People

‘Async’ explained: Why you should embrace asynchronous work, and six ways to get started

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Leadership

If you've been googling work trends in 2021, chances are you've come across the term 'async'. So what is it, and how can it improve productivity?

Managing burnout: How to prioritise productivity for the long-term

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Leadership

To manage burnout for yourself — and your team — you need to first recognise the three symptoms: exhaustion, cynicism, and inefficacy.

“No match for the magic”: Here’s why businesses should go back to the office

Sabri Suby

12 July 2021

Even if you do your best to replicate office culture in a virtual setting, it’s never quite the same.

Is WFH helping or hindering productivity? We need to find out

Bernard Keane

12 July 2021

Logic would suggest we pursue every opportunity for productivity improvements in the workplace, so is working from home helping?

Iceland’s trial of a four-day work week deemed an “overwhelming success”

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

7 July 2021

An Icelandic study found a four-day work week led to improved employee wellbeing and better business outcomes.

Productivity growth has stalled since 2005. Will it improve?

Peter Martin

28 April 2021

Year by year in the leadup to 2005, Australia’s productivity growth had accelerated to the point where in the 15 years to 2005 it had grown 37%. Then it stalled.

Atlassian acquires Brisbane startup ThinkTilt, enabling “mission critical” collaboration in the modern workplace

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

20 April 2021

Aussie tech giant Atlassian has acquired Brisbane-based startup ThinkTilt, creator of ProForma, for an undisclosed sum.

Making meetings better: must-have advice from 11 business leaders

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Strategy

If you've ever suffered through a poorly-executed meeting, or have come back to agenda items several months later to find nothing has changed, you need to read this piece.

Small business ombudsman Kate Carnell backs calls for affordable childcare

Lois Maskiell

19 February 2021

A disproportionate number of women business owners find affordable access to childcare in Australia a barrier to growing their businesses.

Is employee-performance transparency really good for productivity?

Dr Chung-Yu Hung and Professor Margaret Abernethy AM

19 January 2021

From open video calls to sharing performance information, does transparency really offer a more effective way of working together virtually?