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December 2, 2024 Podcast Leadership Culture Policies & Procedures

DEI and Retention: How Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Build Engaged Teams
Susan Rochester
November 25, 2024 Podcast Leadership Engagement Culture

Career Development: The Hidden Key to Long-Term Retention
Susan Rochester
November 18, 2024 Podcast Leadership Engagement Culture

Supporting Employee Well-Being: Linking Mental Health to Engagement and Retention
Susan Rochester
November 11, 2024 Podcast Leadership Engagement Culture

Hybrid and Remote Work: Reshaping Employee Engagement and Retention
Susan Rochester
November 4, 2024 Podcast Leadership Engagement Culture

Employee Recognition: Why a Culture of Gratitude Drives Retention
Susan Rochester
October 28, 2024 Podcast Leadership Culture

Interview: Belinda Chapman from Quantal Bioscience
Susan Rochester
October 21, 2024 Podcast Leadership Engagement

Leadership Style & Retention: How Great Leaders Keep Great People
Susan Rochester
October 14, 2024 Podcast Engagement Culture

The Science of Employee Engagement: Unlocking Loyalty Through Psychology
Angela Gauci
June 3, 2024 Podcast Engagement Recruitment

Recruitment mistakes you could be making…without even knowing it!
Angela Gauci
May 27, 2024 Podcast Leadership Engagement Culture

Breaking Barriers with Martin Wren: Disability Employment and Inclusion
Angela Gauci
May 20, 2024 Change Management Legislation Podcast Leadership Engagement

How to avoid an unfair dismissal claim
Angela Gauci
May 13, 2024 Change Management Podcast Engagement

Navigating Business Restructuring: When Change is on the Horizon
Angela Gauci
April 29, 2024 Podcast

How to engage a consultant
Angela Gauci
April 22, 2024 Podcast Engagement Culture

Trust is key
Angela Gauci
April 15, 2024 Podcast Engagement

Podcast Guest: Sheila Cabacungan
Angela Gauci
April 8, 2024 Podcast

Volunteers are part of the team too
Angela Gauci
March 25, 2024 Podcast Engagement

Podcast Guest: Bill Carson
Angela Gauci
March 18, 2024 Legislation Change Podcast

Closing Loopholes: Recent Changes to the Fair Work Act
Susan Rochester
March 11, 2024 Podcast Employment Conditions Policies & Procedures

Your HR Questions Answered
Susan Rochester
January 22, 2024 Legislation Change Payroll

New Rules for Employee Deductions
Angela Gauci
January 8, 2024 Leadership Engagement

HR Trends for 2024
Susan Rochester
December 11, 2023 Podcast

Challenges and Triumphs in HR: Reflections on 2023 and Beyond
Susan Rochester
December 4, 2023 Podcast Leadership

Unpack the Power of Leadership and Management in your Workplace
Angela Gauci
November 20, 2023 Legislation Change Podcast Leadership

Unveiling the Hidden Threats in Workplace Safety
Susan Rochester
November 13, 2023 Legislation Change Legislation Podcast Employment Conditions

Updates to Fixed Term Contracts Legislation
Susan Rochester
November 6, 2023 Podcast Engagement

Embracing Hybrid: The New Face of Work
Susan Rochester
October 30, 2023 Podcast Leadership Culture

Interview: James Parnwell, The Online Co, on Business Values
Susan Rochester
October 23, 2023 Podcast

Using probation to your advantage
Susan Rochester
October 16, 2023 Podcast Leadership

Interview: Sarah Hunter, Aurora Transformations, on Leadership
Angela Gauci
October 9, 2023 Podcast

Navigating the Complexities of HR Compliance and Leave Management
Susan Rochester
September 25, 2023 Podcast Culture

Interview: Sallina Jeffrey, The Mentoring Movement
Angela Gauci
September 18, 2023 Podcast

Secret HR tools we use…and you can too!
Angela Gauci
September 11, 2023 Podcast

Your HR questions answered
Angela Gauci
May 15, 2023 Podcast

Interview: Chris Barton is commited to raising awareness about mental health
Angela Gauci
May 8, 2023 Legislation Change Podcast

Secure Jobs Better Pay
Angela Gauci
May 1, 2023 Legislation Change Legislation Employment Conditions Payroll

New shutdown rules for Modern Awards
Angela Gauci
May 1, 2023 Podcast

Interview: Gabrielle Benkovich, Judge Accountants
Angela Gauci
April 14, 2023 Employment Conditions

