How do you make your workplace fun for your staff? Or do you have enjoyable days at work with your team? StudioHawk Founder Harry Sanders, Etto Street Pasta Bars and Truly Deeply Founder David Ansett and Blackhearts & Sparrows Co-founder Paul Ghaie share what they do in their respective businesses to inject fun into their work environment, as well as how they care for their teams.
Overcoming self-doubt in the entrepreneurial journey
It is not at all times when business leaders are confident of themselves or of the decisions they make. The reality is that there are moments of self-doubt, which can often freeze you on your tracks. We wonder when such instances occur along the business journey, how do entrepreneurs overcome their weaknesses and move ahead towards their goals?
KHQ Lawyers Founder and Managing Director David Kelly and Lights Lights Lights Director Danielle Mastro reveal how they embraced the experience and used it to strengthen themselves.
Online training: how to conduct it effectively
To adapt to the present challenges, events like meetings, seminars, conferences and training sessions move from the physical space to online platforms with the use of technology. There are pros and cons to this scenario -- it allows everyone the opportunity to take part of these virtual sessions regardless of location, but poses some limitations on what can be done and cannot be done.
Anthony Lam, Managing Director of Punchy Digital Media, and Jeni Clift, Professional EOS Implementer and the Director/General Manager of DWM Solutions provide some tips and pointers on how you can conduct your online training sessions more effectively.
The biggest hurdle in the first 3 years of my entrepreneurial journey
The entrepreneurial path is always filled with risks and challenges. It is not a smooth ride but the journey can be rewarding. The most difficult phase is the early stage where birth pains mixed with the lack of experience can make the trials seem insurmountable. But it is also at this point where entrepreneurs can learn a lot and use those lessons as tools towards achieving their goals.
Laiken Kerr Clarke, Director at MediSound, and Cesar Aldea, Founder and Director of Aldea Consulting, share the biggest hurdle they had to surpass in the first three years of their business. Read through their stories and learn from their experiences.
Music Makes Better Entrepreneurs
How has music played in your personal and entrepreneurial journey? For some, it helps relieve them of stress while others use it to pump some energy into their day.
Entrepreneurs live busy lives as it is, which are often filled with stress and pressure from various angles. With the challenges that the current crisis brings and the uncertainty that the future beholds, they need more than ever to turn to methods and solutions that can contribute to their mental health. Music is one tool that brings energy to a lethargic mind and respite to a weary soul.
Let’s get a closer look at WeTeachMe Founder Kym Huynh, Koh Living Director Tui Cordemans, Liston Newton Advisory Director John Liston, and Marketing Melodies CEO and Founder Dean Cherny on the role music has played in their lives.
President's Update - August
From the President
Dear EO Melbourne,
Are you a hedgehog or a fox?
The fox, a cunning creature, is able to devise multiple complex strategies for sneak attacks on the hedgehog. The fox eagerly waits for the hedgehog to wander on its path each day to be able to pounce and say, “Ahah, I’ve got you!”
The hedgehog rolls its eyes and says, “Here we go again, will the fox ever learn?” and rolls into a ball with its sharp spikes flaring out. The fox, midway through pouncing, sees the hedgehogs defence and calls off the attack.
Each day, this game of fox and hedgehog continues, but despite every calculated attack, the hedgehog always wins.
10 tips in looking after your mental health: Holding on to hope through COVID -19
Celebrating small successes to motivate your team - our members share their experiences
There are great advantages and satisfaction when your team are motivated and inspired by what they do as this contribute to the overall culture of your organisation. One way to fuel their zeal and keep them satisfied at work is to celebrate small wins with them, as some of these entrepreneurs have come to recognise its importance.
How do entrepreneurs Gary Lorden, Director at Monitor Consulting; Jason Bertalli, BNR Partners Director – Franchise & Business Services; Mark Calabro, HungryHungry Co-founder; and Tristan White, Founder and CEO of The Physio Co support their team members during these challenging times? They share their experiences and learnings in this article.
We asked the question: As an entrepreneur, how do you practice diversity and inclusion in the workplace?
Having a diverse workforce and ensuring the inclusion of everyone within an organisation – regardless of race, gender or beliefs – help grow a company’s corporate culture, enhance one’s competitive edge and contribute to its bottom line. If you want to learn how to uphold diversity and inclusion in the workplace, read the stories and tips from Anou Khanijou, Director of IFOTA Group and Managing Director of anouconcept; Anthony Holdstock, Partner at Sharp & Carter; Nyree Hibberd, CEO of Koh Living; and Costa Vasili, CEO and Founder of EthnoLink.
EO Melbourne members share their secret recipes for Social Media Success
EO Melbourne Members Robert Tadros, CEO of Impressive Digital; Hannah Vasicek, Founder and Director of Francesca Collections, Nathan Chan, CEO and Publisher of Foundr Magazine; and Tom Caw, Founder and Director of Untitled Group Australia cite Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest and LinkedIn as among the top social media platforms they use in their respective businesses.
Looking to expand and take your business to new territories?
KX Pilates Founder Aaron Smith, Struber CEO Dion Castle and Honeycomb Managing Director John Bevitt share a few tips and learnings on their experience of expanding to a new market or geographic location.
Can changing your morning routine make you a better entrepreneur? Here are some real-life experience shares.
Salt & Fuessel Director Gabriel Esseesse, Torii Consulting Director Joe Woodham, Work Healthy Australia Managing Director and Founder James Murray, and Banjo Executive Director & Co-founder Andrew Colliver share the morning routines that work effectively for them, helping them face their day and tackle the things ahead of them with energy and focus.
President's Update - July
From the President
Dear EO Melbourne,
Apocalypse!
If you tuned into our End-of-Year Gala celebration a month ago, you would have heard me start my welcome speech with this bizarre word. In all honesty, I knew I had a tough job on my hands to grab your attention as the celebration was held virtually for the first time in EO Melbourne history. I hoped it worked.
Ways of streamlining your business
As your business grows, you will find that tasks increase, files pile up, materials (and dust) gather and more things need your attention. Some items take longer to turn around, need several documents and require to deal with a lot of people. When work gets more complicated and unproductive, maybe it’s time to review your business and see where you need to streamline and simplify things.
How to do a proper handover and transition at work
People exiting an organisation is a common occurrence in every business. There are plenty of reasons why staff members leave the company. Whatever is the circumstance behind an employee departing, the changing of employees is something that every entrepreneur should prepare for to ensure that there are no gaps in-between periods of a team member leaving and a new one coming in.
Tech brands that made it big
Most companies and businesses nowadays do not have a physical product to sell. With information and transactions mostly done online, many brands that we have come across offer various services through websites or phone applications. From photo sharing, social networking, email marketing to buy-and-sell, there are plenty of industries that now rely on the internet to push their businesses forward.
How entrepreneurs can spend their weekends in the new normal
Restrictions have eased up after the quarantine, but movements are no longer the same as to how it was before COVID-19 hit the world. People are still advised to observe distancing as much as possible. Some companies have opted for flexible work arrangements with their people where certain staff members work from home. Many events and activities are still held online. As long as no vaccine is available, precautions are still advised to be taken to avoid a similar occurrence in the future.
President's Update - June
8 Crisis management books to help your business
Whether it is in the form of a natural disaster, an armed conflict, a stock market crash or a pandemic, a crisis is bound to happen, and often when we less expect it. Rather than be caught off guard, such as how other businesses were during the recent events, it is better to familiarise yourself with various scenarios and know the strategies on how to cope and survive them.