Whilst being a female in the business world today is much easier than 30 or even 10 years ago, it’s still not perfect and is in no way equal. Females make up only 6.4% of high ranking leaders in larger Australian companies. I leadership mentor a number of female business leaders and it’s not always…
Here is Part 2 of my blog on how to save money in your business. In the first instalment on how to save money I talked about: • Having a budget • Ensuring your bookkeeping is up to date and accurate • Debt collecting • Reviewing your expenses • Assessing what software and apps…
Whilst we work hard in our businesses and can work to make more money, don’t forget about spending less, or more importantly, spending effectively and not wasting our money and other resources. Learn about business money saving tips. Here are a tonne of great, practical and realisable tips you can save real money in your…
Staff (let’s call them ‘team’) motivation is really important to any business who has human resources. The human resources component of some businesses can be massive, especially service-based businesses. Whether you’re a tradie, accountant or medical practice, you need to motivate your team in order to improve your business. Before I give you those…
A big part of business is communication. Whether that’s in your marketing, sales process, delivering the service, managing team or liaising with suppliers, we cannot underestimate the importance of good business communication. Here are some business communication tips I’d like to share with you 1. Telemarketing & phone calls The worst thing you…
When I’m business coaching clients and we’re talking about goals, I always ask what the ‘end game’ is (exit strategy). What does the person want to do at the end of the day? Is the objective to start or grow a business, to franchise, or sell, purely be a cash cow or perhaps be their…
Smart decision making is a whole area of challenge for many people and many business owners. Will I or Won’t I are so strong that we often simply decide to put that decision on hold, in other words, make no decision. Below I’ll go through some processes around good decision making and the following through…
In business, there are so many things that we are taking control of. There are also things that we cannot control. If you’ve ever done a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) Analysis, you will know that often the threats (which are external) are often the things we cannot control. The Serenity Prayer probably says it…
As an experienced business coach, I’ve seen many mistakes made when it comes to a business website. The blunders range from massive to not so big. Naturally, there are some great websites out there too. Let’s talk about what you should NOT be doing when it comes to your business website, and naturally what…
Google Reviews are gold for your business. In this blog, I’m going to cover everything from the importance of attaining Google Reviews, how to get them, how to deal with poor reviews (and good ones) and how to take those reviews to the next level in your marketing. Google Reviews – why they are…