8 Must-Follow Etiquette Rules in the Workplace
You may be new to the workforce and wondering how you should behave in an office setting in Australia. You may have been in the workforce for a long time and recently noticed an odd behaviour…
How to Fire an Employee
Before I get into my own very personal view and experience in this article there is an important disclaimer to identify. Wherever you are geographically located there will be legislation and processes governing the technicalities of…
How to Know When It’s Time to Hire Someone
This can be a tough step for a business owner and that is particularly so the first time you have to make the decision. Most of us at some point, when employed by someone, have had…
8 Tips to Work More Efficiently & Increase Productivity
Do you ever wonder how your colleague that has the same amount or even more work than you manages to finish everything before you everyday? All this time, you’ve put it down to your assumptions that…
How to Know When It is Time to Leave Your Job
So, you’ve found yourself in a space where you are wondering whether it is time to find another job or if you are just going through a rough patch at work. Things started off well when…
How to Keep Calm Before a Big Meeting
Do you tend to resonate with Eminem’s lyrics in “Lose Yourself” before big, important meetings? “His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy There’s vomit on his sweater already, mom’s spaghetti He’s nervous, but on…
How to Identify and Manage Workplace Bullying
We all thought that bullying is only relevant in high school, and that any bullying behaviour suddenly stops once you enter the adult world. Well, we may have given humans a bit too much credit, because…
How to Become Irreplaceable at Work
Every ambitious professional dreams of becoming this powerful, knowledgeable, well-rounded and well-liked employee that the thought of their potential departure would make their employers weak at the knees. A lot of professionals already think they are,…
How to Avoid Unpaid Overtime
Annual surveys done by The Australia Institute on the work-life balance of Australian workers, as part of their ‘Go Home on Time’ initiative, shed light on some disturbing work hour trends. Below are some summary points…
How to Avoid Fatigue at Work
Let’s face it – living the 9-to-5 lifestyle can get draining and tiring from time to time. You wake up between 6AM and 7AM, get to work by 8:45AM after sitting in peak hour traffic for…
Finding the Social Balance with Colleagues
It can be tricky to find the perfect balance between professional and social relationships with colleagues. Should you treat everyone equally in a strictly professional way and tell them you don’t add co-workers on Facebook because…
Why is the Company Culture Important?
“Culture” is a big word in the Australian workforce. Whether you’re a business owner with several staff that work for you or a manager looking after a small team, or even a CEO of a company…
10 Signs Your Boss Doesn’t Appreciate You
Everyone, at least once in their professional lifetime thus far, probably has had an employer, boss or general work environment that made them question their own value as an employee. I find that most people are…
