A 10-step strategy to making meetings more productive
This book extract from FlexAbility: How high achievers beat burnout and find freedom in an overworked world explores why businesses need to stop the "meeting madness".
Three time investments that will pay out big next Christmas
A time investment is when you can spend a little time today to receive a bigger payoff in the future. Here are three that you'll be thrilled to cash in next year.
Slipped into bad habits? This four-step process can help you change your ways
In this extract of James Clear's Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones, readers learn about the science behind habits and the four-step process to changing your ways.
Five tips to help you work smarter in the lead up to Christmas
If you are finding yourself in 'Struggletown' in the lead up to the break, here are some things that will help you finish the year on a high.
Why too many tools can be a bad thing for hybrid working (and what to do instead)
The technology we use for hybrid work is important, with tools that are selected and implemented incorrectly often getting in the way of collaboration.
‘Async’ explained: Why you should embrace asynchronous work, and six ways to get started
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?
“No match for the magic”: Here’s why businesses should go back to the office
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
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”
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?
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
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
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.