A new HR approach to growing businesses with Constance Aloe

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3 weeks ago

October 7, 2021

Growing businesses need human resources – that’s the way companies can scale.

But Distinctive – People, Performance and Learning‘s Constance Aloe argues whether you’re a startup, SME or a Fortune 500, it is an area of the business that must be implemented in some capacity.

“After working in HR over the past 20 years, it is the area of a business that does get overlooked,” Aloe states. “I hear many C-level people say HR are is the ‘People Police’.

“People understand the importance of HR, but don’t want to make a long-term commitment to it.

“HR is too focused on risk and mitigation, and not aligned to business growth.”

Aloe breaks down how a business should be looked at externally.

“Any business can be seen as a series of inputs,” she says. “To generate a performance output – whether it be sales, market share or profitability.”

“The greatest way a business can improve that output is through their people.”

Employee retention is also something that businesses must think about, and Aloe believes by providing the right environment, they can keep their best talent.

“We’re hearing about ‘the great resignation’ coming through,” Aloe adds. “Companies are spending all that money to attract top talent.

“But the experience they have after entering the door is most crucial.

“If you get it wrong, it may cost you 50% of the person’s starting salary.”

Aloe outlines some of the smarter ways to have top talent within your business.

“You can have people in your business, without having a full-time headcount,” she continues. “You may be able to have them three days a week, and not paying them a full-time capacity.

“At Distinctive, we also offer HR support, which means companies don’t have to have that head count.

“Look at your budget, and skill set, and look if there is a smarter way of implementing it.”

For more information, head to Distinctive – People, Performance and Learning‘s website.

How the man training A-listers has built a fitness empire

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18 hours ago

October 26, 2021

Holly Stearnes

He’s the Australian personal trainer who helped Rebel Wilson shred more than 30 kilos of her weight

He’s the coach keeping The Voice judge Rita Ora looking trim and lean, as well as the entrepreneur pioneering the fitness industry in Sydney, Australia.

Jono Castano is working his magic skills on Sir Richard Branson, so what next for the renowned trainer as he takes on the world?

Watch Jono live on-air with ticker’s Holly Stearnes to discuss his success, training the stars, business moves and fitness advice as we emerge from the pandemic.

Your next rental car could be a Tesla, following a major deal with Hertz

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20 hours ago

October 26, 2021

Anthony Lucas

Tesla is driving at full speed, with the EV giant striking a major deal with rental car agent, Hertz

Elon Musk owned, Tesla has officially crossed a $1 trillion stock market valuation for the first time in its operating history…and it follows a major order from global rental car agency, Hertz

Hertz plans to order 100,000 new EVs for its fleet.

It is the biggest-ever order from rental car company Hertz, and a deal that has reinforced the electric car leader’s ambitions to top the entire auto industry in sales over the next decade.

But for Tesla and its investors, Hertz’s decision to order 100,000 Tesla vehicles by the end of 2022 showed electric vehicles are no longer a niche product, but will dominate the mass car market in the near future.

Tesla also appeared on Monday to be making progress resolving regulatory problems that threatened its business in China

The company stated that it had opened a new data and research center in Shanghai to comply with government requirements that data collected from vehicles within China, stay in the country.

Tesla now faces the daunting day-to-day challenge of becoming a high-volume automaker growing at a rate not seen since the early 1900s…when demand exploded for Henry Ford’s Model T.

Tesla is also trying to manage an order backlog for its vehicles as it continues to deal with extended supply chain disruptions.

Investors and analysts, for now, are looking past the near-term challenges, with the latest deal struck between Tesla and Hertz set to only create more hype around its share price.

Business

Crown Resorts to keep Melbourne casino license

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21 hours ago

October 26, 2021

ticker NEWS

After being entangled within a corruption scandal, Crown Resorts is set to retain its Melbourne casino license

#BREAKING After being entangled within a corruption scandal, Crown Resorts is set to retain its Melbourne casino license #CROWN pic.twitter.com/vwStAGbpz7
— ticker NEWS (@tickerNEWSco) October 25, 2021

The Victorian Royal Commission found the resort’s conduct to be “disgraceful” but the final report recommends that Crown Melbourne to receive a two-year grace period.

This is so the company can be under the control of a “special manager” that can rectify an “alarming catalogue of the wrongdoing”, addressing the money laundering that Crown was allegedly involved in.

After this period, the special manager will determine whether they are satisfied with the company and whether they should retain its Victorian casino license.