Professional development
Most large companies provide professional development support to their staff, but for solo business owners professional development is an area that is often neglected.
This section provides general information on creating a professional development plan, and also discusses topics such as how to improve your memory and which small business blogs you should read every day. Many soloists find having a business coach useful for their professional development, so this section also covers how to choose a business coach and the benefits of business coaching.
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Professional development
Five ways entrepreneurs can invest in themselves to succeed
No matter how large or small the enterprise, many entrepreneurs become so laser-focused on business success that they can tend to put their own...
Business psychology
Can hypnotherapy be your secret to more business success?
Hypnotherapy is shaking off its reputation as a comedy gimmick or a quit smoking endeavour. Used properly, it’s a powerful catalyst for peak performance...
Professional development
Personal growth is never comfortable: How to feel the fear but do it anyway
Rowena Millward is an accomplished personal growth expert and author who helps top business leaders reframe their fears into a more positive mindset so...
Professional development
Leadership tales: Rowan Hodge says soft skills are what’s need to lead and succeed
Growing a thriving business takes a lot more than understanding a balance sheet and setting up marketing automations. A great business draws from the...
Professional development
What makes you optimistic? Why you need to understand the power of positivity
Founder of the Australian Leadership Project and the Centre for Optimism, former parliamentarian Victor Perton, shares his journey towards optimism and why positivity is...
Productivity
Can you say no to a quote? How to decline gracefully
You’ve put a call out for some work. The quotes have flooded in – but not all responses are created equal. When it comes...
Productivity
Practical ways businesses can sow what they want to reap in 2021
We know what it looks like to reap the rewards of hard work because it’s easy to picture. It probably looks like a thriving...
Productivity
In business it’s standout or die
There is a lot of chatter about the importance of uniqueness, that a business needs to be unique to succeed (which is true –...
Productivity
