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All organisations have problems, and they always involve people. Indeed, talent management issues are a major cause of organisational underperformance. For example, a recent report by Deloitte, based on data from over 2500 business and human resources leaders from more…
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Earlier this year, Beyonce created a minor stir by posting a drawing on Twitterfeaturing a beauty pageant contestant with a “Miss Tasmania” sash competing against challengers from Sweden, Italy and Greece. Twitter users quickly corrected Queen Bey on her geography, inundating…
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Christine Khor was fed up with the difficulties of finding good marketing and communications people so she decided to set up her own recruitment agency – but she was almost sunk by her first employee. It is one of life’s…
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It’s time to say goodbye to the Department of Human Resources. Well, not the useful tasks it performs. But the department per se must go. I talk with CEOs across the globe who are disappointed in their HR people. They…
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Does the risk of launching your own business pay off by making you wealthier in the end? In a word, “yes”. Although small business owners still don’t earn as much as the typical wage earner, they’re becoming richer and smarter with…
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Marketers often ask me whether pay-per-click (PPC) listings can affect your organic ranking in Google search results. The simple answer to this is no (cough cough). However, those of us who have been in the industry a long time will…
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Customers in business-to-business markets are becoming increasingly sophisticated about purchasing. Recognizing that most products and services they buy are not strategic to their businesses, they begin by simply seeking suppliers that will meet their basic specifications at a competitive price.…
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It’s a sign of the times when Rupert Murdoch takes a quiz on Buzzfeed to determine which billionaire tycoon he is. For Buzzfeed, which recently launched an Australian edition, sharing is the only metric it cares about. “Shares are so much better…
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As a member of a startup advisory program, I regularly hear pitches from aspiring technology entrepreneurs. My job is to sort out the companies with potential from those that need to go back to the drawing board. One way I…
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Why has the performance of Australian businesses in the field of digital innovation fallen so far behind their counterparts in the UK, USA and many other countries? Part of the answer lies in the impact of the GFC and the…
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