June 2, 2020
4 min read
Over the past few crazy months, it has become increasingly difficult to support our local businesses. Some might have been forced to close or reduce hours. And we all appreciate that there is a level of convenience that bigger national chain stores offer, while we try and limit our time in public. We’ve put…
May 27, 2020
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It’s been a while since I banged my gender diversity drum. Lately however, there has been lots of media coverage on the impact of COVID-19 on female workforce participation. The Prime Minister even tackled it head-on in his National Press Club speech this week. It’s being argued that women have experienced greater unemployment, as the…
May 25, 2020
3 min read
If I had to give myself a score out of ten for sleeping, I’d rate myself a seven. I don’t have too much trouble falling asleep at night and although I can be a light sleeper, if I wake up I can usually just roll over and fall back to sleep within 5 minutes. I…
May 15, 2020
As quickly as we were thrown into this adjustment of WFH and its challenges, we are now faced with the next unknown. Australia and New Zealand have now been fortunate enough to have restrictions reviewed along with active discussions regarding moving into the ‘new normal’. This will bring new challenges to companies. How do we…
May 13, 2020
If you’re picturing me with Bob Marley dreadlocks or waist-long Mariah Carey tresses, it would be pretty hilarious, but that’s not where I’m coming from. It’s that time of year. Not only are the days getting shorter and the heater needing to be turned on more regularly, hundreds of Clicks contractors with an end date…
May 13, 2020
It’s been an up and down few weeks, and I for one have indulged in many a sweet treat over the course of this lockdown. As we ‘normalise’, I thought that for this week’s #WellnessMatters blog, we’d revisit our interview with Niall Finlay BDS MFDS from The Northside Dentist in Thornbury about all things dentistry…
May 5, 2020
Discipline is a word that inspires me to think of armies marching in perfect rows, Generals yelling out orders that are always enacted; but really it is just as much about the ability to say no to the last piece of cake. Discipline is a mental game, a challenge of setting a goal and doing…
April 29, 2020
At a meeting with my peers in Clicks’ Executive Leadership Group last week, we reflected on how things felt in general, compared to four weeks ago. In short, the answer was ‘very different’. Yes, there is still huge uncertainty in almost every area of our daily lives. But on a very personal, micro level, the…
April 28, 2020
As Ramadan commenced on Saturday, we caught up with our Practice Manager, Fatema, to discuss the 30 days of fasting ahead and some of the best ways to keep healthy throughout this challenging period. Can you let us know a bit about your history with Ramadan? Being born into a Muslim family, I have always…
