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• Do Your Staff Cause Problems Because of A Lack Of Consistency And A Culture Of Customer Focus?
  The thing is that all business interruptions cost you money because they consume time that could be used more profitably. Having a good staff culture where all your people are working from the same page and are all clear on your business objectives more than makes up for the time spent developing your staff training and procedures in both the short and long term.
  Published 30Mar2012, viewed 37 times

• Chemical Attitudes
  Chemical spills hat hit the news at individual plants, like the Orica plant in Sydney are just the tip of the iceberg. Many people have the attitude that they can ignore good chemical management and training because accidents may never happen
  Published 30Mar2012, viewed 31 times

• Thoughts About Work and Productivity
  Toyota this week stated that part of the car industry's problems are caused by Australia's inflexible workplace laws and our habit of taking a paid sick day or "sickie" especially on Mondays and Fridays giving the worker a three day break.Unless workers make it possible to bring in enough money to pay their wages plus the extras like super, WorkCover et al, they are not productive and need to go
  Published 28Mar2012, viewed 85 times

• Procrastination? Or a Winning Team?
  Procrastination happens when your subconscious mind is resisting you doing the task, making the change or what ever it is you are procrastinating about. Fear stops business owners and managers from making the changes they need for greater productivity.
  Published 28Mar2012, viewed 44 times

• Want To Find What Really Works In Small Business?
  When a quality system is done properly it not only takes less time and money to develop but it becomes part of your business' culture. It shows you how to develop staff so they become more responsible and more flexible to cope with any problems that come up. AND it is a slimline working system that does not gather dust.
  Published 19May2011, viewed 95 times

• What Can We Learn From Disasters?
  We have heard about the dreadful human cost and the houses lost but spare a thought also for the businesses and the consequent jobs lost. They have not had a lot of publicity. The recovery may well take years. How many won't recover? STOP and think about YOUR emergency planning even for things you thought were totally unlikely.
  Published 19May2011, viewed 87 times

• Do You Have A Sustainable Business?
  To me, a sustainable business is one that keeps on going with minimum drama, a sensible profit and a good lifestyle for everyone who works there, including the owner and that does not include having owners who are overworked and stressed in their business.
  Published 18May2011, viewed 164 times

• Great - You Won A Contract! Did You Read The Terms Carefully?
  Large companies expect contractors and suppliers to read the contract fully and to negotiate variations if it is not workable for you. In fact they worry about small businesses that fail to negotiate because it indicates they have not read all the conditions and may not be able to supply reliably.
  Published 18May2011, viewed 130 times

• Does Your Business Plan Really Manage Your Risks?
  So you worked on a great business plan mainly to make your accountant and bank manager happy. And are you really covered for emergencies? Discover how to identify and manage risk in your business because this always needs to be your first step in business planning.
  Published 18May2011, viewed 145 times

• Climate Change Is Literally Changing Our Climate
  2010 was the equal hottest year recorded since man began recording temperatures 1880 and also the wettest and this is in spite of the big freeze n the northern hemisphere. 2005 was the equal hottest. A hotter world causes more evaporation from land and oceans resulting in a warmer atmosphere that holds and releases more water. The result is more violent storms and 100 year events becoming 20 year events.
  Published 02May2011, viewed 167 times

• What Are We Doing About A Clean Energy Future?
  While financially struggling governments in Europe and the United States are reducing support for clean-energy development, emerging countries, led by China, have been investing heavily and it is hard to compete. Connie Hedegaard, the European Union's commissioner for climate action said "We can never subsidize clean energy as much as they will do in China."
  Published 17May2011, viewed 93 times

• Can You Believe That It Is Well Into 2011?
  The anecdotal evidence is that 80% of small business owners don't prepare a business plan and even less actually run their business from a plan. And if you do, you almost certainly concentrate on your strengths and opportunities and gloss over your threats and weaknesses because the plan is largely focussed on convincing the bank you are a good risk. Did you actually stop and think about risk? But that's another story.
  Published 21Apr2011, viewed 106 times

• How Much Can Grumpy Workers Cost Your Business?
  Sustainable business makes a profit and continually improves while you look after your customers, provide a safe workplace and minimise your environmental harm.
  Published 25Mar2011, viewed 204 times

