Management Matters

If you've ever been a part of an organisation that has merged with another, you'll know that there's always at least one person who tries a little too hard to impress the newcomers. Take this effort from David Brent, Ricky Gervais's middle management anti-hero from The Office, as he welcomes 'the Swindon lot' to the fold.

Seventy per cent of small businesses that receive mentoring survive for five years or more, which is more then double the rate compared with...

This is quite a remarkable project. Imagine using the technology behind some of the latest and greatest computer games to help people living with dementia?...

The onus therefore falls on the executive employees to negotiate and customise their terms and conditions of employment. Therefore, an employment contract should be negotiated after careful consideration and scrutiny of the key terms of the contract.

The funding provides the capital to diversify our operations into the content and lifestyle space, while continuing to attract the best operational talent to support our aggressive growth strategy

As we head towards a new normal post-pandemic, the need to embrace change in the digital world is now greater than ever.

The best approach is to implement a simulation and training program to improve security awareness for your users.

In the business world, 2014 was the year of buzzwords like ‘Content Marketing,’ ‘engagement’ and ‘mobile friendly’. This year, Digital Asset Management (DAM) Platforms...

Forget about planning for the future. You need to concentrate on the now. Now is when you can really make a difference. Ignore the future...

This podcast features an interview full of insights from Giam Swiegers, CEO of Deloitte Australia. Advising that a company should always seek opportunity in times of crisis, Swiegers has stayed true to form: Deloitte continues to take on new staff and maintain an aggressive acquisitions strategy. Swiegers also talks about innovative people and his firm's welcoming of social media as a tool to increase accountability.

When: Wednesday 5 September 2012, 1PM Where: At your laptop, Mac or PC! Cost: Complimentary* Have you ever heard of content marketing? It has lots of fancy definitions...

Every day entrepreneurs make decisions - big ones, small ones, ones that may not even seem to matter. But, there are often bigger decisions to...

The tangle of red tape is shortly about to be made much simpler and more seamless as a result of an initiative led by the Australian Treasury called 'Standard Business Reporting', which will be available from 1 July, 2010.

Customers prefer to browse FAQ pages online, rather than encounter in-your-face sales representatives. When needed, they quickly email enquiries or call a customer service representative. It’s predicted that field sales force teams will no longer be required in the near future. With their days numbered, why are so many industries still insisting on hiring a strong sales force?

Succession Planning for your business is an easy topic to grasp: it’s about putting a plan in place for your business so ultimately, when you sell – be it to family, staff or the market – you will not only maximise your price, but ensure an easy transition process that will increase the marketability to a prospective buyer. Well, that seems like a pretty important document to me, so why do so many of us put off what is akin to an ‘insurance plan’ for our future?

It's the title of this video that caught my eye, after my eyes stopped popping out of their sockets at what she was doing with such apparent ease. Has anyone told you that what you are doing can't be done?

Technical skills are essential to a job, be it IT-related or elsewhere. But, simply knowing how to perform a techie function is no longer the endgame for personal development in the modern world of business. The most effective people are the ones practicing sound management and excellent communication bolstered not only by experience, but by training as well.

As a business owner, it’s important to choose an accountant that acts not only as a bookkeeper, auditor or tax advisor but also as...

Australian, according to experts, is ready to be a world leader in mobile commerce going forward, as long as Aussie business owners are proactive...

Complying with Australia’s GST rules is costing small businesses big time - more than $13.7 billion a year, according to new research recently released...