Upcoming changes to the SCHADS Award
Angela Gauci
April 14, 2023 Recruitment

Cut your recruitment costs in Half
Angela Gauci
November 29, 2022 Legislation Change Legislation Engagement Policies & Procedures

Respect @ Work legislation is coming
Susan Rochester
September 19, 2022 Leadership

Hybrid workforce management ideas
Susan Rochester
August 30, 2022 Culture

10 tips for working remotely + productively
Susan Rochester
August 13, 2022 Leadership

Teamwork – 7 key questions you should be asking
Susan Rochester
July 18, 2022 Podcast Leadership Engagement

Feedback failures and how to avoid them
Susan Rochester
July 12, 2022 Culture

Want to get lasting results from team-building activities?
Susan Rochester
June 6, 2022 Podcast Leadership Policies & Procedures

Performance reviews without the pain
Susan Rochester
May 6, 2022 Leadership

Recruitment shortcuts without the risks
Susan Rochester
May 3, 2022 Culture

Three steps to hiring for the culture you want to create
Angela Gauci
May 1, 2022 Legislation Change

Upcoming changes to the SCHADS Award
Susan Rochester
March 29, 2022 Culture

3 secrets for better teamwork
Angela Gauci
March 25, 2022 Legislation Change Legislation Employment Conditions Payroll

Long Service Leave changes are here to stay
Angela Gauci
March 2, 2022 Employment Conditions

Transitioning Casuals to Permanent
Susan Rochester
February 16, 2022 Culture

Bias – how to avoid common interview mistakes
Susan Rochester
January 21, 2022 Leadership

Recruitment cost calculator for small business
Angela Gauci
January 4, 2022 Recruitment Job Market

What candidates are looking for in 2022
Angela Gauci
December 1, 2021 Legislation Change Payroll

Single Touch Payroll Phase 2 is coming
Susan Rochester
October 22, 2021 Leadership

Change is inevitable
Angela Gauci
October 8, 2021 Legislation Change Legislation Payroll

Superannuation fund choice is changing
Susan Rochester
October 7, 2021 Culture

COVID-19 information for employers (NSW)
Susan Rochester
September 30, 2021 Leadership

At work: Are you ready for the next wave?
Susan Rochester
August 21, 2021 Culture

Small business mental health resources
Susan Rochester
June 29, 2021 Culture

Building an agile culture
Susan Rochester
June 22, 2021 Leadership

Get smart in 5 easy steps
Susan Rochester
June 8, 2021 Leadership

Are you killing the business you love?
Susan Rochester
June 1, 2021 Culture

Structure and flexibility – in balance
Ben Robinson
May 18, 2021 Leadership

Coaching – learning to look inward
Susan Rochester
May 4, 2021 Leadership

Find the balance in your business
Angela Gauci
March 29, 2021 Change Management Legislation Change Legislation Employment Conditions

Employing Casuals has changed
Susan Rochester
March 22, 2021 Leadership

Could your team use a tune-up?
Susan Rochester
March 8, 2021 Culture

Challenge for leadership and culture
Susan Rochester
March 1, 2021 Leadership

Lighten your decision load
Susan Rochester
February 22, 2021 Culture

Three management mistakes you don’t even know you’re making
Susan Rochester
January 11, 2021 Leadership

Time to step up and start managing
Susan Rochester
October 13, 2020 Leadership

Career advice for 2020
Susan Rochester
September 24, 2020 Culture

How I won more business by being less corporate
Susan Rochester
September 1, 2020 Leadership

Spring is also a time for weeding and pruning
Susan Rochester
August 28, 2020 Culture

The time to ‘trust your gut’ is lunchtime…
Susan Rochester
August 25, 2020 Leadership

Is time management wasting your time?
Susan Rochester
July 14, 2020 Leadership

People management tip of the month: do it now!
Susan Rochester
July 6, 2020 Leadership

3 things business leaders should do this new financial year
Susan Rochester
June 26, 2020 Leadership

Returning to work: a COVID-19 guide to workplace health and safety
Susan Rochester
June 23, 2020 Leadership

3 things leaders will need to get through COVID-19
Susan Rochester
June 21, 2020 Leadership

A little known way of handling the competition in business…
Ben Robinson
June 15, 2020 Leadership

Ready for a career move? Here are 5 things to consider before you jump
Susan Rochester
June 9, 2020 Culture

How to improve workplace culture in 5 actionable steps
Susan Rochester
June 8, 2020 Leadership

Rejection, a new way to experience it
Susan Rochester
June 4, 2020 Leadership

What it takes to be a good leader in business
Susan Rochester
May 28, 2020 Leadership

