If your side hustle is picking up pace, it may be time to consider digitising some aspects of your business to allow you to focus on the important stuff. But where to begin? Business digital trainer and author of Australia’s 2021 business book of the year, The End of Technophobia, Tracy Sheen shares five important… Read more »
Does your business foster a culture of innovation and ideas-sharing? It could mean the difference between your business stagnating or achieving real growth, writes Ryan Williams, Playford Professor of Business Growth at the Australian Centre for Business Growth. So many people I’ve worked with over the years don’t see themselves as innovators. Many doubt their ideas,… Read more »
As remote and hybrid teams become the norm, digital technologies are transforming how we work, collaborate and connect. If your teams use Microsoft 365, like many do, there’s one question worth asking: Are you making the most of what you’ve got? It’s 9am and one of your employees can’t log into Excel to update a… Read more »
Knowing the basics of backing up your small business tech can save you time, headaches and financial woes – and it all comes down to the ‘3, 2, 1’ rule, writes The IT Lady‘s Louise Ridlen. I’ve been helping people with their computers for many years and I’ve witnessed some truly traumatic incidents of lost… Read more »
In the initial stages of the pandemic, short-term continuity was the goal for many small and medium businesses. Two years later, businesses are having to acknowledge that things are never going to just snap back. People have changed and expectations have changed, permanently, writes Bill Zeng, Senior Director, APAC, Poly. Getting staff ‘back in the… Read more »
With approximately 20 per cent of small to medium sized enterprises not engaged with digital tools in any form, there’s a large chunk of Aussie small businesses missing out on the valuable insights customer data can bring their business. Dave Scheine, Podium’s Country Manager Australia shares five top reasons to get on the data train.… Read more »
We all put off the things we don’t enjoy from time to time, but inevitably – and for business owners in particular – procrastinating will only lead to even more stress. Leading international motivational speaker and authority on productivity in the workplace, Chelsea Pottenger, explains why we procrastinate and shares her top tips on how… Read more »
One of the biggest attractions to working for yourself is the opportunity to implement a flexible work schedule that suits the rest of your lifestyle. Plenty of business owners happily identify as a ‘night owl’, but bestselling author and founder of Time Stylers, Kate Christie asks, are you really working at the time of day… Read more »
Jumping on the digital train can feel confusing and downright overwhelming for many small business owners. But an amazing resource to help you make sound digital decisions is right at your fingertips, in your bookkeeper or accountant, writes Xero partner and founder of My Bookkeeping Coach, Kimberley Rodney. Since the pandemic’s arrival, we’ve seen a… Read more »
You don’t have to be a technical whiz to build a great app for your business, you just need to learn from these mistakes, writes Taryn Williams, CEO and founder of theright.fit and WINK Models. Every entrepreneur wishes they could go back and do things differently at some point in their working lives. For me, it’s… Read more »
It’s all about productivity, motivation and reducing distractions.
As remote work becomes the norm for many employees, some leaders are falling into the trap of micromanaging employees, a practice which ultimately drives down engagement, motivation, productivity and trust. Don’t despair; you can still stop yourself with these actions, writes Daniel Sanchez-Reina, VP Analyst at Gartner. Whether they admit it or not, micromanagers usually… Read more »
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