Allan Rooney v Pickles Auct...

Dec 08 2016

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The #1 Staff Retention Tool

The #1 Staff Retention Tool Firstly – the word ‘staff’ – is now banned. Yes, I did use it in the headline – only because that this term that most people can relate to. The reality is your staff members are part of your team; and therefore need to be referred to as ‘team players’. […]

Sep 28 2016

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Avoid Procrastination and Increase Productivity

Avoid Procrastination and Increase Productivity Procrastination is one of the biggest challenges business owners and teams face when it comes to Productivity. Thinking about doing something and planning to do it are fine, but what if we fail to move ahead? Procrastinating the unimportant items in ou...

Sep 21 2016

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Prioritise Tasks and Improve Productivity

Prioritise Tasks and Improve Productivity One of the biggest challenges business owners face is how to increase productivity. How can we continue doing the same work, but do more of it, and keep it to the same high standard? We often hear people say they’re are not managing as well as they know they...

Sep 14 2016

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Clarity of expectations: The first step towards high performance and productivity.

Clarity of expectations: The first step towards high performance and productivity As business owners we want and expect our team to perform at high level and when they don’t, it’s easy to look to them for the explanation. Please explain… Of course there are going to be times when circumstances are t...

Sep 07 2016

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How To Attract Great People To Join Your Business

How To Attract Great People To Join Your Business When hiring new staff, it is important that you find someone who is the right fit for the team. You know the kind of employee you want, someone who is reliable, loyal, professional and hard working. So how do you find your ideal candidate when other ...

Mar 17 2016

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Hiring Quality Staff

The reality is that it is becoming more and more difficult to find quality staff. Many employers are hiring in a hurry out of fear of being short-staffed, however, having the wrong person on the team can cause more challenges and cost more in the long term. Having a strong recruitment strategy in pl...