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By Matt Malouf Reporting and accountability are essential for you to understand what’s going on in your business and ensure tasks are being performed at the correct time and to the standard you expect. Regardless of the size of your business, having your team report to you regularly will be …

Is there an automatic little voice in your head that nudges you to play down all that is positive and hopeful? Do friends and colleagues often chuckle and tell you to stop being such a pessimist? And, the most important question is – would you like this to be different, …

By Muffy Churches. It’s a typical day at work. Our calendar bulges with meetings, con-calls, presentations and conversations. We’re productive, optimistic, relaxed, confident and in control. All is flowing in success mode. We’re a seasoned professional, and yet … Why is it that on the morning of an important event, …

Organisations often talk about culture, but rarely consider the role that having friends at work plays in creating a healthy, dynamic and productive workplace. There’s no doubt that workplaces are complex environments – bringing together a melting pot of people with varying ideas, assumptions, experiences, expectations and ambitions. Workplaces can …

If you are a leader of people, chances are at some point in your career you will manage someone battling mental illness, whether you know it or not. Undiscriminating, mental-health issues are prevalent in people from all walks and stages of life. One in five adults experience mental-health problems in …

By Karen Gately. Have you ever worked with someone who drained you of energy, undermined your confidence or caused you to feel anxious about the standard of your work?  Have you worked with an aggressive, volatile or generally unpredictable colleague whose behaviour led to people ‘tiptoeing’ around them? If you …

Research reveals current rates of meat consumption across the globe means we’ll soon need three planets to feed us. Research has found that if the world continues consuming meat at its current rate, we would soon need three Earths just to feed us (1). With the population set to increase …

By Michelle Gibbings. The world is constantly changing. Blink and you can feel you’ve missed something. Do you keep in step with change, get left behind, or stride ahead and step up to the plate? If you want to get the life you desire, you have to step up. There’s an old adage: success breeds success. But success never happens overnight. …

By Alison Hill. In this world of 24/7 responsiveness, it’s easy to become weighed down by being busy –   feeling that we’re at everyone’s beck and call, reacting rather than reflecting. And this can come with a huge cost to our health, because when we’re working at a rapid pace, …