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Co-operatives and mutuals can tip the balance back to workers
First 5000 | April 10, 2018When people have ownership of the enterprise they work for and derive value from being members, those enterprises are more productive, create better jobs, with higher staff engagement and their staff are more motivated to serve customers with quality service.
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Pyne urges firms to work hard for defence exports
First 5000 | April 9, 2018Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne has warned Australian defence firms that they will need to ‘put in the hard yards’ to win export orders abroad and join lucrative global supply chains.
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Three reasons to get your stress levels in check
Stephen Mattarollo | April 9, 2018It’s difficult not to get stressed in our fast-paced lives. Whether you’re working overtime or battling family issues, chronic stress has become commonplace and it’s affecting our physical health.
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Hope is not a method statement
Adam O’Donnell | April 9, 2018Prussian Field Marshall Helmuth von Moltke once observed that no plan survives first contact with the enemy. Adam O’Donnell explains why a strong ‘plan B’ is always required in the boardroom as well as the battlefield.
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Why do we think robots will take our jobs?
Jeff Borland | April 8, 2018The received wisdom that technological change is more rapid and dramatic in its consequences than ever before is not supported by the evidence.
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A greener workplace makes employees happier and healthier
Libby Sander | April 8, 2018Bringing a touch of nature into the workplace can help reduce employee stress and increase creativity and focus.
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The appeal of the ‘flat’ organisation
Massimo Garbuio | April 8, 2018Many firms are simplifying their management hierarchies to reduce bureaucracy and mid-sized firms are ideally placed to benefit from its advantages.
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Mindfulness therapies can reduce workplace stress
First 5000 | April 7, 2018Mindfulness-based therapies can reduce the growing problem of work-related stress in Australian companies, reducing individual anxiety, absenteeism and inter-personal conflicts.
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3D printed gloves give triathlete a Commonwealth Games push
Jim Plouffe | April 7, 2018Triathlete Scott Crowley will get some help from a 3D printer in Adelaide when he competes today in the Commonwealth Games.
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Company directors say ‘we must do better’
First 5000 | April 7, 2018A year of constitutional turmoil and political wrangling has seen Australia slip further from achieving the reforms needed to boost national productivity and prosperity.
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AI services will bring jobs back onshore
Ritesh Srivastava | April 6, 2018The rise of AI based customer service will reduce the need for call centres and give Australian organisations fewer reasons to keep the customer services offshore.
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Join Team Defence Australia at international events
First 5000 | April 6, 2018The CDIC provides export-ready companies with access to new or existing markets and international supply chains through Team Defence Australia (TDA) events and gives eligible companies the chance to exhibit internationally on the Team Defence Australia stand free of charge.
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Deregulation of trading hours in SA will kill small traders
Jos de Bruin | April 6, 2018The deregulation of trading hours in South Australia will seriously impact the viability of small businesses throughout the State.
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The best project managers are ex-combat personnel
First 5000 | April 5, 2018Speaking to Defence Connect, Tom Moore, the co-founder of WithYouWithMe, has outlined his argument that combat-focused personnel make the best civilian project managers.
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Ipswich to host defence industry summit
First 5000 | April 5, 2018Ipswich, the Queensland manufacturing centre for Australia’s newly announced Rheinmetall Boxer combat vehicles, will host an inaugural Defence Industry Summit in August this year.