Business Essentials

Fleur Heazlewood reckons that our race for more is reducing ourselves too less. Our health and wellbeing is the ‘less’, while the ‘more’ is the endless cycle of being busy. The answer, she says, is to prioritise our own wellbeing; if we do that, everything else will fall into place. Fleur shares some practical tips from her book, ‘Resilience Recipes: Making space for wellbeing that works’.

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With thousands of government and other grants being offered at any one time, applying for funds can be a fast way to expand small businesses, or keep them thriving. However, with thousands of businesses applying for each available grant, the process can seem intimidating. The Founder and CEO of The Launchpad Co, Ruchi Gupta, says the key to success is to know where to look for available grants, and then seeking advice and help when it is required.

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A self-entitled employee is someone who thinks they should be paid more, who always wants promotions, the best opportunities, bonuses and take holidays only when it suits them. Often, a self-entitled employee is not particularly good at what they do, they do less work than their peers and add less value. So, how do you handle them? Workplace expert Michelle Gibbings says you need to address their behaviour regularly and methodically. She steps us through the types of conversations bosses should have with them and how to guide their thinking and expectations.

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In recent years, there has been a real shift in society with calling out bullying and harassment at work. The Fair Work act prohibits sexual harassment in the workplace, and there is now an onus on business leaders to take steps to prevent unwarranted behaviour. Mazars’ HR advisor Yan Flageul joins Greg Halse, Partner at Mazars, to discuss the issue and to share their ideas on what you can do to ensure your workplace is safe.

Reference:

Attend or find out more about Mazars’ Webinar:
‘Sexual harassment in connection with work’

Thursday, 4 May 2023
11:00am – 12:00pm

 

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Since the pandemic, the rate of people recording psychological distress has increased massively. That’s according to Kerry Howard, corporate mental health advisor, and author of, ‘How to heal a workplace culture: Tackle trauma, foster psychological safety and boost happiness at work’. She explains what trauma is and how to help minimise the traumatic impact in the workplace, through understanding and compassion.

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How we communicate matters very much to business success. It has the potential to influence awareness, understanding, trust, respect and engagement inside the workplace and ultimately staff’s willingness to collaborate. That’s according to Karen Gately, CEO of Corporate Dojo, who outlines her four key priorities to effective communication.

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The days of sipping gin in business class on your way to a nice interstate hotel are coming to an end. That’s according to sales and negotiation consultant Julia Ewert, who is warning companies to polish their video conferencing sales skills if they don’t want to lose competitive advantage. She says higher costs are making businesses think twice about travel, so salespeople need to dedicate more time to developing relationships online.

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There are four key questions that a business owner needs to ask themselves about why their customers choose their business. That's according to Dan Williams, who is the Asia Pacific Coach for EOS Worldwide, a global network of business coaches. Dan explains how studying your customers can lead to insights and increased profitability.

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The federal budget is imminent, and the big question is whether the government will break its promise and increase taxes. Labor must be tempted to use its relative electoral strength at the moment, according to our regular economics commentator, Melbourne University, Economics Professor, Neville Norman. Prof. Norman says it’s likely company tax won’t be touched, but there may be harsher treatment for super funds. And he says that Australia — even given interest rates and inflation — is performing very well compared to similar countries and will weather well the coming global financial slowdown.

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Lawyer Tracey Mylecharane feels that we’re in a crisis of knowledge. Countless business owners, she says, are simply not aware of some of the legal issues affecting their own business and their customers. There is a lot of risk that could be avoided by doing due diligence and risk management. She insists that businesses have the right legal documents that are tailored to their circumstances, the right insurance and proper systems and processes.

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