Are You Ready For Your Business to F.L.Y.?

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There are great rewards for all stakeholders who embrace the F.L.Y. Innovation Intelligence System.
Imagine waking each day and springing out of bed, joyous, happy and excited with what the day has to offer. Having peace of mind, knowing that your businesses’ most valued asset, are healthy, passionate and aligned with all your business goals. That they’re taking responsibility and you’re ALL reaping the rewards from you investing in your team.
You’ll have more freedom to focus on the things that really matter; making a difference where required. Being the intricate part that assists the company to reap all the benefits that come with having more passionate, inspired, productive and creative employees.
It’s having more time, more energy, better relationships, more prosperity and being completely fulfilled and organised in your life.
I know that taking the initial steps to invest in your employees can be difficult and a daunting task. A mine – field of where do I begin, with many well intended stakeholders not understanding why you would want to invest in your lower level employees.
It’s about knowing that once they start to embrace these new concepts, everyone will see all the benefits and will vigorously pursue the same things. It’s not about pleasing everyone, it’s about seeing that the old ways are not working; it’s about being innovative, accomplishing goals, creating new pathways for others to follow.

Are you ready? Ask yourself these questions to find out

  1. Am I currently living a life of always putting out fires, with little return?
  2. Do I spring out of bed each day, ready to embrace the day?
  3. Do I love what I do?
  4. Do I have a hidden desire that running a business should be easier and more fun?
  5. Do I want more though I’m not sure what that is?

Would you like help in growing your business?

I love to help! It’s why I’m in business!
I’ve put together the F.L.Y. step by step formula for you to be able to see how to start and take the first step to building Innovative Intelligence in your organisation.
So that the entire culture embraces:

  • Customer Focused THINKING, which leads to:
  • You DOMINATING Your Industry – as a Market Leader
  • Your People DOING the Right Thing
  • Your People BEING Determined to Deliver and
  • Best of All – Your People TAKING Responsibility

Imagine your company when you have flying profits, flying people and a flying culture.
Everyone knows that Together We Make a Difference, and are encouraged to think differently and to speak up.

The F.L.Y. Innovative Intelligence System creates a company full of people who are flying, navigating new pathways with a CEO focus, wanting the company to succeed as much (if not more) as you do.

Not sure where to start?

Then check out the many resources on this website.

Until next time…..

Be well and remember to make each day meaningful, memorable and magical………..and never, ever, ever stop dancing!

With Love & Gratitude
Karen Chaston.
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The Healthy Employee’s Effect

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Healthy (mind, body and spirit) employees’ will turn up to work every day more energised and alert than their unhealthy counterparts. They exercise, eat a healthy diet (which will sustain them all day), have better sleep patterns and most importantly, actively manage stress levels.

As business owners and /or managers of a business, when we rely on people for the ongoing operation of our business then we must also invest in keeping our people happy, motivated and healthy. Health and well-being in the workplace is an important strategy that benefits both the employer and the employee.

There have been numerous studies that highlight the benefits, though as a reminder here are a few:

•          increased productivity
•          improved staff health and wellbeing
•          staff who feel valued
•          increased staff morale, satisfaction and motivation
•          better work-life balance
•          decreased stress and other work-related illness
•          reduced sick leave
•          fewer worker’s compensation claims
•          reduced employee turnover

Happier and healthier employees will increase sales by 37%, productivity by 31% and they will be three times more creative…… what affect will that have to your bottom line?

Whilst we can all choose to change our health and wellbeing individually, it can be a lot easier when our workplace has the same mindset and goals in creating a win-win for all.

Here are my top five reasons WHY becoming and staying healthy together works best when done through a company wellness program:

1.    Accountability buddies: When everyone is consciously exercising and eating healthily you are more likely to make the correct food choices. You will share best practices and call out each other as and when required. You’ll make it fun.

2.    Competition makes you perform better: Most of us have at least a little competitive streak, and healthy competition is a good thing because it makes you perform better. None of us want to be the weakest link or the first to give up.

3.    Increases commitment massively: It’s one thing bailing on your own health plans, but it’s much, much harder to abandon your program when the whole workplace is living and breathing a healthy regime.

4.    Taking regular breaks: The whole company will begin to embrace eating away from your desk, taking breaks to breathe and revitalise. You’ll become a mindful eater and most importantly have better relationships with your co-workers, spending time with them away from your desks.

5.    Creating a collaborative team: Connecting from a health and wellness perspective assist you to be more aware and collaborative in relation to the workload / duties / tasks. You will find ways to collaborate instead of compete. You’ll begin to look for best practices in all procedures. You’ll all become more inclusive.

We spend so much time in our professional lives that it seems logical that we should all have a health and wellness mindset.

Are you ready to reap the rewards from having focused driven employees who are healthy and passionate about where they and the company are heading?

Not sure where to start?

Then check out the many resources on this website.

Until next time…..

Be well and remember to make each day meaningful, memorable and magical………..and never, ever, ever stop dancing!

With Love & Gratitude
Karen Chaston.
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Innovative Thinking Comes From Happy Staff

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For any company to maximise their returns there is a requirement to build a workplace where there is a constant exchange of ideas and this involves finding the right formula for your company and culture, that ensures that your employees are as passionate, if not more, than you about the success of the business.
A relaxed and flexible work environment increases your team’s productivity by letting ideas flow. Encourage an atmosphere where the boss is more likely to make you a coffee than expect anyone else to make them one.
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Let go of the traditional 9-5 work week and have team members come into work when they are rested, at their best and what works best for their family. Embrace your employees’ natural rhythm, they’ll show up to work fresh, appreciative and ready to work harder and longer as their needs have been met.

Put together a team with different backgrounds, passions, and capabilities. Having a group with a diverse set of ideas and problem-solving approaches helps push your product forward. Encourage everyone to put forward their ideas, no matter what their position.

In the early 90s, I was working at Dreamworld (a theme park on the Gold Coast in Australia) when the company went into receivership. During the first month, the receivers had individual meetings with all 400 staff members. The first question they asked was: “If this was your company, what procedure or thing would you change/put in place to save money.”
By utilising the ideas from staff, the receivers immediately cut expenses by 30% and added a couple of new revenue streams.

Encourage a healthy work/life balance. Worn-down workaholics don’t produce the highest quality content; you want your employees to be fresh and excited to be at work.

There are plenty of roadblocks your team will have to overcome to breakthrough in your industry; the company’s work environment shouldn’t be one of them.

Re-engineer what “work” should look like, and you’ll be surprised at the impact it will have on your team’s energy, creativity and your bottom line.

Not sure where to start?

Then check out the many resources on this website.

Until next time…..

Be well and remember to make each day meaningful, memorable and magical………..and never, ever, ever stop dancing!

With Love & Gratitude
Karen Chaston.
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