In this two-part Blog, I discuss how the balance of power in business has shifted from employer to employee post-pandemic. In Part 1, I outline the changes and factors leading to the balance of power shifting. In Part 2, I workshop what business owners (employers) can do to tackle this shift in the balance of power.

Prior to the pandemic, employers had held the balance of power over employees. There had been no real wages growth for 8-10 years and Australia was close to full employment.

During the pandemic, and post-pandemic, there were emerging factors that have led to there being a shift in the balance of power.

Now employees have their hand on the tiller and are controlling the agenda.

Mental health has become one of the greatest challenges we face in society.

In this blog, I share many of the insights I’ve observed in working with literally hundreds of business owners.

A caveat here is key. I am not a clinical professional in this area so I will not be presenting clinical advice as a ‘bush doctor’.

My aim is to share observational feedback in working for decades with business owners in their inner sanctum. Here I share some practical tactics and strategies I’ve seen business owners benefit from, when faced with mental health issues.

There is an indelible connection between mental health and business health.

Business owners constantly say they want change.

But how does change occur?

The answer is friction.

Friction precedes change.

In conjunction with this month’s blog, my video explored the need to conduct at least 3 hours of deep work each day.

To help you target a minimum of 3 hours of deep work daily, here are some great productivity hacks I’ve discovered and adopted.

Without data to support decisions, you may be simply guessing what is happening. Worse, you may even be falling for confirmation bias where you analyze or interpret results in a way that validates your strategy.

Making key strategic decisions in business without data is akin to driving blindfolded. Dangerous and even deadly.

So how can you use data to support better decision-making?

If you don’t value your time, either will anyone else.

In this Blog, I challenge you to consider the opportunity cost of time in the tasks you choose to work on. However, I don’t want you just to think of yourself. Think of the individuals and teams within your business.