Why an only child can be hard work in the workplace
Having siblings often is an essential ingredient in helping a child navigate the world, teaching them how to share, be empathetic, and play well with others. With only children, there is less need to navigate the world as usually parents over compensate …
Why entrepreneurs need to constantly rethink their businesses
I had a humbling experience today and I want to share with you just what that meant to me as an entrepreneur and founder.Marketing Eye has been around for more than 10 years. We were not an overnight success, but have steadily …
The billable hours conundrum for professional services firms
Unlike many other professional services firms, I cared less about how many billable hours my employees were doing until the fatal day that it was brought to my attention by my internal accountant that some people were "performing" not as good as …
How to separate business from pleasure
In two weeks, I am travelling from Melbourne to Europe for 14 days of work and a little pleasure. I will be writing stories for Marketing Eye, speaking with potential alliance partners and clients. I will also be interviewing people for speaking …
They are not only brand ambassadors, but owners
I gave the team a small project, and even before they started i knew the result. It had something to do with our company so it was experimental in every sense of the word. But I knew deep down it would fail, …
How to hire your next leader
For six months we searched for a VP of Marketing to run our Atlanta operations, and after searching Australia, US and UK/Europe we found Shara Atkinson. She is from Atlanta but for the past 10 years has lived in the UK. Hiring Shara …
18 months ago I hired my niece
18 months ago, I decided to employ my niece who was 18 at the time, to work at the Marketing Eye Sydney office.I spent alot of time thinking through this decision, and did not take it lightly. I decided that given how …
5 Ways to make your employer lose faith in you
Employees are the heart and soul of any organization. I once named a recruitment company in Australia "Human Directions" because it is the human direction of a company that ultimately determines whether your company is going to be successful or not.I learned …
The only thing more powerful than a big idea is…
The only thing more powerful than a big idea is the team that can see it through. Many of us have big, huge, gigantic ideas - but how many of these ideas actually see light of day. Statistics show that not many do. If …
How much power should you give your employees?
Marketing Eye is an international business. With our expansion to Atlanta and then other locations throughout the US, we had to really think about what our organizational structure was going to be like moving forward. After a lot of investigation, and research, …
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