How I Work

With just $12,000 borrowed from her boyfriend’s father, Adore Beauty founder Kate Morris started Australia’s first beauty e-commerce site in 1999.

Adore Beauty has expanded its offer to more than 200 brands and 13,000 products, earning Kate the Business Innovation Award for Victoria at the Telstra Business Women’s Awards in 2014, and an induction into the Australian Businesswomen’s Network Hall of Fame in 2015.

Adore Beauty floated on the Australian Stock Exchange in 2020 for a reputed $600 million price tag.

But how has Morrish achieved such growth? How does she structure her time, her business operations, and even her daily beauty routine for maximum effectiveness?

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Kate’s beauty products: 

SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic Serum

https://www.adorebeauty.com.au/skinceuticals/skinceuticals-c-e-ferulic-serum.html

Ultra Violette Supreme Screen

https://www.adorebeauty.com.au/ultra-violette/ultra-violette-supreme-screen-spf-50-50ml.html?queryID=973585

asap gentle cleansing gel

https://www.adorebeauty.com.au/asap/asap-gentle-cleansing-gel-200ml.html

Dermalist Ultra Hydrating Lactic Cleanser

https://www.adorebeauty.com.au/dermalist/dermalist-ultra-hydrating-lactic-cleanser-200ml.html?queryID=1050597

Sodashi Clay Cleanser With Lavender

https://www.adorebeauty.com.au/sodashi/sodashi-clay-cleanser-with-lavender.html?queryID=439143

SkinCeuticals Hyaluronic Acid Intensifier

https://www.adorebeauty.com.au/skinceuticals/skinceuticals-hyaluronic-acid-intensifier.html?queryID=957961

PCA Skin Hyaluronic Acid Boosting Serum

https://www.adorebeauty.com.au/pca-skin/pca-skin-hyaluronic-acid-boosting-serum-28g.html?queryID=909143

Clarins Instant Light Brush-On Perfector

https://www.adorebeauty.com.au/clarins/clarins-instant-light-brush-on-perfector-new.html

MAKE UP FOR EVER ULTRA HD CONCEALER

https://www.adorebeauty.com.au/make-up-for-ever/make-up-for-ever-ultra-hd-concealer-27.html?queryID=964867

MAKE UP FOR EVER Ultra HD Blush

https://www.adorebeauty.com.au/make-up-for-ever/make-up-for-ever-ultra-hd-blush-refill.html?queryID=977785

Aspect Probiotic Mask

https://www.adorebeauty.com.au/aspect/aspect-probiotic-sleep-mask-118ml.html?queryID=1014659

Sodashi Brightening Marine Mineral Mask

https://www.adorebeauty.com.au/sodashi/sodashi-brightening-mineral-mask.html?queryID=439167

SK-II Facial Treatment Mask

https://www.adorebeauty.com.au/sk-ii/sk-ii-treatment-mask-6-piece.html?queryID=20459

CREDITS

Produced by Inventium

Host: Amantha Imber

Production Support from Deadset Studios

Episode Producer: Jenna Koda

Sound Engineer: Martin Imber

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My favourite tip from my chat with global innovation thought leader Scott D Anthony was on his new rituals for Deep and Shallow work.

This extract is from my second time having Scott on the show - you can check out the full interview here.

And check out my first interview with Scott here.

Get your copy of Scott’s latest book Eat, Sleep Innovate and check out the book's companion website here. Check out Scott’s firm Innosight. And connect with Scott on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Subscribe to my new podcast How To Date in Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

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Even before we fled our workplaces amid the Covid pandemic to set up at home, Job van der Voort was convinced that remote working was the future.

He’s the CEO of Remote (and the former VP of Product for GitLab), which assists other companies to set their employees up, which he says allows them to live a better life. 

But it’s not as easy as just letting some of your employees work from home. Job says the key to running a remote team is to intentionally create moments for connection and bonding.

Remote’s philosophy is the easier it is to start doing work, the easier it is to do your work. Home offices should be built for comfort, efficiency, and reliability. “The better your set-up is around these kinds of things, the more data you can transmit between each other.”

Job’s office set up:

• Camera Sony a640000
• Automating actions through a Elgato Stream Deck
• Keyboard Ergodox EZ
• Lighting Philips Hue spotlights
• Microphones Electoral Force RE20 or  Audio Technica ATR2100 (more affordable)
• Headphones Bayerdynamic DT 1990
• Mouse Logitech MX Master 3 and a Magic Trackpad
• Chair Herman Miller Aeron.

For a detailed look at his office: https://remote.com/blog/maximum-productivity-home-office

You can connect with Job on Twitter and Linkedin and the Remote website - remote.com

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Want to complete tasks quicker and fit more into your day?

Productivity nerd Ashutosh Priyadarshy says effective and productive behaviour comes from setting a goal for your time. He’s the founder of productivity software company Sunsama, the makers of a daily planner tool that helps you plan out a focused work day by pulling together your tasks from all of your tools.

During the early days building Sunsama software, Ashutosh set a 1.5-day turn around from demo to delivery. This forced the team to find creative solutions which allowed them to more rapidly ship iterations of their product. 

