Sustainability and Growth
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Goodbye carbon tax: hello ETS
Professor Kevin Parton | July 17, 2013The carbon tax will be scrapped next year in favour of an early start to an emissions trading scheme (ETS). Charles Sturt University (CSU) economist Professor Kevin Parton outlines the implications of the decision.
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How social media networking can help grow your business
NAB - Business View | June 26, 2013Highlighting your areas of expertise and connecting with people with similar interests is one of the best ways to go about marketing yourself and your business via social media. Mike Boorn Plener explains how.
Social media can be the cheapest, fastest and most effective way to get your message across. Yet, while most business owners are aware of the benefits, few are making the most of them.
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Time Management: Do it once, right!
Shivani Gupta | June 11, 2013
Too much time is spent redoing things after they haven’t been done correctly. Shivani Gupta gives advice on how to ensure your business only does things once.
I was having a coffee at McDonalds before a client meeting in Sydney. I watched two young staff members putting stickers for a new promotion on tables. -
Evolving talent strategy to match the Millennial workforce reality
Les Pickett | June 10, 2013
There are a lot of stereotypes about the work ethic and demands of so-called Millennials, those employees that are under 33 years old. Les Pickett shares the data from a survey that both confirms and dispels common labels.
The earth beneath the feet of the workplace as we know it is shifting. As they have done throughout every stage of their lives Millennials, also known as Generation Y, are impacting the world around them.
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Ageism as a barrier to employment
The Hon. Susan Ryan | May 29, 2013Age Discrimination Commissioner, the Hon. Susan Ryan, explored how ageism is the major barrier in continuing a productive working life for Australians passing their 50s, in her speech at the GAP/ACHR Conference on Productive Ageing on Friday 17 May 2013.
Despite general agreement that ageing of itself should be no barrier to employment, numerous impediments to this goal remain.
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Managing an ageing workforce
Peter Fritz | May 9, 2013
Ahead of the Global Access Partners conference on Productive Ageing Peter Fritz asks some important questions in regard to working after the age of 65 and how best to prepare for participation of older workers.
When we talk about productive aging, the usual picture that emerges in one’s mind is someone 65, and, if a woman, 60 and over, the fixed ages of retirement. -
Navigate the employment landscape: use your age to your advantage
Heidi Holmes | April 23, 2013
Are you a mature worker who is looking for your next break, or have you thought about the benefits of hiring someone with experience? Heidi Holmes shares some quick tips which will help you land that new role.
Finding a job is hard; finding a job when you are a mature age worker can be even harder! This is often a time when your confidence takes a knock and financial pressure builds. -
Workplace Bullying and Eating Disorders: anything in common?
Leanne Faraday-Brash | April 2, 2013
With office bullying constantly under the microscope, organisational psychologist Leanne Faraday-Brash says it’s time to eradicate the culprits and create a culture of zero tolerance.
I have to confess. Undergraduate psychology at university for me feels like it happened a long time ago. Eating disorders as a subject within psychopathology was very new. But what of its incidence in the population? -
5 effective ways to build your LinkedIn network
Paul Kent | March 26, 2013
LinkedIn is one of the most effective tools to market yourself and your business. Paul Kent, from TrinityP3 shares five ways to build your network.
So we all know LinkedIn is great for getting a job, snooping on who has just changed jobs and essentially feeling like a connected member of the professional class. -
Australian entrepreneurs share cutting-edge programs
Jeremy Liddle | March 19, 2013
Australian entrepreneurial ideas and initiatives are being presented this week to more than 1,200 fellow international entrepreneurs from 135 countries at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) in Rio De Janeiro.
Australia’s delegation at the Congress is made up of representatives from the young entrepreneurs networks, the FRANK Team, and Jeremy Liddle from the Enterprise Network of Young Australians (ENYA). -
Have your say: Industry Innovation Precincts
Helen Hull | March 5, 2013First 5000 members are invited to have your say on the development of Industry Innovation Precincts.
Written submissions close: 22 March and stakeholder consultations are underway.
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The gender agenda – a glass half empty?
Diann Rodgers-Healy | March 4, 2013
In the lead up to International Women’s Day, Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey, Director of the Australian Centre for Leadership for Women, reflects on just how much the gender agenda has evolved and whether we’re taking the necessary steps towards gender equality.
It is apt that the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) is The Gender Agenda: Gaining Momentum. -
Common business mistakes
NAB - Business View | February 27, 2013
Bad business mistakes happen to good people. Author and entrepreneur, Mathew Dickerson explains where some businesses stumble.
Mistake 1: not delivering consistent customer service
Many businesses get so caught up in managing the bottom line that they neglect customer service and this can eat away at brand integrity, and affect profits. -
Telework – it’s time to let Dracula run the bloodbank
Tim Fawcett | February 19, 2013As our lives move online and become increasingly mobile, Tim Fawcett explains the benefits of telework and moving away from the traditional bricks-and-mortar approach.
The greatest success of Australian National Telework Week 2012 (12-16 November) was to put the idea of working from anywhere in the uppermost minds of employees who are increasingly looking to use their mobile devices in more and more aspects of their lives.
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The frustration with our politicians continues
Ray Levin | December 12, 2012First 5000 member Ray Levin looks at how there is a lack of understanding from our politicans in regard to what is best for the economy.
Today consulting engineers are putting off young engineers. Mining companies are putting off engineers from their design departments.
