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As the option to work from home or remotely becomes more readily available and acceptable, virtual meetings have become an essential tool for many managers. In fact, virtual meetings have revolutionised how managers conduct business in today’s fast-paced and dynamic work environment. As organisations adapt to remote and hybrid work settings, the reliance on virtual communication tools has increased significantly.

The Fair Work Commission has made changes to the wording of the Retail Award concerning the pay rate for employees covered by the Retail Award to ensure they are compensated when they don’t get the minimum break between shifts.

Leading a team can be a tough job. With the complexities of remote and hybrid teams, hiring and retaining people, ensuring they stay accountable, and promoting positive mental health, it can be draining. Even with the best of intentions, the pressures of work and the complexities of managing individual humans, it’s not a surprise that sometimes our actions can lead to our teams questioning their own abilities.

As a business leader we are always seeking ways to enhance team performance. One of the best ways to foster high-performance is building habits. There is a lot written about ensuring everyone has clear goals and expectations. This is important. However, the best way to ensure high performance is that your team consistently perform the right activities in the right way.  

There are many “hard” parts to being a people manager. One of the most difficult is telling someone they are not meeting your expectations. No one wakes up in the morning and wants to be bad at their job, make mistakes or cause problems. Yet on a regular basis that is the situation we, as business owners and managers, are faced with. So, what do you do to turn things around?

We’ve talked about how to improve employee productivity in previous blog posts but let’s cascade down further! Are you giving your employees a sense of purpose by incorporating cascading goals into your business?

Workplace evolution has been getting faster for decades, perhaps centuries. Due to rapid advancement of AI, work automation and general demands for productivity, it has and will continue to increase. Businesses must upskill and reskill their teams in order to survive and remain relevant.

The world is always changing. To be successful our business and our teams need to stay up to date. Continuous learning and development are essential to staying profitable and ahead of the competition. But doesn’t have to come with a hefty price tag! 
So how do you build continuous learning into your everyday? Our three top ideas for growing your whole team are below…