Could a count-down to Christmas be just what your team needs to push to the finish line this year?
With Melbourne Cup behind us, and Christmas parties now starting, it’s easy to get caught up in the silly season and lose focus on the real finish line – a strong end to 2017 for your business. That is why it is the perfect time…
You don’t have to have all the answers
As a business owner – it’s easy to think you have to have a solution for every problem or roadblock your business encounters. We often forget we have an entire team around us, and it’s more than likely they’ll have a solution – we just have to ask….
It takes an adult to open the books
If there is one thing you can be sure of when you’re starting the Great Game of Business®, or implementing any open-book system, it’s that there will always be a level of confusion, fear, doubt, and ignorance when you first open your books. The process…
What’s the Pebble in Your Shoe?
We were recently asked to assist a client who was looking to drive certain behaviours within their team when it came to the learning experience they were trying to create, specifically, encouraging team members to “have a go” before asking for help. While not directly related…
3 Tips to increase your team’s productivity (without the use of time saving apps!)
We’ve all heard the claim that a happy worker is a hard worker – but now economists have proved it! In a study conducted by researchers at the University of Warwick, it was found that happiness made people 12% more productive – proving that our…
Happy or Engaged – what’s the difference?
Many managers make the mistake of thinking employee happiness and employee engagement are the same thing – but that would be like comparing apples to oranges. Why? Well you could be incredibly happy and satisfied each day at the office, but your mood and frame…
OBM – creating a workplace where ideas are heard, valued and encouraged
I’m privileged to work with a group of businesses where people come to work every day energised and ready to contribute not only to the success of the business, but to developing themselves and the rest of the team. Sharing a work space of five companies,…
What would your team say?
If you asked your team to describe your company culture – what would they say? We visited staff at O’Connells OBM, who have been recognised as one of the best companies in the world for work environment, to ask team members to describe their company culture….
The shocking truths about employee engagement
With only 24% of Australians engaged in their work – it’s costing the economy more than $50 billion per year. But pulling on company purse strings isn’t the only effect of a highly disengaged workforce. The infographic below reveals the stark difference between engaged and…
What are corporations for?
We couldn’t agree more with Seth Godin in his recent post “What are corporations for” – “The purpose of a company is to serve its customers. Its obligation is to not harm everyone else. And its opportunity is to enrich the lives of its employees.”…