Occasionally at People Smartz we see trends beginning to develop in regards to the areas we are asked to assist businesses. At the moment, we seem to have a "run" on businesses approaching us to assist with issues that have arisen as a result of working from home arrangements. Over the last three months, we have assisted a number of businesses and organisations to "sort out" these arrangements.  The majority of these businesses were not for profit and run by a "volunteer" executive or elected officials.  Over time, the nature of these businesses had resulted in there being a lack of awareness in regards to the activities of employee/s of the business - in one case, the Executive did not even really know the physical address of their "office"! read more

Last week I met with a small business owner who was having trouble "executing" her business plan. It turned out that her "plan" had been developed for her by a trusted advisor and was largely devised from a template which looked predominantly at financial indicators. The "plan" told her that she needed to achieve a certain gross profit, achieve certain ratios and keep costs to a certain level. read more

The WebinHR Program moves into it's second month in September! This month's topics include "Moving your business from Good to Great" , "eLearning" and "Emotional Intelligence" To find out more - visit our WebinHR Page and Book Your Attendance Now! read more

The HR Quarterly Index provides a summary of industry confidence in the business sector from the HR Coach Research Institute. This quarter has produced an interesting result, as businesses seem to be preoccupied by tightening margins. The positive economic news received during the quarter has beenovershadowed by the impost of an increased minimum wage and the introduction of the Carbon Tax. read more

This month, People Smartz is pleased to offer clients and visitors to our website the opportunity to register for 3 informative webinars designed to assist small business owners and managers. Conducted by industry experts, this month's webinars cover topics such as "Termination Tips and Traps", "identifying OH&S Concerns" and "Using Personality Profiling to Retain, Re-engage and Recruit" read more

The HR Coach Research Institute has released its latest quarterly index. According to the research: "The last quarter has shown a marked change in business sentiment in Australia with an increase of 6% in overall business confidence.  The last half of 2011 saw a 15% drop in business confidence so the increase offers welcome respite.  There is, however, a lot of ground to make up from the highs of 2007 and early 2008. read more