Business Essentials

Those mavericks in your business who do their own thing might be just the people who make changes for the better. Darrell Hardidge of SAGUITY calls them 'positive deviants' and if you think you don’t have any in your business, you might be surprised. Once you find them, Darrell says, you first need to properly engage them to make the most of their talent.

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With staff shortages a big issue in recent times, it’s important to keep your staff happy and motivated so they don’t walk out the door. One thing we’ve learnt during COVID is that working from home has been beneficial to a lot of employees. Many want to continue with that arrangement. But how do you do it well, so it’s a positive for the staff, the boss and the business? Workplace expert, Jo Alilovic discusses her six-step ‘REMOTE’ framework to support a thriving and distributed team.

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The bigger the project, the harder it can be to stay focused – but there are strategies to tackle procrastination. Productivity expert, Dermot Crowley, walks us through those exercises. He says learning how to reduce or eliminate distractions will help keep you focused. Dermot insists on having a plan, otherwise you might be tempted to react to whatever or whoever comes your way.

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Labor is facing some huge external economic challenges that will help to define the new government, according to Melbourne University economics professor Neville Norman. COVID lockdowns are now over, and the economy is recovering with healthy growth, but with the spectre of higher inflation and interest rates, as well as demands for wage increases, it’s a rocky road ahead for the Albanese government. And Neville Norman says investors need not worry about tax reform, because the ALP is gun-shy after losing last time.

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They said they wouldn’t, but we all knew they would. So, it didn’t come as a big surprise when the RBA announced its cash rate increase from 0.1% to 0.35%. Still low by historical standards, Greg Keady of APW Partners explains what the hike means to investments, including bonds, deposits, and property.

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Business leaders need to find better ways to influence others to navigate the world these days, but how?

Gone are the days of ‘hard power’ of command and control – it just doesn’t work in business. ‘Soft power’ of engaging and consulting is better, but takes time. Author Yamini Naidu says a powerful way to influence and inspire staff and customers is through story-telling, by grabbing emotion and connecting with the heart.

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Small business owners who haven’t yet gone digital are wasting more than a day in every week. That’s according to the Head of the Thryv business software company, Elise Balsillie. She says that although the thought of digitizing tasks is incredibly intimidating for some, even taking the first steps can save time and money. She says the trick is to do it in stages — starting off with your company’s biggest “pain points.”

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A little doubt can be a good thing, but too much can stop growth and cripple your business. Coach and keynote speaker, Terry Barridge says confidence comes from doing things you’re familiar with, but if you’re taken out of your comfort zone, do you lose all confidence? In a changing business environment, future leaders need to move out of their comfort zone more often and learn to handle their doubts. Terry has some tricks on how to battle the negative self-talk, build confidence and exorcise those doubt-driven demons.

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Differentiation is fundamental in an increasingly commoditised marketplace, insists consumer behaviour analyst Barry Urquhart. COVID has led consumers to be more socially isolated, which has resulted in more scrutiny of the choices available. You need positive cashflow to reinvest in marketing your product’s point-of-difference in order to succeed long-term.

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An increasing number of business owners are realising that a good workplace culture is important for business health and success. Problem is, they’re not sure what they can do to improve their company culture. To help is culture change specialist, Colin Ellis, who shares a whole range of ideas from his latest book, ‘Culture Hacks’.

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