There are two schools of thought on the business case for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Advocates make a strong case citing increased positive brand awareness, stronger employee engagement and increased community and environmental support. The naysayers believe that the... read more
Small business is a vital commodity in preserving Australian livelihood. It is important to recognise and reward the contribution of small businesses to both local communities in generating employment for millions of Australians, as well to the national economy.... read more
This week Fortune Magazine released its list of 50 Most Powerful Women for 2010. I haven’t been through the whole list but did wonder what that Top 50 List for Australia might look like. Why aren’t more women in leadership... read more
Marketing without measurements can be a great way to waste money. It’s not, however, as difficult as you may think, to put in place some simple ways to know whether your efforts are bringing in good rewards. When you... read more
Premium Members are invited to attend the next quarterly Entrepreneurs’ Roundtable. This facilitated session is an opportunity for women to address and discuss business issues and to focus the direction of their business development. The Entrepreneurs’ Roundtables are facilitated... read more
Karina Santolin and Bruce Whiting have participated in the Australian Businesswomen’s Network’s MentorNet Program. For more information on mentoring, please click here. The Mentoree: Karina Santolin, Skeda Why did you become a mentoree? My decision to become a mentoree... read more
It’s now been a few months since I launched my new parenting website – I’m now seeing website traffic increase, more activity on the site and getting more requests to run workshops – but I’m also seeing much more... read more
A close friend recently took up horse-riding again after 25 years out of the saddle and bought a chestnut gelding named “Thumper”. And thump she did when she lost her balance and hit the ground within the first week.... read more
As I said in the intro to my last post I’ve been ‘in business’ for fifteen years now… and during those years I have learned a lot!!! Bu,t I’m still surprised when I hear business ‘myths’ that were around... read more
Just as poor performers can drain valuable time, energy and money from your business, top performers can add all of these things in spades. Keeping these employees challenged, motivated, happy, committed and loyal to your company for as long... read more
How much of the bottom line of your business is affected by the customer experiences your staff is providing? Every organisation is only as good as each member of its staff. As a business owner or leader, are you... read more
“What gets measured gets managed.” Although this is embraced without question, lots of business owners are slow to understand its criticality when it comes to effective and sustainable business. There are many reasons why this is the case, but I suspect... read more
