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Gender balanced management generates better results
First 5000 | March 8, 2018A new report from management services company Sodexo substantiates the business case for encouraging more women to enter management roles.
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Narrowing the gender pay gap in mid-sized companies
First 5000 | March 8, 2018Women still earn less than their male counterparts and mid-sized firms can take a number of steps to analyse their operations to ensure gender pay gaps are closed.
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More funding to help Queensland businesses grow and create jobs
First 5000 | March 7, 2018Medium sized firms in Queensland are invited to apply for a new tranche of state government grants to invest and expand their businesses.
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Pay gaps close when leaders see the numbers
First 5000 | March 7, 2018Australian employers which measure their gender pay differentials are making positive progress in closing the gaps between women’s and men’s pay, as leadership accountability is the key ingredient to success.
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First5000 readers invited to special events to mark the Sydney ASEAN Summit
Peter McKenna | March 6, 2018The Australia-ASEAN Business Council invites First5000 readers to participate in a range of events around the Special ASEAN Leaders Summit in March.
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Western Sydney City Deal promises business growth
First 5000 | March 6, 2018The Turnbull and Berejiklian governments and eight Western Sydney councils have agreed a Western Sydney City Deal to generate growth and prosperity.
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Hot, dry summer strains farming confidence
First 5000 | March 6, 2018Australia’s farmers have started the year on a cautious note, with the hot, dry summer in many parts of the country taking a toll on national sentiment in the rural sector.
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Be in charge without being in control
Adam O’Donnell | March 5, 2018‘Corporate Commando’ Adam O’Donnell offers a military insight into the art of getting people to do what needs to be done without needing to be told.
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Social media for business – Twitter
Stephen Barnes | March 5, 2018Join Stephen Barnes @byronvaleadvise and First5000 @First5000 on Twitter to discuss social media for business and learn how to #RunYourBusinessBetter.
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Academics and industry must collaborate to boost graduate job readiness
Duncan Bentley | March 4, 2018Universities must work collaboratively with industry partners in educating their students to produce more employable graduates.
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Blockchain challenges conventional thinking about intellectual property
Alex Sims | March 4, 2018Blockchain technology can empower much more than get rich quick bitcoin schemes and has turned conventional thinking about intellectual property and copyright on its head
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20% of asthma fatalities could be triggered by workplace exposure
First 5000 | March 3, 2018American research shows that men working in construction and food production, and women working with cleaning products in health care are particularly susceptible to asthma, a condition which claims more than one Australian every day.
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Why women stay silent when men talk about super
First 5000 | March 3, 2018New research from the Monash Business School, based on ten years’ worth of superannuation data, finds that we tend to copy the investment strategies of our colleagues’ super choices, rather than seek out individual advice tailored to our own situation.
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CEOs set growth priorities for 2018
First 5000 | March 2, 2018A new survey of 133 CEOs, Directors of Marketing and Sales, and CMOs reveals the areas where companies are likely to invest for growth this year.
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New parliamentary inquiry to help SMEs tap global markets
First 5000 | March 2, 2018A new Parliamentary inquiry seeks submissions from Australia’s SMEs to help more firms take advantage of the nation’s free trade deals and shape better agreements in the future.