Seven tried and tested productivity hacks to wring value from every day
If you’re keen to really trim the fat from your day, Tristan Sternson recommends you try these seven tried and tested productivity hacks.
Google Calendar and Outlook just became slightly more compatible
Here's some deeply specific news for calendar junkies: Outlook and Google Calendar are about to become slightly more compatible.
Another win for the four-day work week? Meet the 10 Aussie SMEs employing the 100:80:100 model
Most of us look forward to a rare long weekend. But some Australians now enjoy a four-day week every week.
Short sleeves, shorter weeks: Aussie workwear brand TradeMutt trials four-day roster
Queensland-based social impact workwear brand TradeMutt is already two months into trailing a four-day work week, with founders Ed Ross and Daniel Allen deeming the response to the six-month trial as “incredible.”
Why ‘Bare Minimum Mondays’ will kill your career
If you hate Mondays or only want to put the "bare minimum" into the day, you are in the wrong career. If you are living for the weekend, and you are counting down the days, you are in the wrong career
Four things to consider before implementing the four-day work week
The four-day work week trials, sometimes referred to as the “100-80-100” model, have been labelled as a ‘resounding success’. But four big questions still need answers.
How to do something about the 12 million days a year Aussie workplaces lose to poor mental health
Untreated mental health conditions cost Australian workplaces $10.9 billion per year — $4.7 billion in absenteeism, $6.1 billion in presenteeism and $146 million in compensation claims.
Small businesses touched by dozens of recommendations in massive Productivity Commission report
The vast document addresses small business issues in several key moments, calling for decision-makers to reassess the workplace awards system, reconsider how banks finance entrepreneurs, and better share innovative ideas with startups.
An expert behind the Productivity Commission’s 5-year review shares his recommendations for the Australian economy
Over the 60 years to 2019-20, labour productivity (production per hour worked) grew at an average of 1.8% per year, which sounds small but compounds each year.
Australians to cop an extra two hours of work each week if productivity doesn’t lift, Chalmers says
The average working week will blow out by two hours and wages will plummet 40% if Australia does not radically boost its productivity, Treasurer Jim Chalmers will say Thursday, sending a clear message that industry — including small businesses — must find an edge or fall behind.
How to counter dysfunctional behaviour in a self-sabotaging team
Teams under pressure often fall back on dysfunctional coping mechanisms that are deeply rooted in human evolutionary psychology.
How to make the four-day work week work for your business
Workplaces are reconsidering their flexible arrangements to stay relevant, competitive, and attractive to the very best talent. For business owners wondering how best to tackle this, it’s time to get curious, consider your options, and earn the commute.