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Introduction

Accountants want to do the best by their clients while also dreaming of expanding their businesses. But the very thought of taking on the necessary sales efforts can stop us in our tracks. So, what if sales simply meant helping your clients more effective
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Getting more from your clients - Subscribe

Getting more from your clients

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Accountants want to do the best by their clients while also dreaming of expanding their businesses. But the very thought of taking on the necessary sales efforts can stop us in our tracks. So, what if sales simply meant helping your clients more effective
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Brad Turville, Turville Advisory

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Letting people go gracefully - Subscribe

Letting people go gracefully

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It's a difficult time for many SMEs, and, because of the economic conditions, many are being faced with downsizing. But letting workers go is never easy.
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Ester De La Cruz

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The Insights from the front lines  - Subscribe

The Insights from the front lines

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It's certainly been a challenging time for small businesses, economically and politically Workplace relations changes are just one example.
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Andrew McKellar, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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Fighting for family firms - Subscribe

Fighting for family firms

Running Time: 7:45

They are staggering figures: Family businesses make up about 70 per cent of Australian enterprises and employ about half of the workforce. But it seems they are not getting the recognition they deserve.
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Catherine Sayer, Family Business Association

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Should DEI die? - Subscribe

Should DEI die?

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DEI - diversity, equity, and inclusion, - is in the spotlight, with diverse opinions on the issue. With the United States moving to abolish these programs, do you think Australia should follow suit?
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Aaron McEwan, Gartner

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Clear communications for peak performance - Subscribe

Clear communications for peak performance

Running Time: 7:42

It's often a struggle for managers to address poor performance effectively.
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David Dilger, Edge Legal

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A 6-step guide to handle entitled employees - Subscribe

A 6-step guide to handle entitled employees

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It's fair to say that entitled workers who balk at treatment the deem unfavourable to them, can be toxic for the workplace.
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Michelle Gibbings

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Dealing with difficult conversations - Subscribe

Dealing with difficult conversations

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How good are you at initiating, and then conducting, a difficult conversation? Sometimes, running an effective small business means traversing some tough conversations with staff.
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Steve Vamos

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Closing comments & quote of the month - Subscribe

Closing comments & quote of the month

Now, our quote of the month - which comes from Nobel Prize-winning American economist Milton Friedman, who said...
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