Many employees still feel the need to disguise their true selves to blend into conformist work cultures which raises serious questions around diversity and inclusion - openforum.com.au/forums/are-you… @UNSWbusiness #diversity

The ongoing acceleration of digitalisation continues to test businesses, as does remote working, the hybrid workforce and the pressure to secure talent in 2022 according to Shane Baker Chief Executive Officer of Transaction Solutions - first5000.com.au/blog/companies… #remotework

Business owners were already struggling with staff issues in the second half of 2021, well before the January 2022 Omicron spike exacerbated their staff shortage woes, according to @ScotPacBF first5000.com.au/blog/staff-wor… #covid19

The @ASBFEO @BillsonBruce has welcomed the Australian Government’s commitment to renew funding for a critical mental health program tailored to small business owners - first5000.com.au/blog/critical-… #Mentalhealth #smes

An optimistic mindset will help reframe the challenges of our time as opportunities rather than constraints and bring people together in the search for solutions. @victorperton @Centre4Optimism explains - first5000.com.au/blog/is-optimi… #positiveleadership #resilience #optimism

The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed us; made us question our values and re-evaluate what’s important to us. Poly’s ANZ Managing Director Andy Hurt shared his predictions for how the pandemic will change the #workplace in 2022 and beyond. first5000.com.au/blog/trends-fo…

Australian farmers are predicting the “magic combination” of high commodity prices, low interest rates and good seasonal conditions will continue in 2022 – sustaining a continued high level of confidence across the sector - first5000.com.au/blog/farmers-f… @RabobankAU #agriculture

Looking at the world through rose coloured glasses can be difficult at times but Victoria Coster @CreditFixOz says positivity flows from herself to her credit repair business team and ultimately onto their clients and relationships - first5000.com.au/blog/positive-… #positiveleadership

Inspired by the recent lockdowns, productivity expert @DonnaMcGeorge has published her latest book, The 1 Day Refund, which shares practical strategies to create 15 per cent more capacity in their lives, equivalent to 1 day per week first5000.com.au/blog/how-to-cr…

Following an alarming rise in cyber attacks against Australian businesses, experts are warning January is a prime time for ransomware attacks. first5000.com.au/blog/7-tips-to… @BusinessAU #cybersecurity #cyberattacks

What a year! 2021 saw a exciting array of stories as we tackled issues from mature workers, resilience as well as the ‘new normal’. Thank you contributors, @GlobalAccessAu and readers. Here's our top blogs first5000.com.au/blog/first-500… #resilience #newnormal @AIMinWA @karen_tisdell

While it’s more convenient for consumers to use digital wallets and contactless transactions, merchants are seeing their card transaction fees increase as well as trying to survive post-lockdown. first5000.com.au/blog/post-lock… #transactions

Australia is on the cusp of the busiest shopping period of the year, with many of us traditionally leaving our festive shopping to the last minute, according to @eftposAust data - first5000.com.au/blog/tills-exp… #shopping

Despite the travel restrictions imposed by COVID 19, 2021 was all about building @GlobalAccessAu (GAPs’) international network and placing Australia at the centre of global thinking. @cfritzkalish explains - first5000.com.au/blog/global-ac… #covid19 #leadership

Companies must embrace automation if they’re going to grow and remain competitive into the future, according to Daniel Milford CEO of robotics programming company @Chironix - first5000.com.au/blog/embracing… #robotics #programming #automation

With the holiday season fast approaching, will you get to relax, or do you let work creep into your down time? If you fit in the latter category and can’t seem to keep work at bay, you may be putting your health at risk, says @UniversitySA #unisa first5000.com.au/blog/email-can… #relax

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 Travis Thomas. first5000.com.au/blog/why-the-a…

An Online B2B platform business model has overcame the obstacles caused by buyers being unable to travel interstate or overseas to source stock and the inevitability of delays in deliveries of stock from overseas. first5000.com.au/blog/tech-plat… #onlineretail #newnormal

First 5000 has been publishing a series of articles on The New Normal for several months. Now, some hard research is starting to show up to confirm (or discount!) our predictions. @bronwyn_reid explains first5000.com.au/blog/5-big-pos… #newnormal #covid19