Five lessons on working with purpose This is the first time in a year that I have had no internet. I struggled with it at first, but the time ‘unplugged’ has proven to be most valuable. I brought one book along on this trip – Inspired Inc (which I consumed with...
Things to Do in Sydney There are so many things to do in Sydney – and I feel very lucky that I have done many of them. I have put together a range of activities (by state) but here are a few of my selected experiences for this summer. Like Sydney Harbour Water...
Steptember is an experience at work That time of the year is upon us again and the Big Red Group is about to launch into Steptember 2018. Let me ask you — do you track your steps daily? You might be surprised to learn how little you actually walk, especially if you’re...
Why we took the BRG to Uluru ‘Company offsites’, ‘kick-off meetings’ and ‘sales incentive trips’ have long been part of the business landscape. Getting people together, talking about the future, educating, inspiring and creating alignment. It’s easy when you only have...
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...
Shark Tank Season Three Episode 7 Up this week in the Tank we have… Cardly Patrick and Tom from Cardly have created a business of personalised cards printed on demand around the world by simulating hand writing and curating artists designs. The model is scalable...
Sarah Harris from Studio 10 visits The BRG At The Big Red Group (BRG) we encourage employee engagement in many ways, however one of those ways is through hosting Lunch n Learns. These are lunchtime talks where we invite people that we respect into our workplace,...
Five lessons from my visit to the Facebook Campus It is no coincidence that as you enter 1 Hacker Way — Facebook global headquarters — it feels like Disneyland… literally. In 2009 when Facebook purchased the site in Menlo Park from Sun Microsystems (they reversed the...
