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OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) are an effective way to manage your team’s goals. They provide transparency across the entire business and allow your team to know how they’re contributing to the broader business goals. Today we will be taking you through eight ways to successfully establish OKRs …

COVID-19 has changed the way we work forever. With thousands of Australian businesses making the shift to remote working, there’s never been a more important time to ensure that everyone’s goals are aligned, and implementing OKRs can help you achieve that.  Changing to a structured goal framework might …

What is the Coronavirus (COVID-19)? In January 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus disease in Hubei Province, China to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. WHO stated there is a high risk of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreading to other countries around …

It’s no secret that our world has changed over the past few months. As a result of COVID-19, we’ve been forced to change the way we live and work. Companies have had to adapt and evolve entirely, and lean in to trust the process of remote working. Businesses …

Practicing gratitude has been scientifically proven to boost happiness and improve overall wellbeing.  Gratitude has been scientifically proven to increase happiness and fulfilment. Being grateful means focusing on what you have instead of zeroing in on what you lack. It is the act of showing appreciation and returning kindness. Although …

Part 1 of our Financial Fitness Series. The first step to financial health is learning how to set strategic financial goals.  Over 2,000 years ago, Aristotle said “ First, have a definite, clear and practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends: wisdom, money, materials and …

Locked away with family or housemates? Here’s some tips to keep you from driving each other nuts.  We’re all talking about COVID-19: the healthcare system, the data, the economy, the hygiene, the science, the politics. There’s also another profound impact COVID-19 is having: we’re all driving …

Burnout is a growing problem in modern workplaces. Here’s what you need to know about the condition. We hear a lot about burnout in today’s busy workplaces, but just what does it mean to be burnt out? Stress gets a bad rap, but in some circumstances, it can …

Our health relies on an active lifestyle – but what makes 10,000 steps the magic number? Thanks to initiatives like the 10,000 Steps program, an online physical activity challenge, and Steptember, an annual cerebral palsy fundraiser, more and more of us have donned fitness trackers to count our steps.   The target we’…

One of the main reasons I love working at Employment Hero is because I get to work with a group of pretty superb humans who share the same values as I do. This has never been made more evident as it has during COVID-19.  The desire of everyone truly wanting …