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Female Entrepreneur
Are you a business heart-breaker?
Yesterday, a colleague and I were digging up some facts for an interview I was doing. We were both thrilled to discover that the first ever experience provider we signed to RedBalloon is still with us to this day – 12 years on.
RedBalloon's move to the cloud
For many entrepreneurs, technology is their Achilles' heel. And I was no different.
Some advice: Work for nothing to get ahead
It is always wonderful to discover the journey of successful female executives.
Inspired ideas to create the best places to work
Employee engagement and a respected management team can boost a company’s productivity.
Will Swan's budget change gender imbalance in the boardroom?
Did I see this week in Treasurer Swan's budget a little mention of $4.3 million to attract more female directors to board roles?
My best mistake: The devil was my boss
It's hard to be engaged and love your job when you believe that your boss is a nightmare or you're stuck in the middle of a toxic workplace.
Nine steps to prepare for new anti-bullying legislation
With new anti-bullying legislation coming, there are some important strategies you need to put in place.
Three things I wish I’d known when I started my business
There are three key things I wish I’d known when I first made the decision to start my business.
SMEs get a turbo charge from cloud technologies
Cloud technology has transformed the way many businesses work, including V8 Supercars and RedBalloon.
Are we the lucky or the clever country?
Australia has long been known as the 'lucky' country, but a stronger focus on growth might finally make us the 'clever' country.
If you are happy then you're more likely to be productive
A recent survey shows the simple things in life are those that often make us the happiest.
Five steps to choosing your life's work
Doing something you love can help bring the rest of your life into sharper focus.
Three insights into why we lack women leaders
Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg made some timely points recently about how far women have come, but also about how far they have left to go.
Business benefits from the triple bottom line – and so does the team
Clean up your act this weekend, Australia!
Five positive signs for business in 2013
Customer love, mobile thinking and transparency all come up trumps as key business trends for 2013.
Four things to get the creative juices flowing
Don't be afraid to give yourself the time and space to be creative.
The 21-day challenge – no phone in the company of others
Do you have what it takes to go phone-free in front of others for three weeks?
10 ways to fall in love – with your customer
There is no better way to know a business than have time with customers.
My namby-pamby happiness revolution
Call it namby-pamby if you like, but treating people with respect and like they matter is sound management.
Five tips to attracting the people you deserve in 2013
The people around you are often a reflection of your personality and expectations.
15 things you're unlikely to see in 2013
Quick. Check the rolodex and then telex the client details to the printers so they can run a test copy through the roneo duplicators!
What do cellulite cream and a defecating reindeer have in common?
They both make really bad gifts – and Australians wasted $1 billion on stuff like that last Christmas.
13 ways to create creativity
Innovation can come from anywhere and everywhere – both inside and outside an organisation.
People voting for happiness
It is important to take time out to think about the things that truly bring you happiness.
Five things to think about before using a group buying coupon
The daily deals and coupons industry is struggling and there are several reasons why.
Is happiness at work a 'dirty' word?
One could argue that work is work and as such why should you expect to have a good time.
"We've been everywhere, man"
From Colac to Peru, it seems the RedBalloon story is reaching far and wide, and it's only getting bigger online.
Four tricks to getting out of your own way
Gina Mollicone-Long has some very insightful perspectives on the art of goal getting.
Five things to think about before starting a business
Five simple things to keep in mind before you embark on your entrepreneurial journey.
A 360-degree view of the holistic life
Spirituality is often ignored in the rush and tumble of modern life, but could it have a place in yours?
The numbers on why happiness is important
There's a strong numerical argument in favour of happiness.
Five habits for creating long-term happiness
There's plenty of research into happiness, but it's idle knowledge unless you act upon it.
Five things to consider in choosing one's life's work
How do we find our passion and calling in life and work?
Five ways to play a bigger game
Entrepreneurs can learn a lot from each other, especially in a place like Istanbul.
11 essential talents for marketers
Marketing is shaping up to be a whole new ball game this century.
The merits of CAN versus breaking up
Corporate marketing can be a fascinating beast. Just take a look at two recent major bank campaigns.
10 things happy people have in common
Happiness is often overlooked as a key factor in productive workplaces.
Every business needs a Pete!
Dreamers are great. But every business needs a hard nut who's not afraid to apply some rigorous analysis and tell it like it is.
I'm not one to give advice but...
Communications skills are so important, so is giving children an iPad at the dinner table such a great idea?
A story of persistence
Persistence can take a business to a higher place. For example, to the very top of Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Four often forgotten elements to a successful turnaround
New Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer has a job ahead to turnaround the company's poor performance in the past few years. Bill Pulver's tips might be a good way to get the ball rolling.
What would you pay for better customer service?
It's a virtuous circle: Happy people make happy employees make happy customers. So where is it going wrong?
Eight tips on productivity
Focus, people! Sometimes it's easy to get distracted from the things you really need to do to get your business moving forward.
The best and worst of workplaces
What role does leadership play in making one workplace great and another rotten?
10 tips to transform workplaces
A recent Red Balloon survey shows high levels of employee dissatisfaction in Australian workplaces.
Face it – social media is not the answer to customer engagement
You're the local dry cleaner – do you really need a Twitter account? Think about how and why social media is relevant to you and your customers.
The sometimes tricky path to customer intimacy
Is it really possible to make every single customer's experience a positive one?
Trust takes time
How do we build trust with our employees when often it has been eroded by bad experiences with past employers?
Things I learned this week about the state of eCommerce in Australia
All sorts of facts and figures and bits and bobs were bandied about at an eCommerce roundtable I attended this week.
