Optus small medium business online

Buy online for up to 3 months free* access fee or call 1300 621 973

GROWING A BUSINESS

BEING A LEADER

As your business grows, leadership becomes increasingly important. Read articles on what it takes to be a leader, developing your leadership skills, and how to lead your growing business through challenging times. Get the latest management tips, read how to stay motivated as your business grows, and chart a course to leadership success.

The opinions expressed in these articles are those of the author and not those of Optus. The articles on this website contain general information only and are not intended to be relied on as legal, financial or professional advice. Readers should seek their own advice based on their specific business [or personal] needs.

Helping Employees Change

In today's dynamic world of constant change, it's imperative that managers and leaders have the tools and skills necessary to help their employees change behaviour as needed.

Are the Boring Bits of Business Costing You Money?

If you look at Australia's Top 10 companies you'll see 4 banks, 2 miners, 1 insurer, 1 Telco, 1 supermarket and a hardware chain. Their products aren't all that glamorous but what do they do really well that makes them successful?

How to bring out the best in your BOSS?

Why do some leaders drain intelligence and capability from their teams while others leaders amplify it? That question prompted me to spend years researching the two types of bosses I now classify as "diminishers" and "multipliers"

How the best leaders make everyone smarter

Take a step back and think about the people you have once worked under... Who inspired you and why? Who motivated you to want to work better and harder? What was it about these leaders that made you want to be the employee of the month?

Diversity Matters: Why Business Needs Balance

The most progressive companies are realising that women represent a critical, and still largely untapped, source of talent for current and future generations of leadership.

BIZ THINK TANK MEMBER'S SIGN IN


Not a member? Sign up now!

Receive the free Advantage Newsletter, news and updates.

SIGN UP

RECENT ARTICLES

What is Your Strategic Narrative?

The strategic choices we make every day are determined by the "strategic narratives" we tell ourselves. We face a challenge and we don't ask, "What does Porter's Five Forces tell me to think about?"

Thinking Right (and Left) about Content Marketing

As I evaluate Web marketing such as blogs and websites, one thing I look for is evidence of left and right-brain thinking in the creation of the content.