culture

Preventing cyber fraud

What can businesses do to protect themselves against financial fraud? Here are some guidelines.

best practice

Hiring and Working with Subcontractors

The employment environment is always changing as workers consider their options and businesses look for flexible, cost-effective solutions. We look at some BEST PRACTICES when working with independent contractors (or subcontractors).

employees

The case for performance reviews

The bottom line is not so much if you should run performance reviews, but how should they be designed so that all objectives can be met during the full-on activity of the year.

Auckland

Alliott NZ named 2022 NBA award winners

Alliott NZ named Best Small / Medium Business of the Year at Newmarket Business Awards!

coronavirus COVID-19

Flexible work arrangements

The ‘coffice’ is rapidly becoming a top choice for flexible workers looking to escape the monotony and isolation of working from home, but just like any work environment, there are house rules.

attraction

Team attraction and retention

Whether you’re looking to expand and hire, recruit to replace, or keep your hotshots in-house, here are our top tips for getting and keeping a skilled workforce.

business

Business plans help businesses prosper

Business Plans are like maps for tourists. You need a plan for where you’re going to go, what you want to look at, where you’re going to stay and, if you deviate off track, you need to be able to identify where you are and then navigate to get back onto your original path. Planning a business activity is very similar.

apps

Be your best tradie with the right tech

How can tradespeople go about streamlining their business and help set themselves up for success?

Auckland

Alliotts team returns to Newmarket office

We're back! After a week in lockdown here in Auckland, we’ve returned to work in our Newmarket offices.

coronavirus COVID-19

The Importance of Sales Process

Sales is not only about having great products available at an attractive price. Weak sales processes can hold a business back… so it’s worth looking at how you can get super-efficient in sales. Fortunately, data can help us. In this article, we look at seven ways to refine your ‘sales machine’ to drive better sales performance and provide a video on what to measure in sales. 

change

Put your own oxygen mask on first

By adopting buffering strategies, business leaders are not only helping themselves but they’re also helping their teams gain focus and clarity.

cash flow

From COVID-19 Survival to Resilience

Survival has been on the minds of many leaders recently. But businesses are shifting their focus to resilience. What does it take to build businesses that can survive AND thrive in the longer term? Past methods may not work as well in the ‘new’ environment. Then again, what will really change? In this article, we’ll look at some attributes of resilient businesses.