3 ways to help your business survive Coronavirus
Susan Rochester
August 15, 2019 Culture

Are you ready for the future of work?
Susan Rochester
November 9, 2018 Culture

It’s just not cricket: how to put the brakes on when culture turns toxic
Susan Rochester
September 30, 2018 Leadership

Is your career missing the talent stack?
Susan Rochester
August 27, 2018 Leadership

Our Publications – Books for leaders
Susan Rochester
April 3, 2018 Culture

CLIENT CASE STUDY: Culture Mapping
Susan Rochester
November 24, 2017 Leadership Culture

What you see is not always what you get
Susan Rochester
November 23, 2017 Leadership Culture

How to leave your business in good hands
Susan Rochester
November 7, 2017 Culture

Top 5 feedback failures and how to fix them
Susan Rochester
October 20, 2017 Culture

Busting the myths about changing your business culture
Susan Rochester
August 16, 2017 Culture

3 reasons your clients lose trust in you
Susan Rochester
July 24, 2017 Leadership

Boosting the impact of career planning
Susan Rochester
July 19, 2017 Culture

Why accountability is the new black in management
Susan Rochester
June 2, 2017 Culture

3 signs an employee is on the way out
Susan Rochester
June 1, 2017 Leadership

Why, when and how business owners should ask for help
Susan Rochester
April 27, 2017 Leadership

Three signs it’s time to hire
Susan Rochester
April 12, 2017 Leadership Engagement Culture

We’re all in this together
Susan Rochester
April 5, 2017 Culture

Culture: How do you assess fit?
Susan Rochester
March 6, 2017 Leadership

What’s Your Story? #12 Susan Hervey
Susan Rochester
February 28, 2017 Leadership Culture

Career Reality Check: Fashion Editor
Susan Rochester
February 15, 2017 Leadership

Advice your client is waiting to hear
Susan Rochester
January 28, 2017 Leadership

Harrison Assessments and the Entrepreneur
Susan Rochester
December 10, 2016 Leadership

Terminating employment: What you need to know
Susan Rochester
September 15, 2016 Leadership

Is the Harrison Assessment like MBTI?
Susan Rochester
August 12, 2016 Leadership

Inbox tips to change your life
Susan Rochester
August 8, 2016 Leadership

Performance reviews no more? 3 things to consider!
Susan Rochester
July 19, 2016 Leadership

NAGCAS launches 2 new awards
Susan Rochester
June 28, 2016 Leadership

Timely feedback leads to better performance
Susan Rochester
June 20, 2016 Leadership

What’s going to happen when you lift that rock?
Susan Rochester
June 13, 2016 Leadership

Hiring for customer relationship success
Susan Rochester
June 3, 2016 Leadership

Project Manager Job Template
Susan Rochester
June 1, 2016 Leadership

5 steps to crafting a business
Susan Rochester
May 30, 2016 Leadership

How to delegate effectively
Susan Rochester
April 15, 2016 Leadership

Using assessments to recruit staff
Susan Rochester
March 31, 2016 Leadership

Should You Allow Remote Work At Your Company?
Susan Rochester
March 22, 2016 Leadership

What’s your story? #11: Paula Ford
Susan Rochester
March 16, 2016 Leadership

Calculating the costs of hiring the wrong person
Susan Rochester
March 1, 2016 Leadership

7 Fascinating Employee Engagement Trends for 2016
Susan Rochester
February 17, 2016 Leadership

What’s your story? #10: Trevor Lloyd
Susan Rochester
February 16, 2016 Leadership

24,000,000 on our island
Susan Rochester
February 10, 2016 Leadership

Please don’t say “I’m only a ….”
Susan Rochester
December 21, 2015 Leadership

What’s your story? #9: Santa Claus
Susan Rochester
December 15, 2015 Leadership

5 easy ways to boost staff morale over the holidays
Susan Rochester
December 1, 2015 Leadership

5 tips to manage your staff during the holiday rush
Susan Rochester
November 26, 2015 Leadership

360 degree feedback surveys can work for you
Susan Rochester
November 25, 2015 Leadership

What’s your story? #8: Susan Toole
Susan Rochester
November 19, 2015 Leadership

Paradox theory and team dynamics
Susan Rochester
October 15, 2015 Leadership

What’s your story? #7: Chris Bulmer
Susan Rochester
September 16, 2015 Leadership

What’s your story? #6: Chris Barton
Susan Rochester
September 16, 2015 Leadership

