Thought Leadership
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Social entrepreneurship memoir wins $30,000 business book prize
First 5000 | June 2, 2018Michael Traill’s account of ‘jumping ship’ from the high-flying world of banking to the not-for-profit sector has won the Ashurst Business Literature Prize, Australia’s most valuable award for business writing.
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Big block of cheese day
Stephen Barnes | May 8, 2018It is often difficult to gauge a wide range of views in business, not-for-profits, clubs and associations, but it is vitally important. The ‘Big Block of Cheese Day’ offers an interesting solution for engaging a wide range of voices around important issues.
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The war against corporate buzzwords
Roslyn Petelin | April 22, 2018Corporate buzzwords are often a substitute for thinking, rather than a means to express it. While they’re often treated as jokes, they’re also used as euphemisms for exploitation in the workplace.
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Employees want firms to have a social conscience but are employers listening?
First 5000 | April 20, 2018Deloitte’s Future of Work report highlights young people’s preference for socially responsible companies and identifies ten ways the world of work is set to change.
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8 more TED talks for business leaders
First 5000 | April 15, 2018These entertaining, thought provoking talks will help business leaders understand their employees and customers, stand out from the crowd and foster greater creativity in their firms.
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A lesson from the West Wing
Stephen Barnes | April 11, 2018Stephen Barnes, author of ‘Run Your Business Better’, explains how we all too often miss the opportunities around us because we are blinded by preconceptions of what we expect them to be.
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8 TED talks for business leaders
First 5000 | April 4, 2018Looking for some inspiration? Check out these eight TED talks for business leaders covering everything from cutting edge science and technology to quirks of human habits and behaviour.
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Australia’s swinging safari from the 70s to today
Mark Cully | March 21, 2018In the first of a series of articles from the new Industry Insights report from the Office of the Chief Economist, Mark Cully traces some of the many changes which Australia has seen since the 1970s.
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NSW creates its own Productivity Commission
First 5000 | February 21, 2018The NSW treasurer, Dominic Perrottet, has announced the creation of the state’s own Productivity Commission to drive micro-economic reform and reduce costs for both state residents and businesses.
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The 14 traits of future ready firms
Bob Fisher | February 8, 2018Companies must embrace the rapid pace of change today or risk falling by the wayside. Future-ready firms are as unique as the people who run them; but all tend to share these core characteristics.
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Cyber-threats rank high in new global risk report
First 5000 | January 19, 2018The World Economic Forum warns that growing social, policital and environmental risks around the world threaten economic recovery.
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What to expect in 2018 and beyond
Ross Dawson | January 1, 2018Several social, economic and technological trends which gathered pace in 2017 are set to further accelerate in the near future, challenging our notions of work and social interaction.
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The best business books of the year
First 5000 | December 25, 2017Happy Christmas! What did Santa leave in your stocking this year? If it was only more socks, then here are some suggestions for books to while away the holidays.
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The worst business words of the year
First 5000 | December 23, 2017While Donald Trump’s proclamations and evasive admissions of inappropriate behaviour by powerful men have led the way, there has been no shortage of business offences against the English language this year.