ACCC Fine to RedBalloon

ACCC Fine to RedBalloon

What do I need to do to stop embarrassing myself? I’m busy finding customers and being relentless. My poor family and friends wonder when I will stop asking for leads, opportunities and ideas on how I can grow my businesses. This relentless approach has worked for me,...

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Workplace culture: becoming the best

Workplace culture: becoming the best

What it takes to become a best place to work The proof is in the planning It takes a plan to be the best. Being the best doesn’t just ‘happen’ and Wavelength understands this. Wavelength, Australia’s largest medical recruitment agency, is in the Top...

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High Performance Cultures

High Performance Cultures

Culture is worth the investment It has been a while since I have worked in a big business and I am often asked for career advice on how to get ahead. I have been a leader of people for a long time — not always getting it right. But luckily… more often than not...

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Onboarding Employees

Onboarding Employees

Hiring employees is a dating game The first days and weeks is a nervous time for both employer and employee. At The Big Red Group, we have a rigorous recruitment process to ensure our newest members are a great cultural fit for us and share our values. However, once...

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Step into Steptember

Step into Steptember

Do you do the average of 3,000 steps a day? If you are the average office worker in Australia you will be moving, approximately, 3,000 steps a day… and you’re likely to be seated for more than 2 hours at a time. 3,000 steps might sound like a big number,...

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Hiring quality employees

Hiring quality employees

Do you know anyone who needs a job? As season three of Shark Tank inches closer to a screen near you, it is worth reflecting on the ‘story’ of each Shark. I suggest that one of the reasons we were chosen was our ability to empathise greatly with those pitching, as we...

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"Inspiring the business world"

"Inspiring the business world"

When I was approached by The CEO magazine, to be the feature story in the September edition, my initial reaction was – ‘but I’m not a CEO!’ (Nick Baker has been the RedBalloon CEO for some years now.) Whilst I am an executive director at...

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