Business Essentials

It’s been a tumultuous two years for business across the country, and even now things don’t seem to want to settle. The uncertainty in the market, including staff shortages, supply issues, rising prices, and the twists and turns of COVID, have made it increasingly difficult for businesses to cope. So, where to from here? For guidance, we hear from leading corporate psychologist and Managing Director of Barrington Centre, Rhonda Andrews.

FREE WEBINAR

COVID MERRY-GO-ROUND: SEARCHING FOR BUSINESS WINS!

A panel of industry experts discuss both the challenges for business and how to address them from the perspective of people, business and health.

The panel discussion will be introduced by Neville Norman, Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne.

DATE: Tuesday, 8 March 2022
TIME: 0730 – 0830
PANELISTS:
- Dr Catherine Kelaher - Principal Medical Advisor, Office of Health Protection, Australian Government Department of Health, ACT
- Rhonda Andrews, Managing Director and Principal Psychologist, Barrington Centre
- John Di Natale, Mentor, Keynote Speaker, Coach and Author

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Yes, we’re time poor, we’re really just trying to get through the day, so the idea of networking with peers might not sound overly enticing. But the investment could save you so much time down the track. Nick Jonsson, Co-Founder and MD of Asia’s number one Executive Peer Network. EGN Singapore, offers five benefits from investing in peer networks.

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Google processes billions of searches every day. So, how does your website stand out and ultimately reach the top of the search results page? Leigh Hanney, SEO and Analytics Specialist and the Founder of DataCraft Digitial, says it’s a slow burn but there are a myriad of ways to reach people who are searching for the content, products and service you offer.

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With economic figures looking little more than tragic at the moment, Melbourne University Economics professor Neville Norman explains what businesses should watch out for in 2022, and throws in some good advice he’s gleaned from working with larger enterprises. He says sound strategies for all contingencies are a wise and inexpensive exercise to undertake. And he says while we should all watch out for rising interest rates and any COVID developments, he believes a change in government at the upcoming election would make little difference to the world of business in the short term at least.

FREE WEBINAR

COVID MERRY-GO-ROUND: SEARCHING FOR BUSINESS WINS!

A panel of industry experts discuss both the challenges for business and how to address them from the perspective of people, business and health.

The panel discussion will be introduced by Neville Norman, Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne.

DATE: Tuesday, 8 March 2022
TIME: 0730 – 0830
PANELISTS:
- Dr Catherine Kelaher - Principal Medical Advisor, Office of Health Protection, Australian Government Department of Health, ACT
- Rhonda Andrews, Managing Director and Principal Psychologist, Barrington Centre
- John Di Natale, Mentor, Keynote Speaker, Coach and Author

Register for the free webinar at:
COVID merry-go-round: Searching for Business wins! Tickets, Tue 08/03/2022 at 7:30 am | Eventbrite

 

Business Essentials Daily is produced by:

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To be a better and more productive team member, don't get distracted and don't disrupt others around you. That’s advice from Dermot Crowley, author of ‘Smart Teams: How to work better together.’ Two disruptive patterns we all create at work are emails and meetings. Dermot asks, do you really need to copy someone on a message who doesn’t need it? And, must you always drag someone into a meeting who doesn’t need to be there?

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SEM or Search Engine Marketing is paid or pay per click ads, the ones that appear at the top of search engine results pages and drive visitor action and engagement. Leigh Hanney, an SEO and Analytics Specialist and the Founder of DataCraft Digital, is a huge advocate of SEM and he outlines five ways that business owners can build an SEM strategy.

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Are you and your staff slowly heading back to the office? (COVID restrictions permitting, of course!) It’s not easy to manage. Not everyone’s as enthusiastic about it as you might be, so don’t be surprised if your request is greeted with a “Thanks but no thanks, Boss - I’ll see you on zoom!”. Leading demographer Mark McCrindle has been researching the latest on who wants to work where, and why, and in the mix of it all there are leadership lessons for us all.

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It can indeed be lonely at the top with executive loneliness being a very real issue. Exacerbated by the pandemic, executive stress can lead to some very serious consequences. Nick Jonsson is the co-founder and MD of EGN Singapore, Asia’s number one Executive Peer Network. He’s also the best-selling author of ‘Executive Loneliness’, a book he wrote after going through his own challenging period of anxiety and depression, revealing insights about executive-level stress and how he found his way through it.

 

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If your team isn’t performing as best as it should, perhaps the reason is you. The ingredients to building a successful team comes down to the boss’s accountability, ownership and leading by example. That’s according to Karen Gately, CEO of Corporate Dojo, who offers a six-step solution for leaders to effectively influence the success of their team.

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What's your story? Every business has one, and it will help you better connect with potential customers by telling it. Sales expert Colin Pearce says storytelling works if you want to build brand value. Stories move people and they’re a wonderful way to create memorable experiences about your business which will build loyalty and keep your customers coming back.

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