• Systems Can Be Used Or Misused!
  Systems have been widely used to standardise workplaces and turn people into not much more than cogs in a big machine; all in the name of efficiency. This is misuse! In this type of program the concept of continuous improvement is twisted into meaning continual standardisation. A real system is the basis of a sustainable business
  Published 07Apr2011, viewed 143 times

• I Love the Passion!
  Working with small business I meet so many inspiring people who passionately drive their businesses and who look for systems as a way to move their businesses forward and free up some time to lead a more balanced life. Most of them don't realise how inspiring they are
  Published 07Apr2011, viewed 156 times

• Does Urban Planning Balance The Needs Of Residents, Industry And Developers?
  Why even think of putting new housing development in polluted industrial areas? Just where is industry supposed to move? And what on earth would this cost? Doesn't it occur to some people that we actually do need some industry in this country? It really is helpful in producing wealth and employing people.
  Published 07Apr2011, viewed 195 times

• An Amazing Discovery
  In the late 1980s I was working as a research marine biologist when my then husband had an entrepreneurial spasm and decided to build and sell computers. Like so many small business people we worked almost around the clock until I discovered quality assurance and we got our lives back
  Published 22Jul2010, viewed 224 times

• Sustainability: What Does It Really Mean For Your Business?
  A sustainable business is resilient and profitable because it cares for its customers (the ones who pay the ills), workers and the environment. It is about far more than just some aspect or other of the environment.
  Published 17Aug2010, viewed 212 times

• Making Change Work For You.
  The ability to adapt to change, continually improve is simple, powerful and practical. Kaizen is at the heart of environmental and quality management systems. This is fundamental to sustainability.
  Published 16Jul2010, viewed 296 times

• Why Would I Talk About Elephants?
  Baby elephants weigh around 100 kg but like all of us from time to time, they may need some help and a good dose of persistence. And the second elephant is the one we pretend is not in the room.
  Published 29Jun2010, viewed 237 times

• Face Facts And Adapt to a Warmer World
  We haven't had genuine debate about climate policy - we had better learn to adapt. The problem with global warming isn't the warming; it's the consequences. What are the cinsequences foryour business?
  Published 26May2010, viewed 266 times

• Business Is Risky, a Challenge and Also Fun
  Business is risky. It is also a great challenge and even fun and we all manage risks everyday. The key to successful business is to know and manage your risks. Unfortunately staying the same does not work because no one else does.
  Published 26May2010, viewed 172 times

• Three Sensible Carbon Steps
  Are you bored by all the posturing from politicians and various interest groups about global warming, carbon and carbon trading? Here are three practical suggestions to reduce our carbon emissions
  Published 26May2010, viewed 505 times

• Is Workplace Safety Taken Seriously in Your Business?
  If you employ or manage people in any industry you must prevent accidents and deaths. I help you do this so that you don't add huge overheads to your business. Here are two example of the consequences of ignoring this.
  Published 26May2010, viewed 189 times

• Is Carbon a Competitor or a Subset of EMS?
  With the current focus on carbon emission trading and greenhouse gas reporting, unfortunately "green business" has become all about emissions and emission trading for a high proportion of our business population. There is a decreased awareness of the need to care for other aspects of the environment and many businesses that were considering an environmental management system or EMS are opting instead for carbon management alone.
  Published 18Aug2009, viewed 375 times

• Don't Waste Your Time and Money on Poor Environmental Management
  Green Business is about environmental sustainability, reduced carbon footprint and good energy management within a practical environmental management system. The most effective system is ISO 14001. Many other approaches are less than effective
  Published 18Aug2009, viewed 395 times

• Can Management Systems Be Effective If They Are Not Integrated?
  The purpose of any management system is to provide a tool to manage the organization. Where an organization has more than one system, these need to be integrated to prevent confusion and duplication. The various internationally recognized standards cater very well for this and risk management can and should be consistent across all areas of the business.
  Published 18Aug2009, viewed 294 times

