The importance of defining and maintaining a solid company culture

Whether you like it or not, your company has a culture. Culture takes place wherever more than one person is present in a business. As your business grows, the culture is set by the way the entire group does things rather than the way an individual does things. When did you last stop to think about the importance of your company culture? This learning covers the importance of defining and maintaining a solid company culture.

How to make yourself findable online

With many recruiters and hiring managers searching and approaching candidates directly about opportunities, the first step for job seekers is to ensure they will be found online.

Perfecting the art of transparent communication and collaboration

You will never be accused of over communicating. Rest assured, nobody will resign from your organisation because they felt you told them too much! The danger in only telling half the story though, is that employees will fill in the gaps and create their own scenario in their head. That’s a downward spiral in the making and will often result in the wrong people exiting the business. Check out our hellomonday post on perfecting the art of transparent communication and collaboration.

The 6 hats of critical thinking and how to use them

The critical thinking process can be complex and may be confusing. One of the proven successful methods to organize both group and individual thinking is the six thinking hats, also known as De Bono’s six thinking hats. The method has been first introduced in 1985 by Edward De Bono in a book with the same name.

Set SMART Goals

Setting SMART goals is an effective way to stay focused and achieve your desired outcomes.

Flying Solo

Flying Solo is a source of information, advice and inspiration for Australian business owners.

Why it’s important to create a values-based workplace culture

What are your company values? Perhaps as an organisation you place an emphasis on honesty, trust, respect, independence, customer orientation, and accountability? Regardless of the values you identify as being unique for your business, you need to be able to clearly articulate what the values really mean in practice.