Yes, that meeting could have been an email: 25 billion hours of work wasted
Office workers are being overwhelmed by unnecessary meetings, swamped with time-wasting notifications, and are not being given the tech tools that could help them focus on critical tasks, according to an Atlassian survey.
Boosting productivity: Why pushing your employees too far can be counterproductive
Incremental improvements to productivity can be made without drastic overhauls – it just requires a mindset of small, continuous improvement.
Rod Sims: New reforms will add commercial common sense into merger laws
The merger reforms reflect a healthy approach to increased competition in our economy which will benefit consumers, most businesses, and the wider economy, writes Rod Sims.
Meetingception: Atlassian finds 74% of meetings are used to plan more meetings
About 76% of respondents to the Atlassian survey also said that meetings were the primary obstacle to completing their work.
Bluethumb’s Ed Hartley says Atomic Habits can help artists become businesspeople
Bluethumb co-founder Ed Hartley explains how one of the book's key lessons is exemplified by successful visual artists -- and how the online art marketplace has learned a thing or two, too.
Will bosses give time gained by tech advances back to workers?
Over the past century, an abundance of new technologies have dramatically disrupted the way we work. However, up to now, workers have not been reaping the benefits.
From AI to productivity: Why 2024 will belong to people-focused businesses
In 2024, businesses will find themselves compelled to prioritise the wellbeing and satisfaction of their employees. Here's why.
Delivering the bigger picture makes employees three times more engaged
If you want to drive productivity in your organisation, prioritise these two activities every week.
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.”