Tag: Leadership

In November 2013, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that Australia had 11.5 million people engaged in 6,359 different forms of employment.

We’ve all heard that a business is only as good as its people. But as we look ahead to 2014, what does it take to build a happy, high-performing team to drive your business forward?

We’ve all heard that a business is only as good as its people. But as we look ahead to 2014, what does it take to build a happy, high-performing team to drive your business forward?

Leaders create value. They drive a powerful team and try to paint a vision of the future that inspires people to do whatever it takes to get there.

As boomers approach retirement, more and more small business owners are looking to pass the reigns of leadership to the next buck, or in some instances sell the business altogether. “Many of our CEOs are baby boomers approaching retirement age,” says Kathleen Richardson-Mauro, co-author with Jane M. Johnson of “Cashing Out of Your Business”. “We’re […]

In the last twenty years, the statistics for the employment of people with a disability has not improved – in fact it’s gotten worse.

One of the key messages to emerge from the recent Spinal Injuries Awareness Week, a national campaign focusing on the ability to rebuild lives after injury, is that business has an important role to play. ParaQuad NSW, the Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Association of NSW, is working to raise awareness of the need for more employment […]

Innovation. It’s that elusive ingredient that separates the ‘good’ from the ‘great’. But what exactly is it, and how can more Australian companies get their hands on it?

Australians may not be as laid back as the popular stereotype suggests when it comes to their work, a new survey reveals.

Procter & Gamble, Microsoft, and General Electric have topped the 2013 list of best companies for leadership.