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Revealed: The 66 new occupations facing worker shortages on the Skills Priority List

David Adams — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 00:22:21 +0000

Tax accountants, architects, and waiters are among the professions to join the new-look skills priority list in 2023, as a storm of labour market shortages, training bottlenecks, and payroll constraints keep Australian businesses from acquiring the talent they need.

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Tim Loh, the ATO’s LinkedIn and TV star, steps out of spokesperson role as tax time winds down

David Adams — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 01:06:17 +0000

The public face of the Australian Taxation Office is stepping out of the media spotlight for another year, after emphasising the human element of revenue collection duties and carving out his own niche as a business community influencer.

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As Rupert Murdoch steps down, here are some family business succession tips from the SmartCompany archives

David Adams — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 01:44:33 +0000

As the world tracks one of the highest-profile corporate successions in living memory, here are some tips for smaller Australian businesses contemplating their own family member handovers, drawn from the SmartCompany archives.

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Smart50 Workplaces 2023: What can these Top Performers teach you about hiring and retention?

Ben Ice — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 01:59:37 +0000

SmartCompany is pleased to reveal our inaugural Smart50 Workplaces, leading the list were our six category top performers.

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Performance reviews should not just be an annual exercise — here’s why

Tony Tran — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 22:50:44 +0000

Performance reviews can be the key to engaged, high-performing employees, but many of us are still stuck in the past with our approach. Here’s how to future-proof your review process, to make it enjoyable, effective and inclusive.

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My biggest mistake: Diony McPherson, co-founder of Paperform

Larissa Ham — Mon, 25 Jul 2022 22:58:56 +0000

One of the biggest lessons the Paperform co-founder has learnt is that she should embrace, rather than shy away from, difficult challenges.

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Queensland looks to bring more First Nations SMEs into NDIS market through business development program

Melissa Coade — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 05:31:00 +0000

The Queensland government is encouraging Indigenous sole traders, businesses and organisations to sign up to a statewide seminar series about becoming a provider for the NDIS.

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The importance of first impressions and how they can have an impact later on

William Turner — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:34:35 +0000

New research shows that when changing our minds, not all information is considered equally, and our first impressions count.

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The key to retaining talent is career progression. Here are three ways to start

Rhys Hughes — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 22:47:29 +0000

Here's why businesses need to put their employees' career progression first in order to avoid losing top talent.

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‘LinkedIn alternative’ startup launches with almost $1 million in funding from Sequoia

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 01:16:21 +0000

An Aussie startup has launched the ‘LinkedIn for essential professionals’, and banked $920,000 in pre-seed funding to get it off the ground.

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