Feel Great Happiness is fun and it feels good. Waking up each morning feeling excited to discover what the day holds – going to bed satisfied that it was a great day – feeling gratitude for what ever the day presented. Having truly been aware of those around you....
Lessons For Sustainable Growth I had the delight of my colleague Jemma (Redii GM) sharing with me her insights from the former CEO of McDonalds Australia, Peter Ritchie, who started back in 1973 as McDonald’s Australia’s first ever employee and the first employee...
Wisdom From Richard Branson Richard Branson has been in town this week… and I was interested to learn his insights into the importance he places on the people working for the Virgin brands. This was the first question asked at the Business Chicks breakfast on Monday:...
What To Wear To Work I was reading an article recently in HR Daily about what to wear to work. Kind of interesting that it is a topic of discussion in an HR publication. My first job when I graduated from university, as a naive young graduate (1984) was with IBM (in...
How To Deal With Bad Apples In the last few posts, I have been talking about what it takes to be a Great Place to Work. It’s all about trust and purpose. One of the questions I had recently at a speaking engagement is very relevant ‘What if you have a rotten apple...
How To Be A Breakthrough Company I’m just back from a holiday break with the family. It was great to rest and rejuvenate… to take in a few experiences too. Jet Ski Ocean Adventure – I’d never been on a jet ski before – the kids loved it! Also had fantastic fun...
Management Revolution I received the email below yesterday, just after RedBalloon for Corporate hosted a Webinar on Employee Engagement for 250 people. I didn’t receive the email until after the event. But I assume that this person was commenting on the session...
In troubled times business must do more with less. There may be fewer people in your business, fewer customers, less capital, less cash…. But one thing you do want less of is people ‘Chucking a Sicky’ As a result, there some simple options available to...
