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Strategies that foster seamless teamwork and open channels of dialogue can significantly enhance productivity and overall outcomes ... Read More

After a year of difficult hiring conditions and ongoing skills shortages, businesses are hoping for a break in 2024 ... Read More

It’s likely that by the time you log off work today, you will have used generative AI (GenAI) for at least some part of your job. At least that’s what ... Read More

For retail and hospitality, seasonal events including Black Friday are a lucrative but challenging time ... Read More

There are significant advantages in training staff, as well as major risks if staff development is neglected ... Read More

Temporary staffing is a great way to ease the permanent talent shortage, but managing a workforce of mixed permanent, temporary, and casual staff can be challenging ... Read More

Despite the talent shortage, many misconceptions about temps and casuals persist, making businesses wary about hiring contingent workers ... Read More

In the new era of hybrid work, professional etiquette is even more difficult. Etiquette expert Debrett's offer these eight recommendations ... Read More

How can businesses avoid a "hybrid hell" with disconnected teams, ghost town offices full of empty desks, and technology infrastructure buckling under the strain? ... Read More

True flexibility comes from a mix of working modes, with a strong contingent of both office-based and remote staff ... Read More

As the fierce war for talent heats up, businesses have no choice but to adapt to hybrid office working arrangements ... Read More

Women bring a different skill set to agriculture, approaching problems differently and using their strengths to their advantage ... Read More

If your company employs shift workers, it is of paramount importance that their safety and wellbeing is supported by you and your business. Thomas Amos, CEO at Sidekicker, shares five ... Read More

The most important factor when designing tomorrow’s workplaces is equity: ensuring that everyone is able to participate equally ... Read More

In the initial stages of the pandemic, short-term continuity was the goal for many small and medium businesses. Two years later, businesses are having to acknowledge that things are never ... Read More

The global skills shortage is growing more severe, giving talented workers much more choice and negotiating power ... Read More

Skills shortages plus the Great Resignation have created a perfect storm for recruitment. How can the upcoming "interview tsunami" be managed? ... Read More

From the 15-minute work-life model to Virtual Reality - a look at what's in store for the workplace this year ... Read More

After two years of disruption, businesses are having to adjust to meet the new demands of employees and how they implement technology in the workplace ... Read More

With remote work here to stay, what will it take to design and create a more successful, inclusive, and flexible workplace to empower your employees? ... Read More

The growth in remote and distributed workforces began long before COVID. But lockdowns have accelerated the trend. What's the outlook for office space? ... Read More

Hybrid work refers to the post-pandemic future of most organisations where the workforce is no longer based in the office every day. It presents new challenges for business leaders ... Read More

With many countries going back into a series of snap lockdowns, it's a sharp reminder that we’re never going back to the way things were. Remote working is here to ... Read More

As businesses look to invest in technology, they should first consider six key workstyle personas ... Read More

As remote and hybrid working becomes a permanent shift, how can businesses set up the best remote offices? ... Read More

Hybrid working, teleconferencing-as-a-service, big shifts for commercial real estate, what's next in store for remote working? ... Read More

After a year of Covid-induced change, businesses will continue to discover new ways of working. These are six tech-related trends for 2021 ... Read More

As the holiday season arrives, many festivities are cancelled, families are separated, and businesses and people are struggling financially. How can we switch off and recharge for 2021? ... Read More

Workplaces have evolved over past decades from traditional individual office rooms to floors of cubicles, through to open plan spaces and hotdesking. What does the future hold post-COVID? ... Read More

Work-from-home has forced a rethink and a rework of previous methods. As we move to hybrid workplaces, how can organisations and individuals remain productive and collaborate efficiently? ... Read More

Conference calls have become a way of life as workplaces become remote and meetings turn virtual. Given they're here to stay, how can they be made as effective and productive ... Read More

Business communications have undergone huge change in recent years, accelerated by COVID-19. Which new trends are set to stay? ... Read More

COVID-19 has caused the biggest disruption to business in living memory. How can organisations return to business-as-usual – if that even exists anymore? ... Read More

