#Efficiency
Let’s Talk – Time is money: how & where should business owners spend their time?
Focus too much on one area and another can be neglected. Focus too much on the process or the product and you risk neglecting a customer or business partner. So, how and where can your time be well spent? Let’s Talk…
Why it makes sense to audit your business processes
The task of process auditing can deliver benefits across an organisation, improving productivity, lowering operational costs and more…
Modern Office Automation: what’s possible
‘Office automation’ is a term that arose in the 70s and 80s to describe the way that computers were revolutionising workplaces. These days, our computing power is taken for granted, and office automation now refers to a range of new technologies that are already extremely popular in homes and offices all over the world. If you’re […]
Don’t buy new technology for technology’s sake, acquire it to achieve business goals
We live in exciting time. It seems like every day a new device or application is launched that has the potential to change our lives and the way we do business. Unfortunately, most small businesses do not have the means to buy every single new innovation so they need to be pragmatic on where and […]
7 steps to bring business and personal vitality to life
More stress, less time, more responsibility, less support? How do we get back to living a life we love without giving one thing up for another? As a business owner, leader or anyone in corporate knows – the best results come with a clear strategy and the courage to make a plan that’s relevant, realistic […]
Making legal practice, modern practice
Lawyers accustomed to long working days might consider it a ‘good day’ if they made that 7pm dinner appointment they tentatively arranged three weeks prior. Thoughts of week-life being any other way could only mean one thing – a new career – a daunting prospect when you have come so far down the road of […]
Keep energy expenditure in check with online tools
The cost of energy is one of the more expensive outlays for small business owners. However, there are many energy saving behaviours which small business owners aren’t doing to full effect.
7 tech trends to watch in 2013
Changes in technology move faster than most of us can easily keep up but it’s important to be aware of upcoming trends that could fundamentally affect the way the world does business.
10 tools you can’t live without
Check out a slew of apps to streamline a range of functions, including project management, customer service, social media, and email.
ESNs to drive positive changes in the workplace
Enterprise Social Networks (ESNs) are a new and emerging trend, with more companies building their own social networks inside the company firewall. Elouise Brennan of OBS shares insight and advice on how to make the best use of ESNs.
What you should take off your desk right now
What’s on your desk? A tape dispenser? A stapler? A dictionary?
Why you need more plants in the office
Personalising your workspace using plants can reduce stress and negativity by up to 60 percent and increase productivity by up to 30 percent.
4 strategies to sharpen your focus
Simple tips to help you work with your strengths, downplay your weaknesses and improve your focus and productivity.
7 steps to regaining your focus
If you’re prone to distraction, these techniques can help you refocus in as little as 60 seconds.
Make your business more efficient with new technology
Whether it’s hardware or software, a whole range of affordable technology can help you run your small business more efficiently, often from anywhere and on the go. We take a look at a few of them.
5 New Year’s resolutions to increase staff performance
Increasing efficiency and familiarity with your personnel are the key resolutions Leadership Management Australasia advises workplace leaders and managers to adopt.
Staff changes inevitable for business
According to a survey conducted by recruitment agency Hudson, more than half of the Australian employers surveyed indicate an imminent restructure of their business. The Hudson Report: HR Insights revealed that 55 percent of businesses anticipated reorganising their operations this year. Half of those respondents pointed to external economic pressures as the reason for restructure, […]
Tradegate becomes an associate of the Pan Asian e-commerce Alliance
By value, the Pan Asian e-commerce Alliance (PAA) member economies account for more than 50 percent of Australia’s exports and imports. Now Tradegate, a supplier of online services to exporters and importers, has become an associate member of the PAA, in an attempt to ease exporting. “Tradegate will be able to provide its members and […]