The know-it-all, and difficult conversations
By TradieHR director Leigh Olsen
How many of you know people who talk the talk but little else? They are the best at...
The Boss Checklist — How do you stack up?
Tradie HR director Leigh Olsen presents the "Boss Checklist" to help identify just how effective you are as a boss, and to identify areas...
Are you an ‘Employer of Choice’?
Tradie HR director Leigh Olsen explains what makes an “Employer of Choice”.
Recently a number of clients have been asking me what they can do...
Keeping your good people
TradieHR director Leigh Olsen presents some top tips and steps employers can take to retain their valued staff.I met with a client recently, and I...
Late again — dealing with punctuality
Tradie HR director Leigh Olsen notes that tardiness is on the increase in the workplace. Here she outlines some tips on how to deal...
Retaining your best staff
Tradie HR director Leigh Olsen presents some tips to retain your best people without having to drop the standards you require of them.A few weeks...
Recognising resignations . . .
Tradie HR director Leigh Olsen has some helpful advice for business owners and managers in dealing with staff resignations in a professional and positive...
Increase the compliments, decrease the put downs
TradieHR director Leigh Olsen says negative comments — however they’re delivered — can have a major impact on the ability of employees to achieve...
Ready, steady, slow — taking time before disciplinaries!
Tradie HR director Leigh Olsen advises employers to slow down — and save themselves possible grief — before taking disciplinary action against employees. Lately, I...
New employment laws; keeping your business safe
By Tradie HR director Leigh Olsen
On April 1, 2019, a new Act called The Domestic Violence – Victims Protection Act came into force. This...