Three Keys to Job Satisfaction
Susan Rochester
September 14, 2015 Leadership

Avoiding the ‘Horror Hire’
Susan Rochester
September 7, 2015 Leadership

Jump start employee engagement
Susan Rochester
August 25, 2015 Leadership

Just Do It!
Susan Rochester
August 10, 2015 Leadership

What’s your story? #5: Judy Palmer-Brown
Susan Rochester
July 17, 2015 Leadership

How to reward and keep your best employees — for free
Susan Rochester
July 14, 2015 Leadership

Confronting poor performance
Susan Rochester
July 9, 2015 Leadership

New recruitment tools for small and growing businesses
Susan Rochester
June 24, 2015 Leadership

Employing Apprentices: A new resource for business
Susan Rochester
June 23, 2015 Leadership

Why your workshops aren’t working
Susan Rochester
June 2, 2015 Leadership

Career Reality Check: Pilot
Susan Rochester
May 25, 2015 Leadership

Recruitment: The Hunt
Susan Rochester
May 13, 2015 Leadership

What’s your story? #3: Chris Page
Susan Rochester
May 11, 2015 Leadership

Your future workforce
Susan Rochester
May 6, 2015 Leadership

Hiring? Data beats intuition
Susan Rochester
May 4, 2015 Leadership

Future of Work Conference 2015
Susan Rochester
April 21, 2015 Leadership

A new way to recruit
Susan Rochester
April 13, 2015 Leadership

What’s your story? #2: Libby Bleakley
Susan Rochester
April 6, 2015 Leadership

The one question you should be asking your staff
Susan Rochester
March 25, 2015 Leadership

Career Reality check: TV Presenter
Susan Rochester
March 17, 2015 Leadership

Traps for young (and old) players
Susan Rochester
March 10, 2015 Leadership

What’s your story? #1: Dr Howard Bell
Susan Rochester
March 10, 2015 Leadership

When negotiating, who should make the first offer?
Susan Rochester
January 21, 2015 Leadership

How to make the most of your 360 degree feedback reviews
Susan Rochester
December 8, 2014 Leadership

Top 10 social media tips
Susan Rochester
December 8, 2014 Leadership

Career development and social media
Susan Rochester
December 4, 2014 Leadership

Australia’s vocational training system continues to deliver jobs
Susan Rochester
November 9, 2014 Leadership

Back to basics: Work environment matters
Susan Rochester
September 26, 2014 Leadership

10 Biggest Workplace Distractions
Susan Rochester
September 23, 2014 Leadership

Avoiding Workplace Bullying
Susan Rochester
September 12, 2014 Leadership

Latest SLICE Survey results
Susan Rochester
September 10, 2014 Leadership

How can assessments assist low SES students?
Susan Rochester
September 5, 2014 Leadership

Why using Myers-Briggs at work Might Be a Terrible Idea (MBTI)
Susan Rochester
September 4, 2014 Leadership

Before you judge personality tests, consider what they don’t judge
Susan Rochester
September 3, 2014 Leadership

There’s more to personality than a test score
Susan Rochester
September 1, 2014 Leadership

Top 5 resume ‘fails’ to avoid
Susan Rochester
August 25, 2014 Leadership

Why are you doing that?
Susan Rochester
July 31, 2014 Leadership

Introvert or extrovert, normal or abnormal: the problem with personality types
Susan Rochester
July 25, 2014 Leadership

3 steps to creating your own monster
Susan Rochester
June 15, 2014 Leadership

Brainstorming for one
Susan Rochester
April 10, 2014 Leadership

How smart SMEs save time and money with assessments
Susan Rochester
March 31, 2014 Leadership

3 steps to building a better business case
Susan Rochester
March 25, 2014 Leadership

Experience is a great teacher
Susan Rochester
March 18, 2014 Leadership

Using Harrison Assessments to develop staff
Susan Rochester
March 14, 2014 Leadership

New SLICE survey of people strategies in financial advice practices
Susan Rochester
February 27, 2014 Leadership

Universities Australia deal to get students ‘work ready’
Susan Rochester
February 9, 2014 Leadership

Get it done!
Susan Rochester
September 4, 2013 Leadership

New products from Harrison Assessments
Susan Rochester
July 23, 2013 Leadership Culture

Giving back
Susan Rochester
July 15, 2013 Leadership

It’s not all about the money
Susan Rochester
April 22, 2013 Leadership

Case study: 360 degree feedback for company culture
Susan Rochester
April 16, 2013 Leadership

A (very) simple guide to business productivity
Susan Rochester
April 9, 2013 Leadership

