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Social media: what works, what doesn’t!
There’s no getting around how important a social media presence is today. While you might think it’s all about keeping up connections with friends and...
The value in pricing
Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, said the single most important decision in evaluating a business is pricing power. With his company’s substantial...
How to manage staff complaints
The work environment is a microcosm of greater society, made up of a wide variety of people, often with differing backgrounds, upbringings, personalities,...
There’s an app for that!
Technology infiltrates just about every part of our lives. While too much can have negative consequences, particularly on the eyes, tech also holds the...
Will you pop the red pill?
Early on in secondary school, my English teacher announced to the class that he’d decided which movie we were going to study that year. With bated breath...
Riding the wave of uncertainty
The war in Ukraine, volatile European markets and currencies and challenges across China’s political and economic landscape are just some of the issues...
The whys and hows of digital accessibility
In my previous articles on accessibility (see ‘related articles’ at end), I covered why making your practice accessible is not only the right thing to...
The importance of an HR plan
Imagine how your business would thrive if every employee was a top performer, motivated and committed to doing their best, and an ideal fit with the culture...
The marriage of wellbeing and business performance
Following Dr Emma Gillies’ advice on resilience and burnout last month, David Pearson, of chartered accountants and business advisors BDO Hawke’s Bay,...
Branding on a budget
For many independent optometrists, branding is the bane of their existence (perhaps one of many!). Defining who you are as a business, then successfully...
Resilience, burnout and purple dragons
It’s probably not too common to read the word ‘dragon’ in the same sentence as resilience… far less a purple one! But they are inextricably linked and,...
Empathy: magic glue for the hybrid shopper
Can you remember life before Uber Eats? Or a time before you could split a restaurant bill with your mate on a banking app or order a piping-hot coffee...
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