You can find the full interview here: Ashutosh Priyadarshy on how he deliberately removes bulls@*t from his diary

Find out more about Ashutosh at Twitter or email [email protected]

Check out Sunsama here.

Subscribe to my new podcast How To Date in Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

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In March 2020, Simon Griffiths was watching as toilet paper sold out across Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. Even as the CEO of toilet paper innovators Who Gives A Crap, he never imagined the same thing was about to happen in Australia, UK and the US. 

But on March 4th, things took a dramatic turn. As the great toilet paper wars broke out across supermarket aisles, sales rose by 30-40%. Who Gives A Crap sold out, with half a million buyers on their waitlist. 

The challenge excited Simon Griffiths, and over an eight week period the company pushed its systems to the absolute limit. 

So how did Griffiths keep his team motivated? Who Gives A Crap donates 50% of profits towards building toilets and providing sanitation to those in need, so Simon and his team knew this was their moment to shine. Having a purpose at the heart of the company propelled the team into action. 

As a remote-first organisation, Griffiths says focusing on autonomy, mastery and purpose, combined with clear goal-setting, can motivate a team to tackle anything.

Simon Griffith’s recommended reading: 

- The Lean Startup

Amantha’s recommended reading:

- Measure What Matters

Podcasts he listens to: 

- The Journal by the Wall Street Journal 

- How I Built This

- 20VC

And Amantha’s current favourite podcast:

- Pivot

You can connect with Simon on Twitter and Linkedin and the Who Give’s A Crap website - whogivesacrap.org

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Want to transform your day by creating a more resilient and positive mindset?

Engineer, athlete and burns survivor Turia Pitt has quick gratitude techniques that offer an easy way to take control so you’re not at the mercy of a bad mood. 

In the morning, think of three things you are grateful for. It’s that simple.

For Turia, she likes to think about her son, or how nicely her new surfboard rides.

You can find the full interview here: Turia Pitt’s Next Tuesday rule, hacks for dramatically improving self-talk, and how to be useful when someone is going through a rough time

Connect with Turia: Turiapitt.com/letter

Subscribe to my new podcast How To Date in Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co

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What would you do if your boss suggested that you cut your working hours down to just four normal length days but said to you, I'll still pay you for five? Would you pinch yourself to check you weren't dreaming? Well this is what happened last April at Inventium. Our CEO, Michelle Le Poidevin, suggested to the team that we should try out the Four Day week. This lead to us running a six-month experiment where the team all worked four days per week and had Friday off. As a participant in this experiment, I can tell you it was bloody awesome. And today, we are going to learn exactly why Mish even suggested this idea and how she manages to be a CEO in just four normal length working days a week.

Now you might have heard my chat with Inventium's Head of Learning, Charlotte Rush, last week where we got into the nitty gritty details of how our four day week experiment worked, what we measured and we also addressed what some of the skeptics might be thinking. So go back and listen to that show if you're keen to go deep into the four day week concept.

In my chat with Mish today, we talk about how on earth do you lead a business where people only work four days but we pay them for five, how we balance the need to collaborate with also working super efficiently, and what the biggest challenges have been in making the four day week work.

Connect with Mish on Linkedin and at [email protected]

Visit https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at [email protected]

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co

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My favourite tip from my chat with Coca-Cola Amatil's Managing Director Alison Watkins was on how to receive negative feedback.

You can find the full interview here: Coca-Cola Amatil’s Group Managing Director Alison Watkins on why doing great work isn’t enough to get ahead in your career

Connect with Alison on LinkedIn.

Subscribe to my new podcast How To Date in Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co

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Imagine it's 6am on a Friday morning. You wake up, about to get ready for work, but then you remember - you don't have to go to work. Instead, you have a blissful three day weekend ahead. Now imagine that you get to experience this feeling every single Friday morning. Yet, you're still on a full-time salary.

This is what life is now like at my consultancy Inventium. Back in July last year, we ran an experiment to see if we could improve our productivity and fit our work into four normal, eight-hour days - yet still get paid for five. Seven months on, the experiment has been a huge success. And on today's episode, and also on next Thursday's episode, I'm unpacking how on earth we have managed to make this work.

On today's show, I speak to Inventium's Head of Learning and Organisational Psychologist Charlotte Rush. Char lead Inventium's approach to implementing the four day work week. Inventium is definitely not the first company to do this, and we are still one of only a handful globally. So how did this idea for having a four day week even come up? How did we make it happen? And how did Char manage to fit all her work into just four days? We cover all these questions and more. And on next week's show, I'll be speaking to Inventium's CEO to uncover how you run a business when staff only work four standard days yet we pay them for five.

Check out:

• Four Day Week pioneer Andrew Barnes on How I Work
• Peakon (employee engagement software)
• Inbox when ready (software to help with batch checking your email.

Visit https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at [email protected]

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co

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My favourite tip from my chat with SEEK's Managing Director, Kendra Banks, was on how her executive team make their biggest decisions.

You can find the full interview here: Managing Director of SEEK, Kendra Banks, on how her leadership team make their most important decisions

Connect with Kendra at [email protected] and on Linkedin.

Subscribe to my new podcast How To Date in Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co

Visit https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

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