Top interview secrets of the experts
Susan Rochester
March 19, 2013 Leadership Engagement

Even your best friend won’t tell you…
Susan Rochester
March 5, 2013 Leadership

Where’s all this leadership leading us?
Susan Rochester
February 26, 2013 Leadership

“Every Saturday I was a crocodile and on Tuesdays, a clown”
Susan Rochester
February 6, 2013 Leadership

What’s wrong with politics?
Susan Rochester
September 18, 2012 Leadership

Two surprising reasons for poor performance
Susan Rochester
August 7, 2012 Leadership

Warning: 13 lies applicants will tell you to get the job
Susan Rochester
June 26, 2012 Leadership

Recruitment’s biggest myth
Susan Rochester
June 12, 2012 Leadership

5 reasons to reduce ‘clutter’ and grow your business
Susan Rochester
June 4, 2012 Leadership

Want better customer service?
Susan Rochester
May 15, 2012 Leadership

Not everyone wants to learn, you know…
Susan Rochester
March 29, 2012 Leadership

Three steps to successful collaborations
Susan Rochester
February 21, 2012 Leadership

Three things you should know about every new employee
Susan Rochester
February 20, 2012 Leadership

Succession: Your people plan
Susan Rochester
February 7, 2012 Leadership

Finding tomorrow’s leaders
Susan Rochester
January 10, 2012 Leadership

A lesson in valuing your intuition
Susan Rochester
December 21, 2011 Leadership

Case Study: Online Recruiting
Susan Rochester
November 16, 2011 Leadership

If I knew then what I know now…
Susan Rochester
October 20, 2011 Leadership

Giving feedback? Remember the other F-words
Susan Rochester
September 29, 2011 Leadership

The 2 main reasons you don’t delegate
Susan Rochester
September 20, 2011 Leadership

Hazard reduction, backburning or putting out spot fires?
Susan Rochester
September 14, 2011 Leadership

How to brief a recruiter
Susan Rochester
September 5, 2011 Leadership

Writing an effective job advertisement
Susan Rochester
August 23, 2011 Leadership

Are you compliant with employment standards?
Susan Rochester
August 12, 2011 Leadership

Are you ‘success-oriented’?
Susan Rochester
August 2, 2011 Leadership

Why job fit matters for business
Susan Rochester
July 19, 2011 Leadership

How to swim with sharks
Susan Rochester
July 4, 2011 Leadership

Critical skill shortage 5: Technical skills
Susan Rochester
June 20, 2011 Leadership

Critical skill shortage 4: People management
Susan Rochester
June 6, 2011 Leadership

Critical skill shortage 3: Strategic thinking
Susan Rochester
May 23, 2011 Leadership

Critical skill shortage 2: Problem solving and decision making
Susan Rochester
May 9, 2011 Leadership

Critical skill shortage 1: Communication
Susan Rochester
May 2, 2011 Leadership

Top 5 critical skills in shortfall
Susan Rochester
April 19, 2011 Leadership

How referable is your business? (continued)
Susan Rochester
April 12, 2011 Leadership

How referable is your business?
Susan Rochester
April 5, 2011 Leadership

Four simple questions to bring you more referrals
Susan Rochester
March 29, 2011 Leadership

Are you ready for the long goodbye?
Susan Rochester
March 22, 2011 Leadership

Research bosses should know about
Susan Rochester
March 14, 2011 Leadership

Looking for fresh ideas? Ask your staff!
Susan Rochester
February 14, 2011 Leadership

The results are in! Thank you for your feedback
Susan Rochester
February 7, 2011 Leadership

What makes a good manager?
Susan Rochester
January 31, 2011 Leadership

Is ignorance really bliss?
Susan Rochester
January 10, 2011 Leadership

Top 10 of 2010
Susan Rochester
October 12, 2010 Leadership

The five step skills shortage strategy
Susan Rochester
September 21, 2010 Leadership

The one thing you need to know about performance…
Susan Rochester
September 6, 2010 Leadership

Communication failure
Susan Rochester
August 31, 2010 Leadership

Overcoming deception
Susan Rochester
August 17, 2010 Leadership

Should you be asking THAT question?
Susan Rochester
August 10, 2010 Leadership

Banking on your reputation
Susan Rochester
July 29, 2010 Leadership

Looking for some workplace magic?
Susan Rochester
May 11, 2010 Leadership

Networking gets personal
Susan Rochester
April 15, 2010 Recruitment

1 in 3 candidates lie. Will you hire a liar?
Susan Rochester
May 1, 2009 Leadership Recruitment

How job descriptions increase profits

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