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UTS and medium businesses – a pro-active engagement
Alice Watkins | October 30, 2013Have you thought about hiring graduates? Alice Watkins from UTS Career Services explains how the University is grooming candiates specifically for mid sized businesses.
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Stronger business leadership needed for innovation: report
Tony Gleeson | October 29, 2013A failure of business leadership is acting as a drag on workplace innovation and business profitability, a comprehensive study of Australian industry has determined.
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Pushing our luck
Ian McAuley | October 29, 2013Does Australia need a structural change? Ian McAuley from the Centre of Policy Development argues that economic policies and the ideas behind them that might have been appropriate in the past now constrain our thinking.
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Agile Business Management: Adaptability for sustainable business growth
Evan Leybourn | October 22, 2013By embracing technological and cultural change as it happens, an agile manager can deliver sustainable business growth. Evan Leybourn explains the potential of agile business management.
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Have your say: Unfair Dismissal Practice
Helen Hull | October 15, 2013First 5000 members are invited to have your say on the Fair Work Commission’s draft Unfair Dismissal Proceedings practice note.
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Higher profile for privacy but is it sexy?
Richard Thomas | October 15, 2013Data protection is an important issue of public concern. Richard Thomas CBE, former UK Information Commissioner and adviser to the Centre for Information Policy Leadership, documents how the profile of data privacy has steadily grown over the years.
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Leadership is ‘Changing the Game’
Brian Donovan | October 10, 2013Leadership is the key to working with the challenges of disruptive technology, according to a recent poll from Donovan Leadership. Brian Donovan explains.
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Coal Seam Gas and the future of manufacturing in Australia
Tim Mazzarol | October 9, 2013Seen as either environmental hazard or important source of energy, coal seam gas (CSG) development remains a controversial issue. Tim Mazzarol, Winthrop Professor at the University of Western Australia, explores the challenges the government, and Federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane in particular, are facing.
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7 practical business storytelling tips
Shawn Callahan | October 2, 2013A successful business often has a unique story to share. Shawn Callahan explains how to get your storytelling right.
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An excessive need to be me!
Lynne Lloyd | October 1, 2013It’s important to put your ego and interests aside and ensure you are doing right by your team or customers. Lynne Lloyd explains how.
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Social Media’s Commercial Application
Helen Hull | September 26, 2013First 5000, in association with National Australia Bank, are pleased to invite you to an exclusive, invitation-only lunch for a select group of senior executives from Australia’s top-performing medium-size businesses.
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The retail duopoly that rules the nation
Peter Strong | September 25, 2013Coles and Woolworths are the duopoly who control what we buy. Peter Strong, CEO of the Council of Small Business Australia (COSBOA) explores their role in Australian retail and what needs to be done to create a level playing field.
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National Telework Week 2013
Helen Hull | September 18, 2013Following last year’s inaugural National Telework Week, the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy has announced this year’s event will take place from 18 to 22 November 2013.
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Recipe for an icon
NAB - Business View | September 16, 2013Inspirational business stories are all around us. We share the rise of household staple, Vegemite.
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Are you serving or selling?
Shivani Gupta | September 12, 2013High quality customer service can make or break your business. Shivani Gupta shares her tips for improved customer satisfaction.