The workplaces we frequent today are vastly different to what they were before. Now we face yet another evolution with the advent of remote and hybrid working ... Read More

A crisis can present both danger and opportunity: COVID-19 has required companies to innovate at a much faster pace ... Read More

The coronavirus pandemic has been a sobering wake-up call to swiftly abolish corporate inertia plaguing critical event management ... Read More

Workplaces will never be the same post-COVID. Many businesses will struggle to survive and industries will undergo permanent shifts ... Read More

The sudden loss of a work-life structure is challenging, how can people stay "screen fit" when remote working? ... Read More

Radical lockdowns have forced people to find different ways to stay connected. It's awoken a new appetite for digital disruption ... Read More

In 2020 we are facing a transformational shift and many of the changes we make today will become the new "business as usual", reshaping industries and the way we work ... Read More

The world will emerge changed from the COVID-19 pandemic. These are some permanent shifts we’re likely to see ... Read More

The workplace has changed beyond recognition in the past decade. Changes in mindset and an evolution in technology have led to major shifts in how, where and how long we ... Read More

A startup can be an exciting place to work, but it's critical that founders take a proactive approach to mental health to ensure that they and their staff are both ... Read More

Employers are looking for someone who stands out from the crowd. One way to get a foot in the door of a competitive industry is to complete an internship with ... Read More

Diversity is more than an HR buzzword; it is a competitive business advantage. According to McKinsey and Company, businesses in the top quartile for ethnic diversity are 33% more likely ... Read More

Where is the konmari for cloud? Gigabytes of free storage have turned many of us into digital hoarders. But it can be a trap. Digital hoarding is not without risk ... Read More

Diversity is critical for workplaces because of the different perceptions, experience and approaches that different types of people bring. This goes not only for gender diversity, but also age, culture, ... Read More

Collaborative environments, whether digital or otherwise, are about harnessing the skills and talents of individuals in teams within organisations to create a bigger and better impact than the sum of ... Read More

Creative careers are some of the most-future proofed careers that exist today. By their very nature, creative industries promote diverse and marginalised perspectives. The role of creative industries as a ... Read More

Research published by Harvard Business School found that 65 percent of startups that fail do so due to ineffective management from the founders, not product or marketing problems ... Read More

Having a mentor to bounce ideas off of and discuss the pain points you’re going through can make life so much easier as a founder ... Read More

When a business moves into growth phase, one of the areas you need to scale quickly is your sales team. Amid the “war for talent”, there’s a temptation to hire ... Read More

Organisational culture is critical for a successful business and employee engagement is inextricably linked to customer service. It’s a virtuous circle ... Read More

Most founders will attest to the fact that hiring tech talent is challenging, and as a non-technical founder this is an even tougher task. However, it’s definitely not an insurmountable ... Read More

Australia needs to open the door to tech talent. The economy desperately needs this but the current policies regarding employment visas are lethally short-sighted in a world where everything is ... Read More

The global war for tech talent still rages, and it can lead companies to panic and grab candidates who aren’t a good fit. Startups in particular tend to make several ... Read More

Leadership is often the difference between success and failure. But most of us initially learn leadership skills by accident rather than leadership training ... Read More

Leadership is a skill that everyone should learn. Saying “everyone is a leader” sounds like a platitude, but it’s true: you don’t need to be a manager to be a ... Read More

Starting your own company is all the rage and that's to be celebrated, but here's a stern warning to all those pursuing this dream - there's a certain type of individual you ... Read More

When it comes to building businesses, coming up with an idea is only half the battle. It is, however, a necessary key ingredient. Creativity is essential to entrepreneurship – so ... Read More

When it comes to highly specialist technical roles, it can be hard for non-technical founders to assess and validate candidates’ technical credentials. You have the brilliant idea, but you don’t ... Read More

Networking is essential to help you and your business grow. It is not a process whereby you give up or try to get somebody else to give up their crown ... Read More

The quickening pace of change has been a defining feature of the past ten years. As it stands there is no end to this tumultuous journey, with competing disruptive pressures ... Read More