Latest Blog Posts - Urban HR
February 20, 2021
Setting Up New Hires for Success – Enhancing Your Onboarding Process “You never get a second chance to make a first impression” – Will […]
November 15, 2020
Boosting Your Employer Brand on Social Media Employees seek to work for organizations just as customers seek to do business with them: when they feel that […]
October 21, 2020
Purpose, Values & Habits – How to Drive Meaningful Strategic Growth “All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.” Michael John Bobak “We are what we […]
September 28, 2020
Navigating Difficult Conversations in the Workplace “People almost never change without first feeling understood.” – Douglas Stone As much as managers would like to be […]
September 20, 2020
Strategies to Build a Powerful & Dynamic Network “Networking is a lot like nutrition and fitness: we know what to do, the hard part is making […]
August 9, 2020
The Difference Between NES, EA, Modern Awards, Employment Contracts & Company Policies Formalising employment relationships can seem daunting when we hear so many words thrown around […]
July 25, 2020
WHS: Hierarchy of Control Measures “Safety brings first aid to the uninjured.” – F.S. Hughes When it comes to any risk – Work Health & Safety […]
July 21, 2020
Finding Happiness In The ‘Third Space’? How to use life’s little transitions to find balance and happiness in the third space What’s the ‘third space’? Finding […]
June 27, 2020
Getting What You Want Across “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo Da Vinci Powerful Phrases to Enhance Copywriting. What is copywriting? For those who haven’t […]
May 24, 2020
The Benefits of Non-Monetary Incentives “Customers will never love a company until the employees love it first.” – Simon Sinek When looking for a job, […]
April 20, 2020
Universal Rules for Resume Writing ✍🏻 “It’s not what you achieve, it’s what you overcome. That’s what defines your career.” —Carlton Fisk With the increasing number […]
April 4, 2020
Happiness at Work – Is it Necessary? “When a manager embodies positivity, their influence touches their team, clients and even their clients’ customers.” – Dr. Aymee […]
March 27, 2020
5 Point Checklist for Effective Employee Onboarding “I truly believe that onboarding is an art. Each new employee brings with them a potential to achieve and […]
February 9, 2020
How to Conquer Remote Work Loneliness “Standing alone doesn’t mean I am alone. It means I’m strong enough to handle things all by myself.” Working remotely […]
February 8, 2020
6 Ways to Defeat Procrastination “You may delay, but time will not, and lost time is never found again.” – Benjamin Franklin Procrastination has been the […]
December 14, 2019
5 Secrets to Keep Your Employees Engaged “When people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute.” – Simon […]
November 25, 2019
5 Tough Interview Questions and How to Handle Them! “The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction […]
November 25, 2019
Beat the Holiday Blues “Christmas gives us an opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us.” – David Cameron With the holidays soon […]
October 20, 2019
Create a Mentally Healthy Workplace “Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.” – Nido Quebin Did you know […]
October 13, 2019
Growing a Healthy and Respectable Work Culture “Good leadership requires you to surround yourself with people of diverse perspectives who can disagree with you without fear […]
January 22, 2018
Our approach to Team Building, a mindset shift that changed the way this team worked.
March 7, 2018
5 Positive Ways To React To Change Change management is difficult, but not impossible. It does take emotional intelligence, though. In the last blog I explored […]
April 14, 2018
7 Essential HR Checklists for Small Business Why we love checklists – Human memory is fallible When things change, or we’re stressed, we forget the basics. Now […]
May 27, 2018
Before You Hire New Employees The non-negotiable list for hiring in Australia. There are many things you need to consider before you take the decision to […]
May 29, 2018
5 Reasons Your Small Business Needs Job Descriptions Why have job descriptions? We all know that we’re supposed to have job descriptions for everyone that works for […]
June 2, 2018
What’s the Link? Training & Performance Reviews It’s important to link performance review outputs and training As we approach the end of financial year pay review […]
June 16, 2018
Having Difficult Conversations How to Tackle the Elephant in the Room March 24th: “I started today knowing it wouldn’t be easy, and knowing it was probably […]
July 29, 2018
A Day In The Life of a HR Advisor HR is often misunderstood, we pulled together the research on what a HR Advisor actually does. […]