What do you suck at?
Many businesses are being held back because their owners either can't, or won't, identify what they are bad at. That's according to Dan Williams, Asia Pacific Business Coach for EOS Worldwide, a global network of business coaches. Dan says it is crucial for business owners to identify what they "su…
What's wrong with Blue Ocean strategy?
Several years ago the corporate world was going crazy over the latest business fad of Blue Ocean Strategy. The book of the same name won a slew of awards and sold millions of copies worldwide. The concept was simple: try to capture "blue oceans" of unexplored new markets. Like many theories, it jus…
Shaping workplace culture
Workplace culture is fundamental to the success of your business. If your people aren’t happy, the productivity and profits of your business are greatly impacted. Corporate mental health advisor, Kerry Howard, addresses the issue in her book, ‘How to heal a workplace culture: tackle trauma, foster …
Productivity has fallen across Australia – has yours?
Workplace productivity has taken a dive in the last couple of years. In fact, it dropped 3.7% in 2022-23, according to Australia’s Productivity Commission. Productivity in the workplace involves effectively leveraging resources to deliver outcomes. So how do you do that? HR consultant Karen Gately …
A fresh approach to leading sales teams
Traditional sales skills may not be sufficient to overcome the challenges faced by sales teams today. A new approach is needed to end rising disengagement, stress and burnout, and equip sales leaders to lead their teams confidently to success. That’s according to Anna Glynn, who says leaders need t…
Making yourself memorable to customers
Some of Australia’s best-known and largest companies are some of the worst exemplars of customer service. That’s according to Milton Collins, Principal of The Action Business Coach. He says one of the biggest mistakes is forgetting or ignoring what the customer wants. Milton discusses all this from…
Overcoming your business obstacles
Business owners can be their own worst enemies if they have a fixed mindset. That’s the view of Tristan Wright, a business coach and founder of Evolve to Grow. He says the way we are brought up can give us a blinkered view of the world and our own abilities. Tristan also says self-belief, the devel…
Guns, germs and steely resolve
Without doubt, there has been an increase of burnout across the board in recent years. That’s according to mindfulness and high-performance coach, Melo Calarco, who says much of it comes from a residual fatigue, or a hangover, from the pandemic. Melo’s book, ‘Beating Burnout Finding Balance’, offer…
Leadership in action
What does it take to lead a leadership organisation? Well, former AFL player and two-time Hawthorn Grand Final winner, Dean Anderson explains why in 2022, he took the role of CEO at Leading Teams. Leading Teams is an organisation well known for its leadership and high performance models, that have …
Celebrating 1,000 episodes! – the business case for podcasting
This is the 1,000th episode of Business Essentials Daily! So we stop, and discuss with Nick Schildberger, Managing Director of SoundCartel, why we started the podcast, how we navigated the pandemic, and reaffirm our focus on providing SMEs the information they need to grow their business, during th…