Employees: what’s your return on investment? It was long ago that I learned in reading Good to Great by Jim Collins that shared values creates team and in my experience, that creates a culture of performance. I find if I’m not sure on how to act regarding a...
Leadership Insights from Julie Bishop Who would have thought that Julie Bishop would experience unconscious bias in her workplace — yet she recently described her time in Tony Abbott’s cabinet as “lonely”. One could imagine that sitting in a cabinet meeting full of...
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...
Painted Picture: The Future is Bright August in our community is all about the Painted Picture. Creating a vision for your life and your business is not simply whimsy. By envisioning your future and working on your painted picture document, you can shine some serious...
How to Advertise on Facebook I hosted a Facebook Live this week with Ben Simkin who joined me as a Brains Trust on a topic that is – or should be – front of mind for many business owners: Facebook Marketing. Ben Simkin, founder of BusinessNET and Facebook...
The upside of having a parent who’s not there Mother’s Day last weekend made me ponder the concept of a meaningful contribution at work: how my mother contributed to who I am, how I contribute to my own children and also how I contribute to my business and...
Keep it moving forward As business morphs at the speed at light and technology and artificial intelligence gain complexity before our very eyes, we as business owners are being pulled in several directions. Combine that demanding pull with the very prevalent rise of...
TV Week Logies 2017 Last night at the Logies I watched on as Kerri-Anne Kennerley was inducted into the TV Week Logies Hall of Fame. In her address she spoke to her success at longevity in the media business, which I believe actually spans all industries. She quoted...
