Workplace Charity Done Well: Empowering Employees and Building Engagement. 22 Nov

For SMEs, investing in workplace charity programs and volunteer initiatives is a fantastic way to give back to the community while fostering a positive company culture. But how do you go beyond good intentions to create a program that truly engages your employees and reinforces your brand's values? Read More

Healthy Spaces, Resilient Businesses: The Future Of Tomorrow Begins Today. 22 Nov

Did you know that we spend approximately 90% of our time indoors? As professionals, we often overlook the places where we spend most of our lives, yet these spaces are rarely optimised for health, wellness, or sustainability.  Read More

Preparing for 2025: Prioritise ESG, Embrace AI, and Achieve New Milestones. 14 Nov

If you’re looking to embrace these critical areas in 2025 but feel the complexity could be overwhelming, consider seeking support. Partnering with industry experts at Victorian Leaders can help guide you through the implementation of ESG initiatives, identify AI solutions tailored to your needs, and set measurable milestones. Read More

When You Are Told You Are Not Strategic Enough. 28 Oct

Making your strategy visible and easy to understand through storytelling, leveraging existing frameworks, and ensuring ongoing communication with stakeholders, you can shift perceptions, align your team with long-term goals, and be recognised for your strategic approach. Read More

Carbon Neutral is Out and Net Zero is In. 22 Oct

Carbon neutral is now a term that identifies with greenwashing, it is not realistic and not addressing the real issue at hand. Businesses need to be made aware of best ESG practice.  Read More

6 Essential Leadership Styles and How To Develop Them. 22 Oct

The way we work has changed — and so has leadership. Leaders are under new pressures to perform at higher levels and adapt quickly to changing demands.  Read More

The Evolving Role of Brands in a Fast-Paced World. 21 Oct

In today’s hyper-connected world, the role of brands has dramatically evolved.  Read More

Your Elevator Pitch. 19 Sep

How to create your unique proposition, when someone asks, "What do you do?". Create your elevator pitch so it will stick and encourage follow- up questions.  Read More

Understanding the New Climate-Related Financial Reporting Legislation. What It Means for Australian Businesses. 19 Sep

While not all companies will be required to report in 2025, reporting carbon emissions can offer several benefits to SME sized businesses in Australia. Including unlocking business opportunities for growth, innovation, enhanced brand reputation, attract new investors and cost savings.    Read More

Execute on your vision, and you are likely to be living the life you want. 9 Sep

In great entrepreneurial businesses leaders are doing what they love, with who they love and living their ideal life. Statistics show that they prioritise spending more time with family. Another key characteristic is making the choice to get external help to execute on their vision. Read More

Building a Passive Income Stream: A Key Strategy for SMEs 22 Aug

Most business owners are focused on investing money back into the business, rather than investing into their own personal wealth or financial future. This blog explores the importance of creating a passive income to ensure when you stop working you aren't having to drastically adjust your lifestyle.      Read More

The Art of Leading Teams. 22 Aug

When the business world discusses leaders, we focus on formal roles, such as Founders or the CEO. This view undervalues the role of informal leaders—team members who influence outcomes by the tone they set, how they conduct themselves, and how they interact with their peers. Their job title doesn’t include the word “manager,” but they play an outsize role in how teams perform.

In this Harvard Business article, NFL great Tom Brady and Nitin Nohria, of Harvard Business School, present a set of principles that people in any realm can apply to help teams successfully work together toward common goals. Read More

Will Australia Remain on the Narrow Path? 17 Jul

Judo Bank's Chief Economic Advisor, Warren Hogan shares his insights into Australia's economic climate.  Read More

How AI Can Change the Way Your Company Gets Work Done. 16 Jul

There is a buzz around AI, but not everyone is certain on the best way to incorporate it into everyday work life. An assessment is required to see what purposes AI can help benefit your business. Gen AI won't help achieve sustained growth unless it’s truly needed. It is important to find and test the right AI tools to use in your daily work practice.  Read More

Best Practices for SMEs in FY25: Navigating a Dynamic Economy. 27 Jun

As we step into FY25, SMEs face a unique set of challenges and opportunities in a dynamic economic landscape. To thrive, SMEs need to focus on key areas that drive growth and sustainability.  Read More

Navigating Tomorrow’s Uncertainty Today: The Importance of a Business Continuity Plan (BCP). 24 Jun

A well-structured, active BCP can prepare for potential disruptions, safeguard their operations, and maintain stakeholder trust.  Read More

How To Talk To An Employee Who Isn't Meeting Expectations. 4 Jun

Creating an opportunity to work collaboratively to strengthen the employee and manager relationship in performance conversations, through a supportive and valued lens.   Read More

The Essence of Leadership: Cultivating Leaders, Not Followers. 18 May

Leadership is a multifaceted journey which is unique to everyone. An important factor for any leader is an emphasis needs to be placed on you, allowing time for you to invest in becoming a better leader.  Read More

Tax Incentives for SME 1 May

There are numerous tax incentives available to support your business, particularly if you're focused on innovation. Let's explore four key areas where you might find significant advantages. Read More

Put Purpose at the Core of Your Strategy. 25 Apr

Companies have long been building purpose into what they do, but usually it’s seen as an add-on—as a way to, say, give back to the community. The high-growth companies in the study, in contrast, had made purpose central to their strategies, using it to redefine playing fields and reshape value propositions.  Read More

