Inspirational Exploration – Inspo 2

1. Minimize low-impact decision-making To maximize energy and effort for high-impact and creative decisions, entrepreneurs need to minimize as many day-to-day choices as possible. This can be as simple as eating the same breakfast every morning or giving each day of...

Millennials are a tricky demographic to reach. Ranging in age from 18 to 33, millennials, or Gen Y, don’t respond well to traditional media and are very concerned with their digital image. However, what makes a millennial foreign is also what makes them reachable....

While mortgage broking was traditionally a man’s world, the tide has well and truly turned. According to a recent Fast Group special report into women in broking, the number of women joining the ranks is rising year by year. In 2014, for example, 40 per cent of new...

Mentoring tips: how mentor and mentee can make the most of it Written by Peter McLuskie who is a project manager at the Institute of Creative Enterprise It can change lives and careers, but mentoring requires honesty from both sides – avoid it becoming therapy at all...

FAST is one of Australia’s largest mortgage, commercial and asset finance aggregators, with over 1200 brokers nationwide and settlements in excess of $18 billion per annum. But we’re about more than just size. At FAST, we work with Australia’s best-performing brokers,...

When questioned about their career trajectories, you'll find that most successful entrepreneurs credit a mentor or mentors. No one learns in a vacuum, and it's the men and women who are able to sponge up the wisdom of others – and then, when the time is right, pay it...

Harvard Business Review In 2010, when David Nish was promoted from CFO to CEO at Standard Life, he knew the scale of the challenge his company faced. The 185-year-old giant had just embarked on a sweeping transformation from an insurer to a long-term savings and...

by Rhett Morris - Rhett Morris is the director of Endeavor Insight, the research arm of Endeavor, a non profit that supports high-impact entrepreneurs across the world. “I’ve probably revised this investor pitch deck 200 times,” a founder told me recently. She’d met...

by Patrick Durkin http://www.afr.com/brand/boss/david-gonskis-tips-for-getting-ahead-20150212-13cqn3 Australia's most connected businessman, David Gonski, has revealed his top secrets for choosing a mentor and getting ahead in your career. Do not pick your boss, take...

A successful mentor/mentee relationship should be fulfilling and beneficial for all involved. Utilise these ten tips for a more effective and productive relationship: 1. Keep communications open. Mentee: Be up front. Let your mentor know what your goals are and what...