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Australia’s productivity growth averaged only 0.9% per year over the 20 year period to 2022, and it has now dropped into negative so much that our average wealth declined by nearly 9% in the past 3 years, the worst performing country in the developed world. Everyone else is becoming more efficient, and we need to […]

Timing can be just about everything. Whether in business, family life, sports, comedy, relationships or other areas. A health diagnosis can even be the difference between life and death (not to be too dramatic…). Many times, we don’t have control or an ability to impact the timing, but what about the times we do? And […]

As long as there has been global trade, there has been market manipulation. It is therefore surprising at the hype and lack of understanding at what a tariff trade war actually is and what it means. The worst part is it has looked like amateur hour from all world “leaders” as well as a media […]

It has been tough for many businesses for a few years now to fill outstanding roles with good candidates. There isn’t a magic bullet for suddenly lifting the quality of the talent pool, but there are still some great strategies businesses can use to capture the good fit candidates that are there, as well as […]

Having recently both recruited people as well as helped several people find suitable employment, thought I’d share some winning strategies for candidates that will almost guarantee you the job you want. This will hopefully also help wake some people up as to why they never seem to get anywhere with their careers.

How does it get to this? That has been the reaction not just to the last few editions of our Newsletter which raised legislative changes on our industry but reflects comments from people throughout our society with increasing frequency over the past 2 years. How do rules and regulations come about? And rather than winge, […]

What happens when something is not as advertised? That warm inner glow we had when we bought the contraption disappears, and we end up feeling cheated. Business is about to be hit with the next super-costly business killing regulation. What is it, and what should you do?

Sustainable: adjective, able to be maintained at a certain rate or level. It has become a term with environmental connotations but applies to anything. If something is not sustainable, it will collapse. Consider this example of “free” transport to the value of a brand new car!

“We” need to do better. Australia has had great times and until a year ago over 30 years of uninterrupted growth and improved prosperity. Unfortunately, we’ve kind of just been along for the ride. Now is the time for our industry to stand up for itself – sell the message of what we do well; […]

Most people wouldn’t be against Australia hosting the Olympics if we felt that we were getting value for money and that the core functions of Government were delivering the way they should. When was the last time any major infrastructure was completed on time and/or on budget? And despite all the supposed advances in technology, […]