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Why the artificial Christmas deadline is pushing staff over the edge

The worst Christmas present any leader can give their team is a project in December and a note attached with a Christmas deadline, says a corporate leadership coach. Team Buffalo CEO 

Tech platform helping Australian retailers thrive post lockdown 

In April 2020, the deleterious effects of COVID on retail were already apparent and a solution for the pandemic was very clearly a long way off. Former Catch chief executive, 

New report reveals 2 in 3 CFOs will reduce or maintain spend in 2022

A new report has provided a reality check on the business sector’s response to the continuing pandemic and subsequent restrictions.

The great ‘leadership debt’ affecting Australian business

Too many of our leaders are avoiding confrontation and direct communication with staff, causing a massive leadership vacuum in corporate Australia. Professional corporate coach Travis Thomas from Team Buffalo says this 

Guide shows businesses how to boost disaster resilience 

A new online guide is helping businesses of all sizes with continuity and disaster resilience planning to support business recovery in the wake of COVID-19. The guide, How to create an effective business continuity plan, provides a business continuity plan template, as well as 

Shut down the critics by putting them in charge

‘Don’t bury your head in the sand’ if you are in trouble: CA ANZ

Chartered Accountants ANZ (CA ANZ) is urging businesses that are facing (or soon may be in) financial distress, to proactively engage with their Chartered Accountant and the Australian

Future-proofing workplaces, cities from COVID-19 requires fundamental cultural change

Managing an ‘open Australia’ will require a re-evaluation of the way we design our cities and workplaces according to an expert panel convened by the Committee for Economic Development of 

Australians need to know about workplace adjustments

Australian employers are missing out on a significant opportunity to broaden their workforce and future-proof their workplaces, with new research by JobAccess, the national hub for disability employment

Online purchases prove popular in pandemic

Australians spent big online during the pandemic, but it was physical retailer websites that outperformed online-only websites, a new report by Monash University researchers has found. Research by  

Further steps taken to reopen Australia, support economic recovery

Australia continues to take further steps to safely reopen to the world, with additional changes to international border arrangements coming into effect on 1 December, according to a statement from 

SMEs secure record number of commonwealth contracts

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are supplying a record share of goods and services to the Australian Government, with the latest procurement statistics showing a $5.4 billion increase in the 

Ethics Index 2021 released: After a tumultuous, locked down year, nation’s ethical score tumbles

After record highs last year, our perception of Australia as an ethical society has fallen in 2021 with drops recorded across most industries, occupations and sectors, according to a new report by Governance Institute 

Eight free weeks: Time stolen from employees skyrockets during COVID

The number of hours stolen from Australians by employers has skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the average employee now providing eight full-time weeks of free work per year. Today, 17