Category: Manage and lead the business

By Nicola Field | Photo by Anna Rogers   FNQ Plastics is a custom fabrication specialist with an environmental focus and an end goal of reducing waste into landfills. Lesley Van Staveren is quick to point out that the products they sell are either made from recycled plastic or can themselves be recycled. “We’re educating […]

By Adrienne McLean MIML   Understanding the business building journey is vital for B2B leaders whether they are the business owner or involved in sales and marketing. The more the whole process is understood, the better it is for everyone involved in helping the business grow. However, there can be quite a perspective gap between […]

By Lachlan Colquhoun   If only he could know it, Charles Porter would be delighted that a sixth generation of his family is now working in the hardware stores which bear his name in Mackay. Porter’s business was born of necessity and then opportunity. He arrived in the North Queensland town in the early 1880s […]

By Lisa Calautti   Preventing heart disease and improving the heart health and quality of life of all Australians is at the core of the National Heart Foundation ACT’s mission. For its CEO Tony Stubbs, a vital element in ensuring this quest is a success depends on a united team of staff focused on this […]

There is no shortage of data. The way we harvest information is also many and varied. But for leaders who are faced with the daily challenge of making informed decisions, collecting data is no longer enough. What makes it valuable are the insights it provides. One way to use data to your advantage is when […]

By Craig Baty FIML   For our final article in this series on digital transformation for non-technical leaders, we’ll look at Cybersecurity. In last week’s article we saw how AI and robots will increasingly work alongside us to augment our capabilities, now it’s time to think about the elements we need to protect in this […]

By Elizabeth Ticehurst   Security is a huge company expense. Guards patrol buildings, virus protection software is installed, laptops encrypted and mobile phones tracked. Yet a hard truth can be forgotten – employees may pose the greatest risk for companies. Protecting intellectual property and confidential information requires safeguards from misuse and theft by the very […]

By Craig Baty FIML   In this fourth of five articles on digital transformation for non-technical leaders, we’ll look at AI and robots. In last week’s article we saw how pervasive the Internet of Things has become, now let’s look at how AI and robots impact today’s workplace and world.   A higher intelligence?   […]

By Nicola Field   At a time when leaders and managers have never been under more pressure to make maximum use of resources, it’s ironic that one of the nation’s strongest resources – our army of highly-skilled and experienced over-50s – are sometimes shunned by employers. Despite the fact that we are living 25 years […]