It’s getting round to tax time again and with a lot of information floating around, I thought it opportune to collate what I thought were the top 10 tax tips for 2012. These tips have been selected with the small business in mind and as such may not include some obvious tips for individuals. Instant Asset Write Off What …
Have you noticed that you are walking on eggshells around a certain individual in your workplace? If you are AND you are the business owner or a manager, this means that everyone else is probably taking your lead which doesn’t bode well. There could be many reasons why we start tiptoeing around certain people. It is often easier in the short-term …
In this time and age, it’s hard to imagine a business that is invisible online, yet I keep stumbling on them. With large numbers searching online now, even just to look up a phone number and address, it’s almost ludicrous to not be able to find a business online. I happened to be in this exact situation a few days …
“It’s no better than a horoscope”, a former employee once said to me when she declined to be “typed” (type – industry lingo for taking the Myers-Briggs test). I am generally a sceptic and admit to having been less than complimentary about various personality and psychological tests that I’ve been compelled to take in the past, especially as employment screening tools. …
I feel vulnerable and somewhat uncomfortable writing this post, but I have experienced a breakthrough, and I’m hoping that by sharing this story, I will inspire and invite more of the same into my life. You see, I am a closet pianist. I say “closet” because hardly anyone hears me play. From the way I hide my playing, you’d think …
As a fan of Malcolm Gladwell’s other two books Outliers (my favourite!) and Tipping Point, I jumped at the chance to read Blink when I found it at the local library. It did not disappoint. I’ve often wondered how we separate a genuine gut feeling which forewarns us about danger and the less desirable fear-based stomach churn that stops us from moving forward. Both …
Most people think that fear is what stops them from moving forward. Fear of the unknown. I read an article recently (“How to make big, bold, wildly exciting things happen in your life“) that made me question this, and to consider that comfort is in fact far more damaging than fear. I’ve had some interesting and in-depth conversations with a …
Work-before-Play or Play-before-Work – which are you? I’m of the Work-before-Play school. Have always been. In fact, this is so ingrained that if I tried to “play” before work, I’d feel so guilty I wouldn’t enjoy it anyway. There is a risk though, that work (and guilt) takes over to such a degree that we forget to reward ourselves. As much as hard …
In a business environment, whenever core values are mentioned, there often seems to be a level of cynicism followed by comments along the lines of “another excuse for consultants to make a dollar”. I think it’s a real shame but I’m not surprised. That sort of response indicates some incongruence – where the values chosen bear no reflection on day-to-day reality. …
When I returned to work after having my first child, I was horrified that I couldn’t get straight back into the swing of things. I was fuzzy, distracted, forgetful, not myself in the slightest. Gone was the photographic memory that meant having a diary was pointless. Gone was the sharpness, clarity and all the other abilities that I had taken …
