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Making the right career choice can be a difficult process. By focusing first on what we value in life rather than on job specifications, our career choice will become much clearer.
Have you ever considered what would you do if you knew you couldn't fail? Where you would take your business? Your life? Here’s some good news, by perceiving failure as feedback means you can never fail.
Supervisors, managers and team leaders need to encourage staff to be empowered, which in turn helps boost staff motivation. Managers also need to reward staff for showing initiative – even if nothing concrete results – so they are more willing to do the same in future. Maybe it would help to encourage problem solving with a strategy.
Small and medium sized business must receive their fair share from any Federal Government scheme to assist those facing increased costs under a carbon trading scheme, industry groups say.
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There is a lot of talk of managers empowering other people. However, this is a contradiction, as one person cannot give another person power. Power must be taken. Empowered behaviour is active rather than passive.
New minimum employment conditions that will cover the majority of employees around the country were released by Employment and Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard this week.
Many employers settle unfair dismissal cases before they get to the Industrial Relations Commission because they are scared they will lose. But employers that have made a worker redundant for genuine reasons need not fear.
Every retailer is under pressure to introduce paid maternity leave after Woolworths, Australia's largest retailer and biggest employer, announced it will offer eight weeks paid maternity leave to its staff.
It's true that young children seem to benefit from naps and the 'siesta' is common In a lot of cultures. But what are the advantages of power napping to the busy small business owner?