How to avoid shutdowns and downtime in critical infrastructure 23 Apr

If your company relies on critical infrastructure assets, you know how devastating downtime can be. This article explores the risks of asset failure, inadequate maintenance, and cybersecurity threats, and the damage they can cause to your reputation and finances. Read More

Cybersecurity Action Plan: 7 Tips for Small Business CFOs 1 Apr

A data security breach is one of the CFO’s biggest nightmares. Delivering you some practical steps help finance chiefs enhance or build practices to prevent cybersecurity risk from CFO.com. Read More

Why You Need to Train Your Leaders in Mental Health. 14 Mar

Employees are grappling with unprecedented levels of stress, trying to balance work and life amidst rising living costs, increasing KPIs, and looming deadlines.  The value placed on safety, happiness, and fulfilment has never been higher.  Read More

Is Your Team Working In Silos? 11 Mar

Lack of collaboration or the often-referred-to ‘working in silos’. If so many organisations are struggling with this concept, then as leaders what are we doing to address it? Gavin from Leading Teams offers some advice in tackling the challenge. Read More

How to give effective feedback: building a culture of continuous improvement. 4 Mar

Feedback is the driving force for growth, high-performance and trust-building within relationships and teams. It’s the mirror that reflects our blind spots and areas we might overlook to provide us with valuable insights into behaviour and potential obstacles. Read More

Economic Outlook: What’s in store for 2024? 4 Mar

 In a world of economic uncertainty, we often look to the Chief Economists of Australia’s leading financial institutions for their insight into the shape of our economy and prevailing market conditions for the year ahead. Hewison have summarised the views of three prominent sources, NAB, RBA, and Macquarie, into the economic landscape of 2024, delving into each perspective and comparing their outlooks. Read More

Your Organisation Isn't Designed To Work With AI. 4 Mar

Many companies are struggling to derive value from GenAI because of a fundamental flaw in their approach: They think of GenAI as a traditional form of automation rather than as an assistive agent that gets smarter — and makes humans smarter — over time.  Read More

Why Data Breaches Spiked in 2023 21 Feb

Despite efforts to beef up cybersecurity, data breaches, there was a 20% increase in data breaches from 2022 to 2023. There are three primary reasons behind this increased theft of personal data: (1) cloud misconfiguration, (2) new types of ransomware attacks, and (3) increased exploitation of vendor systems. Fortunately, there are ways to reduce the impact of each of these factors. Read More

The value of values. 1 Feb

Tips for organisations on cultivating values.  Read More

Keep your team motivated when a project goes off track. 30 Jan

If one of your projects is going sideways, here are 6 ways to motivate your team to get back on track.   Read More

Could this have been an email? 25 Jan

As a leader how do we effectively set an agenda where participants contribute, feel informed and part of the solution? Here are some strategies from global CEOs on what they have implemented in their workplace, to ensure everyone benefits from internal meetings.  Read More

How to Handle an Emotionally Charged Negotiation 17 Jan

Conflict resolution in the workplace is a necessary, but often uncomfortable, part of being a leader. A leader is required to navigate layers of emotion, dig deep to surface hidden issues, and think fast in the face of curveballs. These are valuable skills that can take years, if not an entire career, to learn. Read More

Succession, it is not just a popular TV show. 10 Jan

Succession in any business is vital to ensure that you are set up for success and has minimal impact to the day to day running of your company. These three tips can help steer you in the right direction as you start to design and implement an exit strategy now to help set you up for the future.  Read More

Make 2024 the year of engagement. 30 Dec '23

One thing is for certain and that is algorithms for Google, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram are constantly changing. Therefore, it is important to ensure that your content stays relevant, engaging, and visible.  Read More

How a single sentence can help align your entire business. 12 Dec '23

Does your company have a single sentence that sums up your business strategy and can be sited by all stakeholders? 
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What Makes a Company Great at Producing Leaders? 11 Dec '23

Harvard Business Review takes a look at the strategic approach that companies are taking to attract, develop and retain staff.   Read More

5 Cyber Security Risk Management Strategies 30 Nov '23

Ian Brady - Managing Director - Steadfast Solutions

With cyber-attacks steadily growing more sophisticated, understanding how to defend against them is critical to maintain business continuity.

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The importance of a business strategy 24 Nov '23

A well-thought-out business strategy can help project growth, navigate through economic constructs and enables you to think objectively about key elements in your business that assists with your decision-making. Read More

How protected is your business from cyber criminals? 3 Nov '23

There are many common misconceptions about how safe you think your business is from a cyber-attack.  Read More

Employee share ownership plans (ESOP), the benefits to your business. 31 Oct '23

Discover the benefits of introducing ESOP to your business.  Read More

Evaluating ROI on your Company's Learning and Development Initiatives. 31 Oct '23

Five ways to ensure your L&D investments pay off.  Read More

How to Prepare for a GenAI Future You Can't Predict 26 Oct '23

A framework for making plans in the midst of great uncertainty. Read More

Proactive Not Reactive Are You Fulfilling Your Positive Duty Obligations? 26 Oct '23

Ahead of new regulatory powers of the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) to investigate and enforce compliance with positive duty in December 2023, Mapien describes how you can implement the changes needed to meet your legal obligations. Read More

How Leaders Can Apply the Circles of Control, Influence & Concern 27 Sep '23

As a leader, you likely deal with more stress than the average person. The challenge is that so many sources of stress can often feel out of your control. And that can be quite stressful in itself! So, what can you do? Read More

How to retain that hard fought contract, before the renewal date. 27 Sep '23