• Are There Real Business Benefits of ISO 14001?
  There are numerous reasons for implementing an Environmental Management System (EMS) and these are more apparent for certified environmental management system such as ISO 14001. While there are a few businesses that do an ISO 14001 simply because they feel it is the right thing to do, most want to know what reward they can expect.
  Published 18Aug2009, viewed 412 times

• Are Climate Change Skeptics Credible?
  Who should we believe about climate change? Geologists who study rocks, rock formations and the past or atmospheric physicists who study the man made changes in the atmosphere and the impact this has on our weather patterns. Even if the majority of scientists are wrong, is this a risk you want to take for your children? You can reduce your carbon footprint with sensible energy management and it is easy to go green.
  Published 14Aug2009, viewed 292 times

• What is sustainability?
  There are very few of us who are not interested in making both our lifestyles and our businesses sustainable? So what is sustainable? There are different meanings for different groups of people and it means so much more than many people think. It even goes being a green business and includes loving that word profit and it includes having the flexibility to change and to utilise new technology to make this easier with online business.
  Published 12Aug2009, viewed 235 times

• Ask Yourself WHY?
  Ask yourself why you still waste time, money and energy when a green business is easy. The first step to environmental sustainability is simply having sensible energy management, you will save money with ISO 14001 the best tool available to help small to medium business. It's not surprising you are confused by media misinformation from the same coal and oil industries that are still funding the climate skeptics
  Published 10Aug2009, viewed 299 times

• Will your business survive?
  Do you want to still have a business in five years time? Whether the conservatives and sceptics like it or not, the majority of people realise that we need to be environmentally sustainable. Business needs to reduce their carbon footprint with sensible energy management and embrace environmental sustainability and make a profit if it is going to survive. And the only real green business is ISO 14001.
  Published 10Aug2009, viewed 222 times

• Small Steps that Business can use to Save Money and Reduce Carbon Emissions
  The real issue for small to medium business is how to cut costs and reduce waste (all types or waste and that includes energy, materials and human effort. Business also needs to do this without an extra time commitment. Or cash flow to make changes because business also has to cope with global financial chaos.
  Published 06Jun2009, viewed 262 times

• Be surprised at how easy it is to make money online when you set up your online business
  You will be surprised at how easy it is set up your online business. Small business people are discovering that going online allows them to extend their business and reach more customers without increasing their workload significantly. They find there are a variety of ways to start business online.
  Published 03Jun2009, viewed 248 times

• Special tips to help your online business better leverage your expertise
  When your small businesses adds an online component to an existing product you may fail to explain things to your clients as effectively as when you are talking face to face. This article outlines some special tips and psychology to help you start business online and overcome the communication problems to give greater customer satisfaction and make money online.
  Published 02Jun2009, viewed 318 times

• Global Warming and Business? Business can save money while they reduce their carbon footprint
  We are entering a carbon constrained world. The world oil supply is getting shorter and oil and other forms of energy are getting more expensive. We have polluted our atmosphere and we need to slow the rate of pollution down and governments around the world are setting up greenhouse gas emission restrictions.
  Published 02Jun2009, viewed 249 times

• Reduce Financial Stress by Reducing Carbon Waste In Your Business
  Around the world business is under financial stress at present. There are many cases of business collapse and employee layoffs. We have been living beyond our financial means and although we are also living beyond our environmental means, it hasn't caught up with us yet. One easy way that we can save a lot of money in our business is by looking for carbon and other waste.
  Published 02Jun2009, viewed 220 times

• Online home business for stay at home mothers
  So many mothers are faced with the dilemma of how to care for their small children and contribute to the dreaded mortgage. In the global financial crisis, this is an even greater need A part time business with flexible hours is every young mothers' dream. This article outlines the steps you can take to make this dream a reality for your family.
  Published 17May2009, viewed 184 times

• How can you recognise greenwash?
  The growing consumer concern about climate change and the increasing demand for "green" products has spawned a growing trend to "greenwash" business images.
  Published 01Jun2009, viewed 240 times

• Reduce Financial Stress by Reducing Carbon Waste In Your Home
  Families around the world are feeling financial strain at the moment but we by going green and reducing waste in your family life, you can save significant amounts of money and help the world at the same time
  Published 01Jun2009, viewed 196 times

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