Tag: office
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Cake culture could be slowly killing employees
We all love our chocolate biscuits, donuts and sweet offerings at work. Especially as incentives when you’re doing a smashing job in the office. But studies have shown that it’s fuelling the obesity epidemic and ruining people’s teeth. It’s no doubt why, as people are sedentary sitting at their desks all day consuming high calorie items…
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So what happens now: Post-election?
It has been a rough couple of days for Coalition leader, Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader, Bill Shorten. With no result on Saturday night about the winner and statistics coming back a quarter of voters chose the Independent parties first, this could be a good change for a stable political environment. The Liberal government are struggling…
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Movies that have taught us how to be a Super-Manager
A good manager is someone who creates a friendly and productive work environment by proper communication and good ethical behaviour. Entrepreneur gives us lessons from big-time movies that have an effective message for leadership. But how do we become these sorts of people without much guidance or help from others? We take a look at four famous movies, Office…
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Waldorf Astoria turned into housing
The world’s most iconic hotel, Waldorf-Astoria, has been taken over by Chinese investors and turned into luxurious apartments. The Chinese company in charge, Anbang Insurance Group Co, bought it for $1.95billion in 2014 and plans to refurbish the whole building. The hotel is expected to close in 2017 and reopen three years later in 2020. Parts of…
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Second petition for Brexit
Last Thursday, the United Kingdom announced they will no longer be a part of the European Union resulting in their economic stance to be in strife. The ‘leave’ campaign won by 52% with 30 million voters. Many are concerned over the UK not staying as they are aware of the effects of leaving the Union. A petition…
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Slack just raised another $US200 million
Everyone’s favourite office messenger app Slack have announced that they just raised $US200 million at a $US3.8 billion post-money valuation. With investors like Thrive Capital, Accel and Index Ventures, the company’s total funding now sits at a whopping $US540 million. Not bad for a company that gained success after failing as a video game business.…
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5 Simple Ways to be Motivated Every Day
You’ve got a thousand and one deadlines and your motivation is zilch. It’s either get it done or say goodbye to that weekly paycheck. We’re going to assume that you’d rather get it done but it doesn’t have to be hard. With these five simple tips, you’ll be able to get work done easier and better. Exercise…
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5 Qualities That Define a Great Leader
Give and you shall receive. Many leaders today get stuck between trying to be the ‘cool boss’ but still remain respected. These are five qualities every great leader should possess to be able to achieve the perfect balance of guidance, control and understanding. Ultimately, it is most important to be genuine and put yourself in…
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Slacking Off on Slack
Emails are so 2006 these days with offices around the world flocking to group instant-messaging platforms like Slack to communicate with co-workers. It allows users to send messages individually or in group chats. Surprisingly, the computer-messaging program was created by accident from the failure of a computer game. Slack director of customer experience, Ali Rayl…
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7 Tips For A More Productive Workplace
Set Objectives Let your employees know what needs to be achieved by setting objectives. Deadlines work as long as they are realistic. Use a program like Teamwork to allocate tasks so your employees can gain a sense of achievement each time they tick a task off that list. Workable Workspace Provide a space that employees…