Dear Aunty B, Two years ago our firm completed an acquisition, which looked good on the surface and was signed off by accountants and audit…
Dear Aunty B, Two years ago our firm completed an acquisition, which looked good on the surface and was signed off by accountants and audit…
A record number of frauds involving investors and insurance companies came before the courts in the first six months of 2011 according to th…
The Federal Government has come under pressure to review Australia’s workplace laws, with a small business lobby group claiming that SMEs …
Dear Aunty B, I have to have a really uncomfortable conversation with someone about their performance. I know she thinks she will get a gl…
Most people don’t like bad smells. Some people are intolerant to smells that are different. People would rather TWEET about someone smelly…
How do I get someone who is on my virtual team (so is aligned to me as a resource because his sales territory and mine overlap) work under m…
Westpac chief executive officer Gail Kelly and her counterparts at Qantas (Alan Joyce), at Bluescope Steel (Paul O’Malley) and at OneSteel (…
Dear Aunty B, We have a very well meaning guy who visits our shop every few days who is a bit like everyone’s favourite uncle and he always…
With Apple chief operating officer Tim Cook now taking over the top spot from Steve Jobs, it’s a good time to look back on the man and get t…
Dear Aunty B, Cooo-ee from the US (although I’m Aussie-born). I am the co-owner of a small company working on a breakthrough medical devic…
I only have one member of staff and spend pretty much all of my time on sales. Should I hire a salesperson and take a step back, or concentr…
Dear Aunty B, I am not a wuss and have been able to make hard decisions on staff members before who are under performing. But I have two l…
