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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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Climate, trust and corporate responsibility
Ian Dunlop | June 1, 2018If business genuinely wishes to regain public trust on the most important issue of our age, it must proactively face up to the challenge posed by climate change and initiate immediate emergency action.
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The true dimensions of insecure work
Jim Stanford | June 1, 2018Less than half of employed Australians now hold a “standard” job: that is, a permanent full-time paid job with leave entitlements. That’s the startling finding of a new report on the growing insecurity of work published by the Centre for Future Work.
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How does work safety affect performance and culture?
First 5000 | May 31, 2018Gone are the days when health and safety initiatives were considered burdensome and secondary to primary business objectives. Research evidence shows that improvements in key safety metrics serve to boost the bottom line.
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Getting your PR on point
Joe Perri | May 31, 2018Many business owners overlook the importance of public relations or lump the process into a vague collection that includes advertising, marketing, promotion and sponsorship. Rather than an expensive and frivolous extra, good public relations can be vital to a company’s success.
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‘Fly in fly out’ workers suffer poorer mental health
First 5000 | May 31, 2018One in four FIFO workers experience high levels of mental distress – two and a half times higher than the general Australian population, according to a new study.
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Who owns customer experience in your company?
Sarah Hall | May 30, 2018Optimizing your company’s customer experience – or CX – will become an ever more important factor in sustaining success. Companies can embrace this trend by making CX not only a business goal, but part of the intrinsic value they deliver to consumers.
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Networking is a pain, but it can be made better
Libby Sander | May 30, 2018Forming and maintaining strong professional relationships is a key component of career success. However is it enough to throw a group of people together, give them a name badge and hope for the best? Research suggests it isn’t.
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New road blocking charge to cut Yarra congestion
First 5000 | May 30, 2018Developers and private companies will be charged for blocking traffic lanes under a new trial aimed at cutting inner city congestion and boosting traffic flow in Yarra in Victoria. If the trial is successful, the charges could be adopted elsewhere in Victoria and across the nation.
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Why saying ‘thank you’ isn’t as vital as we think
First 5000 | May 29, 2018Do you ever get annoyed at work when you do someone a favour and don’t get thanked in return? Don’t blame the individual, it perhaps proves that we expect cooperation as a species, rather than disdain it as individuals.
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Queensland small business week 2018 kicks off
First 5000 | May 29, 2018The inspiring stories behind Queensland’s small businesses were in the spotlight at the launch of Queensland Small Business Week 2018.
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The US–China phoney trade war
Shiro Armstrong | May 29, 2018American tariffs on Chinese imports are ‘on hold’, according to US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, after a high level delegation from China led by Vice Premier Liu He visited Washington last week.
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Ditch the car for your commute to improve your health
First 5000 | May 28, 2018You could have even more reason to be smug if you walk or bike to work as new research suggests a physically active commute is linked to a 30 per cent reduced risk of dying from heart disease and stroke.
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Victorian employers to face jail for wage theft
First 5000 | May 28, 2018New legislation proposed by the Labor party in Victoria threatens employers who exploit workers by withholding pay with jail time and heavy fines.
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‘Buy Queensland’ policy will reward better workplaces
First 5000 | May 28, 2018The Palaszczuk Government’s ‘Buy Queensland’ procurement policy will now favour best practice workplaces in the state to encourage better conditions for employees.