Helping small businesses on the Sunshine Coast to fulfill their true potential
By BMN
Bill Campbell — who garnered the name “The Coach” for the sage advice and counsel he gave numerous tech leaders from Apple’s Steve Jobs to Google’s Larry Page to Amazon’s Jeff Bezos — died in April after a long battle with cancer. The following article sheds light on why he was such a valuable coach: http://www.businessinsider.com.au/bill-campbells-leadership-advice-2016-4?r=US&IR=T
This article was suggested by our mentor Michael Weston
By BMN
Most of us know how physically and emotionally draining, over time, very high workloads can be. Many of us scrape through to our holidays, where we fall into a heap, before recovering for the next round. Read the following article by Ken Warren* to find out how we can manage a crazy workload and still hang onto our sanity: http://positivepeoplesolutions.com.au/busy_at_work.html
This article was suggested by our mentor Rachel Montague-Thompson
*Ken Warren BA, M Soc Sc, CSP is a Relationships Specialist who helps teams to perform at their very best. Through his enjoyable and interactive speaking programs, Ken will help your people to build even stronger, more positive and productive teams; work more easily with difficult colleagues and clients; and enhance their resilience and well-being at work. Check out all of his free resources through his website www.positivepeoplesolutions.com.au
By BMN
Read about Michel Hogan’s experience that completely changed the opinion she had of a particular company here: http://www.smartcompany.com.au/marketing/47964-one-bad-policy-can-destroy-a-brand.html
This article was suggested by our mentor Stephen Lovegrove
By BMN
If you want to be a leader whom people follow with absolute conviction, you have to be a likeable leader. Tyrants and curmudgeons with brilliant vision can command a reluctant following for a time, but it never lasts. They burn people out before they ever get to see what anyone is truly capable of.
The following article describes 10 key behaviours that emotionally intelligent leaders engage in that make them so likeable: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/essential-habits-ultra-likeable-leaders-dr-travis-bradberry
This article was suggested by our mentor Julie Piper
By BMN
When your business needs to put on staff, you will need to consider what roles employees will fill, and the skills they will need to bring to the table. As an employer, you will need to also consider the level of pay and other costs involved, as well as employment conditions, including physically accommodating the person coming on board (desk, chair, workstation or space in the workshop for example).
Read the following article for some useful information and document templates to help you in the process of hiring staff: http://www.taxpayer.com.au/article/10224/Hiring-your-staffing-options
This article was suggested by our mentor John Spence-Thomas