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Illustration of a woman on a video call - Team Building Games

Team building games. You either love em’ or hate em’. When the word team building gets brought up in conversation, there are generally two types of responses – ‘yay’ or ‘nay’… The yay-ers are excited to share time with their co-workers and are energised at the thought of showing their competitive streak. They are optimistic, love teamwork and genuinely enjoy getting to know their co-workers. The nay-ers cringe at the thought of planned games with their co-workers, most often caused by …

Remote Working

When we get caught in the rhythm of working life, sometimes things can get a little dull. We move through tasks, we check things off our to-do list, we have the same meetings over-and-over… Part of this is an inevitability, right? It’s unrealistic to try to make every minute …

Leadership & Management

There has been a lot of movement in New Zealand employment law in 2021. From changes to leave, to an adjustment of minimum wage rates, the system is transforming and it’s essential that business owners are informed and prepared. The latest changes, announced on May 7, will introduce Fair Pay Agreements. …

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Did you know practising mindfulness can improve your mental health? Quietening a noisy mind can be difficult at the best of times. Yet the benefits of mindfulness are clear with research showing reduced stress, rumination, fretting, depression and anxiety.Think of mental health like a muscle, the more you practice …

Have you seen the latest ABS statistics? Job vacancies are currently surging, and the fight for talent is becoming too hot to handle. In February there were 289,000 vacancies, up 13% in the last three months. As many as two thirds of Australian businesses are struggling to find skilled candidates for open …

Remote Working

man on a zoom call - distributed team unachievable

Not sold on the concept of distributed teams? Read this. Remote working. It’s a concept many of us have become very familiar with in the past year, and one of the few silver linings of 2020. Although the concept and technology have existed for years, Covid forced us to adopt …

Remote Working

What’s your least favourite workplace stereotype? Is it the dusty instant coffee, the old-school hierarchies, the office gossip, the uncomfortable shoes? Whatever it may be, there’s a lot to dislike about work – at least, in the traditional sense of it. Boring, outdated and just plain ridiculous workplaces practices …

Business Basics

Thinking of bringing on your first HR Manager but not sure if the time is right? Picture this. You’re growing at a rate you could have never imagined a year ago. There are so many things to do and you’re finding your team working long hours just to …

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Bad hires… Whether you’ve worked with one or hired one, we’ve all heard stories about those who just didn’t live up to expectations. The reality is that this happens all too often. Research shows that 50% of candidates misrepresent themselves in interviews and 30% of candidates tell blatant lies …

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For many businesses, it took a pandemic to shake up the way we work. It took a pandemic to make us reflect on and assess the effectiveness of the way in which we work – a way we’ve known for as long as we can remember. But now, gone are …

Remote Working

Last week Australian food delivery company Menulog made history by ditching the gig-economy model and employing their courier drivers. By putting their drivers officially on the books, drivers became entitled to a minimum wage and superannuation contributions, a major change for an industry that was built on short-term workers. “The …