Privacy Awareness
Privacy Awareness Week recently ended (9th – 15 May 2016), so it’s a good time to review if your business is compliant with the Privacy Laws which changed in March 2014. The National Privacy Principals and Information Privacy Principals where replaced with the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). Here at Beacham Group we take our compliance […]
Be like Bamboo in your next Interview
Job Interviews, Public Speaking and Taxes are are three (semi-masochistic but) necessary experiences. I enjoy professional Job interviews; they have been one of the best character building experiences for me so far. All are fear-inducing, thrilling and potentially rewarding; but can you balance your sense of self and your professional appeal in a job interview? […]
Understanding Gen-Y & the Barnum (effect)
Since starting my own career journey in the glossed halls of retail in 2008, I have had some compelling experiences. As a result, I am motivated to improve the experience of Gen Y in our workplaces. As a paid employee and Intern/Volunteer, I have regularly witnessed and experienced (the) varying degrees of success in the […]
The Beacham team’s next generation. Helping us celebrate our 4-year anniversary milestone
In April 2012, Beacham commenced operations. We proudly celebrated achieving this 4-year milestone in our journey with some of the next generation of Beacham Group employees – our kids, helping with the celebrations! Having our children involved this year reinforced one the many reasons why we and some other founders start a business and take […]
Superannuation – is it time to update your beneficiaries?
Not many people spend much time thinking about matters such as what will happen to your superannuation after you pass away. For a lot of people, it’s fill in a form with your fund when you register with them then set and forget. Did you know if you your beneficiaries on your superannuation account are […]
Winter is coming…5 recent survey tips to help retain your employees
Winter is coming…if you’re a GoT fan, you’ll no doubt be starting your preparation and planning for Season 6 which starts in a few days. You will have already watched the new season trailers on Youtube (15 million+ and counting), read various wiki’s, fan pages etc, and with your work colleagues (who are fans) tried […]
Are you building resilience in your employees?
What can employers do to manage the stress and well-being of employees? In a market where companies are downsizing and making significant changes in their businesses, it is important to have a mentally healthy workplace. It is a stressful time for many, employees managing with changes to organisations, and remaining positive is key to maintaining […]
Windows 10 – One year on
Previously I wrote about Windows 10, the pro’s and con’s of it before the release (which you can read here). We are almost a year on, since Microsoft released Windows 10, which has been one of Microsoft’s most successful operating systems in terms of adoption rate. Above you can see three data sources showing Windows […]
Happy St Patrick’s Day! – Some Random fun facts about St Patrick’s Day
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] St. Patrick’s Day is an annual feast day celebrating the patron saint the day is named after. St. Patrick’s Day is the national holiday of Ireland and is usually celebrated on March 17. St. Patrick’s Day has become a popular holiday in the United States. People wear green and eat corned beef and cabbage. […]
Do you have first aid skills? They could be more valuable than your degree
This week had our team discussing first aid in today’s workplace. It also had me thinking – imagine if every employee had regular first aid training. All of this came about as each year, every Beacham Group employee completes a full day first aid training course as part of their ongoing training and development program. […]