The Ten Commandments for successful HR People Strategy
By Natasha Hawker People often ask me, if I could get one thing right around my people strategy, what would it be? Unfortunately, there is not one strategy that... Read more.
Why are our daughters not outnumbering the boys in the boardroom?
One of the things that I get on “my soapbox” about is the disproportionate representation of women in the boardroom, and it was made even clearer to me this... Read more.
The Power of Communication
Communication is key to your success. It is so vital for a successful culture and business, it’s easy enough to do but it’s a balancing act for it to be effective.... Read more.
Cybercrime – it’s not science fiction – it’s a real threat
As crime becomes more professional and lucrative for the criminal community, data owners need to review the way they store and secure their personal and corporate... Read more.
Why is now a good time to plan for your business?
Do I hear groans? Yes, I know. “Plan” is not the sexiest word in business but it’s crucial to ensure your business is moving forward and you have a way to... Read more.
Changes coming to icare and what that means for you
Icare will be introducing some changes early this year with the intention that it will make the workers insurance scheme easier to use and more accessible... Read more.
Leaders the biggest expense rorters. How to avoid a scandal according to experts
Senior leaders are the most likely to rort corporate expense claims and a “busy schedule” is not an excuse for doing so, human resources leaders claim.... Read more.
Dent – the Podcast
Ep.33 Natasha Hawker on Hiring, Firing & High Performance Teams. Dent is consistently in the top 100 business podcasts globally, in the session Natasha... Read more.
5 Employee Costs To Know – To Stop You Going Broke
We recently helped a client reduce their annual leave and long service leave liability from $790k down to $200k. Now this liability was sitting on their balance... Read more.
Understanding employee risk and reward in small businesses
Managing people is usually the hardest part of running a successful small business so how do you make it less complicated and challenging? Natasha was a guest of... Read more.
I’m a support person — get me out of here!
It’s Friday afternoon and Christine, who has a series of documented performance failures, is about to be dismissed by you. You are by no means looking forward... Read more.
Fun fact: Policies make your life easier!
Big milestone – you have your first few permanent or casual employees and work is starting to get done. You’re no longer doing BD, programming, marketing,... Read more.
I’m a support person — get me out of here!
It’s Friday afternoon and Christine, who has a series of documented performance failures, is about to be dismissed by you. You are by no means looking forward... Read more.
Dr Jesse Green Podcast – HR Secrets Every Dental Practice Owner Should Know
In this episode, I chat with Natasha Hawker about savvy human resources (HR) strategies. This is one of the areas dental practice owners and managers struggle with... Read more.
If you’re a novice hirer, listen up – here’s how to pick a winner
Natasha Hawker has a simple message to start-ups on hiring – get it right the first time to save yourself a bundle of money in the long run. With skill shortages... Read more.
What are the 7 things you must do before you hire your first employee?
You are finally there – you think you are ready to hire your first employee – this is an exciting and scary time. Can you afford it? Do you have enough work... Read more.
Oh my god – how much worse can it get?
Recently, a client shared with me something that was happening with one of her valued team members that just seemed so unfair and my client was at a loss as to how... Read more.
I am worried for you and you should be worried too!
You may have recently heard about the 7-Eleven debacle where a store owner was fined more than $400k (the largest penalty to date) for systematically exploiting... Read more.
What is it like to participate in a conciliation meeting under the Fair Work Act?
We recently had a new client approach us after an employee had alleged that there had been a breach of a general work protection, involving unfair dismissal, under... Read more.
How Firing and Hiring Builds a Better Business
In this HerBusiness podcast interview with the Australian Businesswomen’s Network, Natasha Hawker discusses how businesses that build high performing teams have... Read more.