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Excuses from Employees – Boundaries and Accountability
Excuses are rarely about the actual problem; they’re about protecting ourselves from discomfort. When something goes wrong, our brains look for the quickest way to preserve our self-image to protect the story we tell ourselves that we’re competent, capable and in control.
The Keeper Test – Keeping Good Employees
The Keeper Test is a brutally simple idea made famous by Netflix’s culture deck:
“If one of your employees can to you tomorrow and told you they were leaving for a similar job at another company, would you fight to keep them?”
If your gust reaction is yes, they’re a keeper. If your honest reaction is no, it’s time to start planning their exit.
Treating Your Employees as Adults
The trap many owners fall into is assuming more training will fix every performance gap. But often, the problem isn’t that people don’t know what to do – it’s that they’re not taking responsibility for doing it. That’s why coaching is important.
Hire the Best, Fire the Rest: Standards, Not Desperation
Every hire in a small business has a big footprint. In a large company, a poor performer can hide in a small team; they’re instantly visible, and their mistakes are instantly felt.
Scrap the Mission and Vision
As the months pass and the to-do lists pile up. It becomes increasingly easy to forget the reason you started in the first place. I am pretty sure you didn’t start your business to spend your life on the edge of burnout.
Working With Yourself (a.k.a The Boss You Can’t Quit)
You’re the boss here. You set the pace, make the calls and pay the price if it all goes pear-shaped. The funny, and slightly annoying thing is, you’re also the employee. This means your success depends entirely on whether the boss side of you can get the employee side of you to show up, focus and not get lost in an Instagram scroll hole.
Why Did You Start Your Business?
No one wakes up one morning and thinks, “I want to work twice as hard, take on all the risks and give up my weekend, just for the fun of it”.
And yet, as of June 2024, there were 2,589,595 small businesses in Australia. That makes up 97.2% of Australian businesses*.
What is a Business Owner?
When I ask people what they do, and they say they own a business, it doesn’t take long to realise that those people ‘own a job’. I don’t mean that as an insult – it’s a reality for so many small business owners, especially in the early years.
The 80/20 Rule: Less Hustle, More Impact
The 80/20 rule, also known as the Pareto Principle, is the idea that a small percentage of actions produce most of our results. Now it’s not always 80% and 20% but the pattern holds. It’ll apply to your business in a lot of ways.
Managing Personality Types
If you’ve ever explained something perfectly clearly, only to have the other person stare back at you like you’ve just read them IKEA instructions in reverse Swedish, you already know this – people don’t all think the same way.
Choosing Your Attitude
You can’t control every bad thing that happens to you. But you can control how you show up once it happens, and that’s what “choosing your attitude” is all about.
How to Know When You’re Actually Ready to Scale
Don’t confuse ambition with preparedness…
In our episode of The Business Abundance Podcast, we broke down what it actually means to be ready to scale, and why getting this wrong can cost you time, money, and sanity.
What Makes a Good Website? 6 Must-Haves for Small Business Success
A great website does more than sell, it tells your story, builds trust, and guides people to act. Make it bold, make it clear, and make it you.
Stop Being Your Busiest Employee: How to Work On Your Business, Not Just In It
Are you the busiest person in your business?
If your to-do list is overflowing and your time is always stretched thin, it's time for a change. In this blog, we break down the practical steps you can take to stop doing everything and start focusing on the work that actually grows your business. From ditching low-value tasks to building trust in your team, learn how to free up your time — and finally lead like the owner.
Can you Change Your Business Model?
Do you offer a great product or service? Do you market it professionally? Do you focus on customer service? YES?
So does everyone else…
And while that’s not wrong — it’s also not remarkable. Everyone is doing it. So how do you truly stand out?
Let’s break down how Who Gives a Crap did it — and what you can learn to apply in your own business.
How Small Business Owners Can Reduce Stress
Long hours, a lot of responsibility and trying to achieve the infamous work-life balance is stressful. Sometimes it doesn’t feel achievable. It’s likely that this stress is impacting the success of your business. The 80/20 principle could be a saving grace for you. So here’s how you can use it…
You’re Probably a Micromanager, Here’s How You Can Fix It
If you find yourself saying “it’s quicker if I just do it myself” or redoing tasks because they’re not “good enough,” you may be stuck in a cycle of micromanagement. As we discussed in the Business Abundance Podcast episode on micromanaging, this approach can kill your business.
How to Market on a Limited Budget
Marketing on a limited budget can feel overwhelming, but the key lies in understanding what truly drives results. Effective marketing is not about spending more but about reaching the right people with the right message at the right time.
How to Attract Good Employees - and Keep Them
Have you caught yourself saying “there’s no good employees these days”? The matter of fact is, there are, you just don’t have them yet. If you want good people to work for, and with, you, you need to create an environment that they can grow and have opportunities in.
How to Create a Business Plan for a Small Business
A business plan that sits on a shelf is a waste of time. It can feel like a chore… and it is if you do it wrong. But the value of a business plan isn’t in creating a perfect document or creating a flawless path forward, it’s worth creating because it sets the stage for intentional action. Here’s how…