Better Business Podcast
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The Better Business Podcast by Employsure tackles the big issues in small business. Featuring interviews with some of the industry's brightest minds, each episode is packed with practical tips, advice and strategies to help you build a better business. Employsure is Australia and New Zealand's leading Workplace Relations specialist, providing employers with the knowledge and strategies they need to create safe, fair and compliant workplaces.
Location:
Australia
Description:
The Better Business Podcast by Employsure tackles the big issues in small business. Featuring interviews with some of the industry's brightest minds, each episode is packed with practical tips, advice and strategies to help you build a better business. Employsure is Australia and New Zealand's leading Workplace Relations specialist, providing employers with the knowledge and strategies they need to create safe, fair and compliant workplaces.
Language:
English
Website:
https://www.employsure.com.au/
Email:
silky@radiohub.com.au
Episodes
Why Your Social Media Isn’t Working with Sonya McIntyre Reid
6/6/2019
By now, most businesses have some kind of social media presence, but are you getting maximum return for your efforts? Far from being a luxury, social media is now an essential business tool, one that not only tells the story of your business, but builds your brand, generates leads and helps you connect with an audience - whether it's in your neighbourhood, or around the world. Yet many business owners can get caught in the trap of using it purely as an engagement tool. While everyone loves...
Duration:00:34:59
Drug and Alcohol Testing
4/7/2019
In this month's episode we look at drug and alcohol testing employees, and help employers understand their responsibilities, as well as employee rights. There are certain industries where drug testing is required, other businesses just want to adopt a zero tolerance approach to drugs in the workplace. But successfully introducing alcohol and drug testing into your workplace means navigating a complex legal framework. What are the factors small business owners must consider? In this episode...
Duration:00:11:26
25 Minute Meetings with Donna McGeorge
3/28/2019
In this month's episode of the Better Business Podcast we help you have better meetings with author and coach Donna McGeorge. Yes, they're unavoidable, and yes they can be super unproductive, but meetings are standard practice in workplaces across Australia. But is there a way to get more from our meetings? Joining the show this month is renowned author and coach, Donna McGeorge. Donna is one of Australia's leading business thinkers and coaches, having worked with companies such as Nissan,...
Duration:00:26:43
Can I Reject A Medical Certificate?
2/26/2019
Is it ever ok for an employer to reject a medical certificate? Turns out it is -- under certain circumstances. This month Employment Relations Expert Thorunn Arnadottir joins the show to tell us how a small business owner can legitimately reject a medical certificate, and reveals the valid reasons for doing so. This month we cover: Situations when it might be ok for an employer to reject a medical certificate How to establish valid reasons for rejecting a medical certificate How to raise...
Duration:00:11:34
Social Selling with Mark McInnes
1/20/2019
This month we're looking at Social Selling, a new movement in the way business owners can generate leads, build customer relationships and ultimately drive sales online. Joining the show is Australia's Number 1 Social Seller Mark McInnes, who tell us how small businesses can use social media to connect with customers online, build relationships and ultimately drive more revenue. In this episode we cover: The basic principles of social selling and how it differs from traditional marketing or...
Duration:00:36:40
Finding Your Business Niche with Richard Toutounji
11/27/2018
In this month's episode of the Better Business Podcast we help you find your business niche with Marketing guru Richard Toutounji. Anyone who's run a small business knows that familiar temptation — to think that everyone is your customer, and that you should sell to anyone willing to pay you. While offering products and services that meet a specific need is the reason we go into business, trying to sell to everyone isn't necessarily the recipe for success. But when you have a niche business...
Duration:00:50:55
Essentials Update: How to Spot a Dodgy CV
10/31/2018
In this month's episode of the Better Business Podcast Essentials Update we take a look at one of the most vexing issues in the recruitment process - Dodgy CVs. Our Employment Relations Expert Thorunn Arnadottir stops by to teach us how to spot a dodgy CV, offers common tips for employers to vet candidates, and what you can do if you've hired a candidate you suspect has lied to get the job. In this episode, we learn: How to spot inconsistencies in an application form How to ask the right...
Duration:00:09:09
Creating Mentally Healthy Workplaces with Patrice O'Brien
10/7/2018
To mark World Mental Health Day, we speak with Patrice O'Brien, General Manager of Workplace Partnership and Engagement from beyondblue. In this episode we delve into the world of Mental Health and how it applies to small business owners. How do we create workplaces that support mental health - not just for employees, but for small business owners too? Patrice offers some great insights into the importance of self-care, and why when it comes to mental health at work, prevention is the best...
Duration:00:40:07
'Leaning In' to your Mental Health with Michael Morrison
10/7/2018
To mark World Mental Health Day, we speak with Michael Morrison, founder of The Black Light Principle and mental wellness coach and consultant. Michael is a former Advertising executive who has also struggled with mental health for most of his life. Michael left advertising to start The Black Light Principle, a platform for him to speak and consult about mental wellness in the workplace, and has become one of Australia's leading authorities on the lived experience of mental illness. Show...
Duration:00:47:34
Time Management with John Belchamber
9/16/2018
We live in a world where we are constantly available, always connected and incessantly pulled away from the most important tasks in our personal and professional lives. No matter what, we just never seem to have enough time. But is there something we can do about it? This week we delve into the world of Time Management with renowned expert John Belchamber. Show Notes We live in a world where we are constantly available, always connected and incessantly pulled away from the most important...
Duration:00:30:51
Essentials Update: Family and Domestic Violence Leave
8/27/2018
This month, our Employment Relations Expert Thorunn Arnadottir stops by to talk us through the new Family and Domestic Violence Leave entitlement. All Modern Awards in Australia have been changed to include 5 days of unpaid family and domestic violence leave. This is now a compulsory entitlement for all employees covered by modern awards, including casuals. It's welcome news for people who need it most, but what does it mean for small business owners? In this episode we discuss: The new...
Duration:00:09:10
Managing Millennials with Katie Acheson and Evan Goodman
7/25/2018
How do you manage a millennial workforce? Katie Acheson, the CEO of Youth Action, and business coach Evan Goodman join the Better Business Podcast to discuss what small business owners and employers can do to recruit, manage and retain millennial workers. Also joining the show is Employment Relations Expert Thorunn Arnadottir who chats about the recent changes to the Minimum Wage and Penalty Rates. The Better Business Podcast is brought to you by Employsure, Australia's largest Workplace...
Duration:00:42:49