54 per cent of respondents said their company did not have a corporate green policy, and 33 per
cent say management `doesn't seem to care.' Only 15 per cent said their workplace uses a green
energy source. Bottles, cans and paper are recycled by 58 per cent of workplaces.
Australian business people traveling abroad
are more likely to offend while doing
business in America and the UK than any
other country, according to an international
workplace survey released today.
According to the Servcorp Index, the top fi ve most hated business behaviours globally are:
1
People arriving at work and not acknowledging fellow workmates
2
Not offering offi ce guests a beverage
3
Speaking loudly across the room
4
Using swear words
5
Taking calls on speakerphone
A recent poll by the Heat
Group, of over 600 women,
found Australian workplaces
are dragging the chain
on sustainability.
february/march 2009
27
Over half of Australian shoppers
(Australian Centre for Retail Studies2)
regularly
use the internet to `pre-shop'
Sick Leave
A new survey reveals that Australians
are choosing work deadlines over their
health, with 98 per cent of respondents
admitting working when sick. Over half
of the respondents also admitted to
checking their work email and taking
work calls on sick leave. Source:
CoreData survey for CareerOne
MY TOP 5 TIPS
Naomi Simson
Red Balloon Days
1
Be prepared to ask for help.
No one
likes asking for help, but we all love to give it.
2
Be really clear about who you are.
Your values are really important. If you have
passion, a clear purpose, and obviously are
persistent it is far easier to engage people in what
you are up to. Whether that be your soon to be
recruited employees, your suppliers or of course
your customers. Get your story straight and truly
believe in what you are doing and why.
3
There is no faking it until you make it.
Be passionate about the business you're in, this
resonates with your team and your customers. It's
important to see clearly, how your business makes
a difference to others, how it improves the world
we live in some how.
4
Systems will set you free.
It's one per cent idea and 99 per cent execution.
One thing that no money can buy is time. Ask
yourself, how can you take the time element out
of doing business whilst adding value to
the customer?
5
The money you think you're going to
invest, times it by three.
Being profi table and
making money are clearly important. But quite
frankly you can often make more money working
for someone else. If money is the major motivator
then I would seriously question if that is enough of
a reason to start your own show.