Professional Development
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Innovation: where should we focus?
Melis Senova | March 18, 2016Innovation is not about technology, it’s about people. Stay focussed on the objective of what you want to achieve, not the tools needed to achieve it, writes Dr Melis Senova.
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Looking beyond start-ups to scale-ups
Tony Surtees | March 13, 2016There is great excitement across Australia about start-ups. There is much to be applauded about the job-creation impact — and other economic benefits — of building successful Australian-based start-up companies.
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Five ways to embed ‘remarkable’ in your organisation
Georgia Murch | March 7, 2016Being remarkable, that is, so impressive that people can’t stop remarking or talking about you, can happen.
But it requires commitment. Working on great strategies, with impressive products or services is essential yet these don’t come to fruition unless your people collaborate well to implement them.
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What is the future of universities?
James Guthrie | February 19, 2016For universities the future holds particular challenges. Universities hold a unique position in society, working for social good through education, creating and sharing knowledge.
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Business Spotlight: STM
Roulla Yiacoumi | February 14, 2016First 5000 regularly profiles an Australian mid-sized business as part of our Business Spotlight series. It’s our mission to promote and encourage the growth of mid-sized businesses in Australia by shining a light on the success stories.
First 5000 editor Roulla Yiacoumi visits STM’s newly renovated headquarters in Alexandria, Sydney, to talk to the founders about how the business began, its growth into a multi-million dollar enterprise, and the truth behind the STM name.
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Make a decision
Adam O’Donnell | January 11, 2016Your business decisions are having a different outcome to what you expected? So what, writes Adam O’Donnell, it’s better than making no decision at all.
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First 5000’s Top 12 Blogs of 2015
Roulla Yiacoumi | December 16, 2015Thank you to all of our contributors, members, and readers for making First 5000 the platform of choice for Australia’s top medium-sized enterprises. As yet another year gets away from us, we take a look at the most-clicked stories of the year.
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How rubbish managers affect your performance
Anna-Lucia Mackay | November 24, 2015In today’s world, it seems technical competence is a given, not a competitive edge. What differentiates outstanding businesses from average ones now is the degree to which leaders in the business understand what makes people tick.
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How the CEO gets paid
Michael Vincent | November 18, 2015The employee compensation practices of publicly listed companies are of great interest to employees, investors, business media and researchers alike.
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We don’t trust you: the real reason you can’t work from home
Roulla Yiacoumi | November 15, 2015Plenty of Australians have decent broadband speeds and computers in the home, so what’s stopping more of us from working from home?
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Why brain training doesn’t work
Jenny Brockis | November 13, 2015Brain training your way to genius is a lovely thought, says Dr Jenny Brockis. Too bad it’s not possible.
Does brain training work? Wouldn’t it be good if it did? The idea of using brain training as a means to boost our mental capacities, keep us sharp and one step ahead of the pack is highly appealing.
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If you don’t have a good intern program, you’re screwed: the current state of play of mid-sized businesses in Australia
Roulla Yiacoumi | November 4, 2015As the editor of First 5000, the only website dedicated to mid-sized business* in Australia, one of the best parts of my job is getting out and speaking to the people who run these enterprises.
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Can Australian industry adapt fast enough?
Graham Winter | November 2, 2015Australia has crept up a step in terms of its global competitiveness, according to the World Economic Forum, but remains outside the top 20 and is poorly armed to tackle innovation.
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Great in one job, awful in another: why great talent doesn’t always transfer
Warren Kennaugh | October 28, 2015For too long we have been chasing the concept of ‘talent’ down the yellow brick road thinking that it’s going to lead us to the pot of gold.
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Leadership is learnable
Corrinne Armour | October 14, 2015Leaders are born and not made. Right? Wrong!
Neural pathways in the brain reorganise in response to thoughts, experiences, behaviours and learning new skills. Scientific studies undertaken since the 1970s have established ‘neuroplasticity’ of the brain – the brain’s capacity to rewire and change throughout life.