Attracting staff in a hot jobs market is a huge problem for businesses across the country. The Asia-Pacific Business Coach for EOS Worldwide calls it the “talent lottery.” Dan Williams says employers need to become more astute, find ways to engage new recruits and offer them something they can be part of. He says direct and friendly conversations with staff about their desires, outside of regular job appraisals, can make a big difference. And he stresses that learning why people leave your company is crucial for business self-improvement, and to retain other staff members.

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Without doubt, there has been an increase of burnout across the board in recent years. That’s according to mindfulness and high-performance coach, Melo Calarco, who says much of it comes from a residual fatigue, or a hangover, from the pandemic. Melo’s book, ‘Beating Burnout Finding Balance’, offers tools to achieve mindfulness. And, he shares inspirational stories of his trekking adventures in remote corners of the world that have transformed how he himself deals with tricky situations.

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While staff health is of vital importance as we head back to work, the health of your business is just as crucial. With the flux of the last couple of years, where are things really at, how are things really operating and how healthy is your organisation? Tom Leary, Partner and MD at Q5 Partners, an international award-winning consulting firm that specialises in "organisational change", discusses how to tell if it’s time for a business health check.

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As a business owner, it behoves you to work on those activities that bring in a better return on investment. Don’t do the menial, repetitive stuff, when you could be delegating to someone else in your business, says productivity expert, Les Watson. As a leader, you should be working on your business – bringing the dollars in – not in the business. Les Watson shares his prioritisation system which ensures the important things aren’t ignored.

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There’s no doubt that this is a tough time for small businesses, with a series of disasters and disruptions being followed by supply constraints, inflation and interest rate rises. So where can you turn when you hit a debt wall? In this episode, the General Manager of the Small Business Debt Helpline outlines how the free service can help businesses — and their owners — who find themselves in an invidious situation. She explains how the service takes personal, as well as financial, issues into account while helping to find a way through all the red ink.

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How detailed are your employment agreements? If, as lawyer Tracey Mylecharane has observed, they’re a one-page document outlining the job’s role, it’s nowhere near good enough. You want to legally protect you and your business from a disgruntled employee by providing a comprehensive document. It should define not only the role and responsibilities, but also things like social media policy, confidentiality, intellectual property, leave and entitlements, termination, and more.

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As a business owner, have you let the sales process fall by the wayside? If you’re like many others, perhaps what stops you from selling is fear. Well, according to sales guru Trent Leyshan, you need to regain your mojo. Afterall, he says, sales is the lifeblood of any company. Trent is founder of BOOM! Sales and author of two sales books, Outlaw and The Naked Salesman. He outlines the three key steps you need to take to go from fearful to fearless in sales.

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LinkedIn is one of the best social media platforms for reaching out individually to prospective clients. The problem is, insists LinkedIn expert Ty Giuliani, business owners aren't active enough to get the results. Ty shares his tips on developing a strategy and framework to establishing rapport with your market and creating business opportunities.

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While discussion around mental health is becoming far more open and less taboo, poor mental health costs the Australian economy $17 billion per year. So, there’s an increasing need for businesses to provide not only a physically safe environment but a psychologically safe one. Liz Ralph is a Learning Manager at Lysander, an award-winning consultancy firm that support businesses in leadership development and cultural transformation. She explains that workplaces can be audited for both beneficial and poor psychological conditions and then guided to create a strong and psychologically safe workplace, for staff to thrive.

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When you find what you love and you can make a buck form it, you’ll never ‘work’ another day in your life. That’s according to Stephen Hunt, whose success stems from a $100 beer garden in his parents’ backyard to building a $100-million beer empire decades later. Stephen’s Hunt Hospitality has a portfolio of seven pubs on Australia’s east coast and employs 350 people. He explains how he has turned good pubs into great pubs, and how passion and drive have led to his success in business.

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