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Learn Magazine is your go-to space for practical insights, fresh ideas, and real-world business guidance.
Inside Learn Magazine, you’ll find articles, tools, and resources designed to help you think differently, make smarter decisions, and take confident steps forward in your business. From marketing and strategy to mindset and growth, everything here is written to be useful, relevant, and easy to apply.
Why Timing Is Everything When It Comes to PR
You’ve nailed the perfect angle. You’ve crafted strong quotes, written a compelling press release, and you’re ready to hit send. But wait, before you fire off that beautifully polished pitch to every journalist in your contact list, there’s one more thing to consider. And it just might be the thing that makes or breaks your chance of coverage: timing.
5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Save Your Business from Disaster
As extreme weather events increase, Australians are asking: what really helps us get through disasters – not just physically, but emotionally and economically?
Emergency kits and insurance are vital, but there’s another layer of preparedness often overlooked: the strength of your local relationships.
The truth is, building stronger ties with those around you can be just as important as backup generators and sandbags.
Whether you're a business owner, sole trader or community member, your survival may well depend on the people nearby.
Here’s five practical actions you can take now to prepare for the worst.
Working from Home: Five Essentials for Business Success
The idea of working from home often starts with a dream: setting your own hours, operating in comfort, and having the flexibility to balance work and life on your own terms. And with technology now allowing more Australian small business owners to operate from anywhere, it’s never been more achievable.
Seasonal Wellness for Business Owners
Most business owners plan their time by the quarter, but few consider how nature’s seasons influence their own energy, clarity, and wellbeing. Ayurveda offers a simple, effective way to align with seasonal rhythms so you can lead with more focus, resilience, and flow. This article explores how seasonal wellness supports sustainable leadership and offers practical tips for each season.
Are You Under Pressure or Stressed Out? How Good Leadership Comes from Knowing the Difference
The concept of a "shaken snow globe" can describe the impact of the VUCA world on the human brain, with swirling information like issues, risks, and challenges. Creating space to let the "snowflakes settle" allows you to re-prioritise and focus, even by taking three seconds to ask "what's most important right now?".
Mindfulness is defined as non-judgmental, moment-to-moment awareness. A mindful leader embodies leadership presence by cultivating attention, clarity, creativity, and compassion. This includes connecting with self, others, and the community, and skilfully guiding change while being responsive, collaborative, respectful, and creative.
Stephen Covey's time management analogy of "big rocks" (important things) and "little rocks" (less important tasks) is relevant. Leaders often put off big rocks, which can lead to stress or shortcuts when they become time-critical. The key is not to prioritise what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.
How to Master the Art of Social Media Networking
Just like stepping into a bustling room filled with industry professionals, social media networking gives you the chance to make connections, grow your brand, and build credibility - all without ever leaving your desk. So let’s dive into how to network well, show up professionally, and get results from the digital conversations you’re part of.
5 Reasons Lenders Say Yes to Business Owner Home Loans
Business owners often feel like getting a home loan is going to be an uphill battle. Getting knocked back on home loan application is almost expected. It doesn't have to be this way. The truth is that some banks are built for business owners. This article highlights what these lenders want to see when looking to approve loans for business owners.
How to Create a Repeatable, Successful and Scalable Business
Successful business growth hinges on preparation. The groundwork must be laid before expansion begins. And at the core of that groundwork is scalable and repeatable success - the engine room of sustainable business growth. Let’s unpack what that really means and how to make it happen.
Inclusivity Should Be More than Just a Business Buzzword
True inclusivity in business goes far beyond quotas or feel-good slogans. It’s about creating workplaces where people of all abilities and backgrounds can thrive and where difference is viewed as an asset, not a disadvantage. Fostering inclusiveness isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s a smart business move.
It’s critical that employers move beyond surface-level inclusion and instead embed equality into the DNA of their operations. From creating flexible work environments to encouraging female leadership in trades-based sectors, a business strategist can help to harness diversity as a real competitive advantage.
Free Publicity? There’s No Such Thing
Whether it’s a hopeful entrepreneur looking for media coverage or a small business chasing that dream TV interview, there’s this idea floating around that PR is this magical thing that just happens. For free. But there is no such thing as FREE publicity.