Karen Kirton·Nov 2Could Your Business Run Without You? What Taking Three Weeks Off Taught MeI’ve just returned from three weeks overseas with my family, and before I went away, I was thinking about a question we ask business owners…
Karen Kirton·Oct 26Why Good Candidates Walk Away: What Your Recruitment Process Is Telling ThemIt can be so frustrating for a business owner or leader when a really good candidate turns down a job offer. You’ve invested time in…
Karen Kirton·Oct 19Candidate Experience: From Offer to Day One at Peak SeasonThere is a point in recruitment where I think most of us take a fairly big breath. The interviews are finished, you’ve checked references…
Karen Kirton·Oct 5Hiring Before Christmas: How to Decide Without RushingThere is something about October and November that makes deadlines suddenly feel much closer.
Karen Kirton·Sep 28Why Your Company Values Aren’t Driving BehaviourIt isn’t surprising to me that leaders and business owners can become a little cynical about company values. They have spent time agreeing…
Karen Kirton·Sep 21The First 90 Days: How to Manage Probation the Right WayOne of the things I find interesting when I talk to business owners about recruitment is how much time and energy goes into finding the…
Karen Kirton·Sep 14Building a Mentally Healthy Workplace: Beyond R U OK? DayEvery September, R U OK? Day encourages us to pause and check in with the people around us. Businesses organise morning teas, teams wear…
Karen Kirton·Sep 7Manual Processes Don’t Just Waste Time. They Hold Back Your People and Your BusinessMost business owners know when a manual process has become frustrating. There are spreadsheets that need to be checked, information copied…
Karen Kirton·Aug 31Why Great Branding Starts Inside Your BusinessWhen most business owners hear the word branding, they think about logos, colours, websites and marketing campaigns. Those things matter…A response icon1A response icon1
Karen Kirton·Aug 17How to Optimise Your Business Processes Before They Break YouOne of the things I notice when talking to growing business owners is that they rarely come to me asking about process optimisation for…
