Business Essentials

Research shows that more people are disengaged at work than those who are enthusiastic and committed to their work and workplace. Why is that? And as a boss, how do you motivate your own team to perform at their best? Performance and leadership coach, Dan Haesler, has worked closely with elite athletes and corporate leaders. His new book, ‘The Act of Leadership’ offers practical, techniques for leaders to get the most out of their people.

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How should B2Bs approach buying in a changed and volatile market, since the impact of the pandemic? Michael Haynes is a SME Business Growth Specialist and Principal Consultant of Listen Innovate Grow. He’s also the author of ‘Listen Innovate Grow: A Guidebook for Start-ups and SMEs to Acquire and Grow Business (B2B) Customers’ and he has 5 key insights for B2Bs to consider, before diving in head first.

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Workplace cultures are best built with intention, and not from spontaneous chats in the corridor or shop floor. Executive coach Mandy Holloway, co-founder of Courageous Leaders, says the old, lazy way of just saying “how are things” when bumping into people has exacerbated the problem as staff work from home. Mandy says leaders need to take time to prepare questions that create connection with everyone in the team.

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If you're buying a business, be careful of those restraint of business clauses. And take a very good look at the person who is selling the business to you, warns solicitor, Paul Brennan, Principal at Brennans Solicitors. While most sellers are helpful, there is that odd ratbag, who will not go away.

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Work hard, finish school, go to university and you’ll be sure of a good job. Right? Wrong! Says Frank Wyatt, who believes we’ve been telling lies to young people for way too long. Education will only go so far, he says, and in fact we’ve been missing the one key ingredient that young people have – and that’s their extraordinary entrepreneurship and zest for life. Capture that in our businesses and we’ll all benefit.

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As your typical commercial law firm lawyer, Tracey Mylecharane had spent many years representing business clients in litigation and dispute resolution. A lot of the activity could have been avoided had those businesses put their legal houses in order from the start. Tracey discusses three important business documents all businesses should have to prevent falling foul of the law.

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What if business owners and managers treated their staff like… humans? Well as far as Mark LeBusque is concerned, not enough workplaces run with humans in mind, expecting a more robotic type response. Mark is a Harvard-trained consultant, author and Founder & Director of The Human Manager. And he has 7 steps to become human managers, with the goal of enabling staff to shine and businesses to grow.

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If you’re looking to grow your business, one option is to buy another business. But be very careful. Legal expert Paul Brennan says there are many things you need to be aware of, for example: why is the owner of the business selling, what’s in the fine print, and have you done your due diligence? Paul outlines several further conditions you need to consider when buying a business.

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Beaumont Tiles is an iconic Australian brand, a business which has dominated the tile retailing landscape for years. And why has it been so successful? Well, Bob Beaumont shares the secrets behind Beaumont Tiles’ rise and rise, including hiring and keeping good people, goal setting, managing cash, and looking after your franchisees. At last count, it has 118 stores, of which 80 are franchised – that’s a lot to keep track of!

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Karen Gately, CEO of Corporate Dojo, has seen some horror behaviour from employees who have exited a business. Sometimes, a disgruntled employee who is let go might seek revenge by exposing inner secrets of the organisation. That’s just one example. Karen says you want to make sure that any redundancy you do is handled well, with respect and within the law. Otherwise, the costs and reputation to your business can cut deeply.

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