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How to Make Good Decisions

Decisions we make are far more important than the work we do. The latter gets the job done; the former makes the difference to our future (success). So, making good decisions is critical to success This article looks at some…

Correcting Activity Statements

CORRECTING ACTIVITY STATEMENTS Correcting is not making an adjustment! Correcting an error or mistake is about fixing an amount that was incorrect when lodged, typically due to transposition error, misclassification or double counting. Adjustments are to items that were correct at the…

FWO Challenges Payments to Contractors

The Fair Work Ombudsman recently instigated court action which challenged whether the worker was a Contractor or an Employee – FWO believe they are employees and the persons were underpaid. A purchaser should ensure they are paying enough A developing…

Create a People Plan

A high performing team of people is crucial to running a successful business … to achieve results and to enjoy the journey. Creating and following a plan to gather them is therefore necessary. The steps below may or may not…

Two Requirements for a Decision

This is a brief but very important piece of advice for making important decisions. There are two parts in making any decision… the feeling you have inside (your senses) and the thoughts you have (your brain). Until they both align,…

How to Work with Gen Y 9

There are around 4 million Gen Y’s (born between 1980 and 1994) in Australia making up around 20% of the population … How to work with Gen Y’s is therefore of critical importance. Discussion of this topic is right up there for…

Why Good People Leave

There is little point going to a lot of effort to source and appoint quality people only to lose them. This is a brief look at why good people leave businesses. Lack of confidence and belief in the people above…