Competence is either conscious or unconscious. The difference matters and should to be understood to maximize performance. There are some people who are conscious of what makes them competent in whatever area of expertise we are looking at, and there…
Are Your ABNs Active and Up To Date? To maintain accurate data, the Australian Business Register (ABR) periodically checks its records for Australian business numbers (ABNs), and automatically cancels those that appear inactive. The ABR checks are happening throughout 2018.…
What to do when the ATO says there is a problem The ATO Validates your STP file and data submission at a number of levels. Some of the tests include: File header information Is the file in the right format?…
How do you feel about the meetings you attend or run in your organisation? Are they highly effective, satisfactory, poor or somewhere in between? The probable answer is that they vary from meeting to meeting. The cost of holding ineffective…
I’ve seen too many business plans that don’t work .. not because they lack quality but because they don’t get implemented. Sometimes they are just too long to revisit frequently or are loaded with commentary rather than action, or they…
Fair work has long acknowledged that record keeping can be quite involved and tedious, but it has been acknowledged by the courts that record-keeping is the “bedrock of compliance with the Fair Work Act and the minimum standards under a…
One significant driver of the performance of people is the breadth and depth of the connections they have with the organisation whether it be a business, sporting group or association. Businesses, for example, have long regarded staff satisfaction as a…
There are many aspects of our existence and environment that tire with age. We buy some things and rationally cope with the fact that they grow old and will need to be replaced.Think of your motor vehicle. Think of your…
Success is based on the achievement of 6 things: Peace of Mind (freedom from anger, guilt and fear); High levels of health & energy; Loving relationships; Financial freedom (not worrying about money); Having worthy goals (goals the person believes are…