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…
Leadership can be described as “a process in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task ”. Leadership is one of the most important ingredients of success in anything. When…
To many people, success does not come naturally … so behaviours must be engaged by decision, design and self-discipline. Not just by what we ‘feel’ like doing. Life is clearly not so easy that all we must do is wake…
A business operator has been jailed as a result of the Fair Work Ombudsman’s first contempt-of-court action. On Thursday, May 10, the Federal Circuit Court sentenced Leigh Alan Jorgensen – the owner-operator of a Cairns company trading as Trek North…
Mission – Vision – Values… many businesses have done all that to death, but to what avail? The net benefit of all the meetings to agree on the words, the diagrams, the laminated summaries put up around the business and…
Every business must have a high-level decision-making body in place to plot its future success, even very small businesses. For businesses that do have a Board in place, a Board of Management, a Board of Advice or a Senior Management…
WHAT’S DRIVING YOUR BUSINESS? It’s absolutely necessary to ensure that the forces driving your business are the ‘right’ forces. So it’s necessary to step back and objectively analyse what’s at play. Some forces should NOT be allowed to drive a business…
