Business Essentials

If you don't have strategies to tackle the onslaught of incoming emails, you'll spend even more time trying to find the important ones and be distracted by the ones that are less so. Email expert Steuart Snooks, of Solutions 4 Success, has a tonne of tips to manage your emails and get more time back in your day.

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About 5 million Australians claimed work-from-home expenses last financial year. Now, the ATO is cracking down on the fixed-rate method – you’ll need to record the total number of hours worked from home. This is just one of the myriad of new rules the Tax Office has implemented this new financial year. Deepra Sen, Associate Director at Mazars, discusses this and other major tax changes that business owners need to be aware of.

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Divorce can be stressful enough, but more so perhaps when running a business. Is there a way to separate, without breaking up the business and without resorting to law courts?

Yes, there is, says family lawyer Jennifer Hetherington. It's called collaborative practice – a mediation process for couples to finalise the legal aspects of their separation without court. It’s about meeting the needs of the family as a whole, including young children and adult children, by minimising conflict. And it can save the business in the process.

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An honest open workplace is the first step to ensuring your team can work together at their optimum. Hidden issues fester, eventually leading to mistrust and a strained working environment. So how can you build trust and connection among your team, and what can you do if conflict occurs? Leadership team performance specialist Adrian Baillargeon shares insights from his book, ‘Teams That Swear: by each other, not about each other’.

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Many successful business owners swear by the advantage of having a business coach. Unfortunately, it can be hard to find the right one, and even when you do, they’re not always available when you need them. An alternative is self-coaching. Karen Stein has developed self-coaching strategies, which she outlines from her book, ‘Be Your Own Leadership Coach: Self-coaching strategies to lead your way’.

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Being a leader is one thing, but leading your team to operate at its peak - building a high-performance team - is another thing all together. Jake Bridges is a Partner/ Facilitator at Leading Teams, an organisation best known for its success with high profile Australian sports teams, even though the majority of their clients are in the corporate sector. Jake explains what goes into building a high performing team and how critical the nexus between leadership and culture is, in doing so.

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While we may have neared the peak of RBA cash rate hikes, many business owners feel we’re in recessionary times. Many are struggling, and without help, they may face insolvency. Michael Fingland is CEO of Vantage Performance which helps turn around underperforming businesses and safe guard those that might be on the edge of the insolvency cliff. He offers six principles to ensure you’re in a better position to weather the economic storm in the coming months. They include developing a sound strategy, effective communication, and honing in on your unique selling point.

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Keeping up with technology is not just for enthusiasts or developers. Being aware of new technology in your industry, that streamlines process or enhances user experience is critically important, because, as James Smith, CEO of digital agency Smith Brothers Media says, if you’re up to date, your competitors will be, which could mean you’re already behind. James explains how to stay ahead of the game.

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Australians are a caring and sharing lot. Some 25 percent of us volunteer on a formal basis. A lot of companies allow their staff to take time off for volunteering activities, including the state emergency services, rural fire brigades, environmental organisations, and so on. Financial advisor Helen Baker, says it’s attractive for employers to offer time away for staff to engage in pursuits they’re passionate about. A formal policy on volunteer leave can entice quality candidates and demonstrate your environmental, social, and governance (ESG) credentials.

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An effective website is not a set-and-forget online brochure. Its purpose should be to convert visitors into leads, through good design, conversion mechanisms and clear content. Amy Miocevich, founder of Lumos Marketing, guides us through her 7 essentials of a high-performing website, including the six-second impression: if a visitor doesn’t understand what you sell within six seconds, then it’s never going to happen.

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