Competing against disruptive businesses Competing against disruptive businesses Keeping a keen eye on what your competitors are doing is not only a good habit to get into, but crucial in today’s business world. Knowing what your competitors are doing ensures that your business remains relevant and in touch with the latest developments in your industry. […]
Millennial Leaders
Millennial Leaders ARE MILLENNIALS EFFECTIVE LEADERS? The millennial leader is different to the generic leadership model of past generations. Gone are the aspirations of power, dominance and large wealth, and replacing it are leaders seeking collaborative work environments where empowering others is more important than the size of their pay check. Meet the new […]
PERFORMANCE MANAGING A MILLENNIAL
PERFORMANCE MANAGING A MILLENNIAL Performance managing a Millennial is a very different kettle of fish to Gen X, and the Baby Boomer Generations the preceded them. Millennials bring a range of different expectations and deliverables to their employment. As a boss, if you can both recognise and appreciate the Millennial differences, you’ll create a harmonious […]
Entrepreneurs Personal Brand
Entrepreneurs Personal Brand BENEFITS OF AN ENTREPRENEUR HAVING A PERSONAL BRAND Entrepreneurs Personal Brand As an entrepreneur, you are your brand. Think of the most successful entrepreneur of our day and age. Who comes to mind? What makes them stand out? More than likely they are the ones that are dynamic – they shine […]
Snapchat
Snapchat USING SNAPCHAT TO BUILD YOUR BRAND Snapchat Snapchat is on the up and up. They have cleverly moved their niche to a much broader market, adding on an exceptional amount of value to both its net worth and public utilisation. Hubspot puts its worth at over 16 billion and boats a whopping 100 […]
UNIVERSITY vs ENTREPRENEURSHIP
UNIVERSITY vs ENTREPRENEURSHIP UNIVERSITY vs ENTREPRENEURSHIP – WHICH WAY TO GO? Success comes in many different forms. What defines success for one person can be radically different to the next. The same goes for the path taken to get there. Back in the day, the route to success was through university or some form […]
SOLOPRENEUR vs ENTREPRENEUR
SOLOPRENEUR vs ENTREPRENEUR SOLOPRENEUR vs ENTREPRENEUR – WHICH ARE YOU? The solopreneur vs the entrepreneur… The legion of many – or the band of one? So what is a solopreneur? The solopreneur is the solo businessperson doing it for themselves. They are the one and only, single figurehead of their business – the whole kit […]
LAUNCHING OR BUYING YOUR OWN BUSINESS
LAUNCHING OR BUYING YOUR OWN BUSINESS LAUNCHING OR BUYING YOUR OWN BUSINESS Australians love small business and the number of Aussies launching or buying their own business continues to grow. A report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that the number of actively trading businesses in Australia has increased for the second year in […]
Office Concerns
Office Concerns SHOULD I RESIGN OR DISCUSS MY CONCERN WITH MY EMPLOYER FIRST? Office Concerns If you are at a stage in your job where you are considering resignation, you want to have crossed off all the available options to you first, with resignation as the final step. TAKE A STEP BACK AND ASSESS THE […]
Ex-Employer
By Bottrell Group on June 20, 2016 in Hints & Tips, Interesting Articles, Motivation, Social Media, The Bottrell Office
Ex-Employer BENEFITS OF LEAVING YOUR EMPLOYER ON GOOD TERMS Chances are if you are leaving your place of employment it is for one of three reasons: You had a better offer You are unhappy You are following a different path (whether that be job-wise or personal) Whatever the reason may be, and as hard as […]
Freelancing
By Bottrell Group on June 20, 2016 in Hints & Tips, Interesting Articles, Motivation, Social Media, The Bottrell Office
Freelancing SHOULD I USE FREELANCER TO START MY BUSINESS? Freelancing Freelancer was established in 2009 by Australian technology innovator, Matt Barrie. It is a global crowdsourcing marketplace, which allows employers to post jobs that freelancers competitively bid on to complete the job for a set budget. The types of jobs posted are varied across various […]
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship IF YOU FAIL, TRY AND TRY AGAIN Entrepreneurship You’d be hard pressed to find a successful entrepreneur who doesn’t have a list of failures under their belt. It is usually these failures that are the stepping-stone to that fabulous idea that finally makes it. The one that other people see the potential in as […]
Losing Staff
Losing Staff MY KEY STAFF MEMBER HAS JUST RESIGNED! SHOULD I CONVINCE THEM TO STAY? Losing Staff Finding good staff is hard. Keeping good staff is even more difficult. With new opportunities a plenty, with such networking sites such as LinkedIn paired with an ever-increasingly fleeting employment tenures, keeping good staff is a permanent battle. […]
Difficult Team Members
By Bottrell Group on June 20, 2016 in Hints & Tips, Interesting Articles, Motivation, Social Media, The Bottrell Office
Difficult Team Members HOW TO DEAL WITH A DIFFICULT TEAM MEMBERS It doesn’t matter where you go, all companies – big or small, global or local – there are always team members of the difficult kind. It is human nature. You cannot put a bunch of people together with varying skill sets and personalities and […]
Benefits of an effective Business Culture
By Bottrell Group on June 20, 2016 in Hints & Tips, Interesting Articles, Motivation, Social Media, The Bottrell Office
TOP 5 BENEFITS OF AN EFFECTIVE BUSINESS CULTURE Benefits of an effective Business Culture Building a great work culture is at the heart of any successful business. You walk into a successful business and you just know. You can feel it. People are happy to be there. The room exudes a good vibe where coworkers […]
