The commute may be a breeze, but having your partner and family sharing your office space could have its downsides. And how are you getting on with your imaginary friend from accounts or HR? Here are my ten top tips for dealing with the new normal
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Fires, flu and floods – is 2020 the year Australia catches a cold?
“Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone?”, sang Joni Mitchell in 1970. And those words have proved to be true again and again for many people in life and business.
Why good content can be better than Google.
What makes a good content strategy? How many times have you asked Google a question today? Maybe you questioned why your phone’s hot after only half an hour’s use. Perhaps
How to promote your site big time on a budget
Today, with tons of options, building a useful website seems relatively easy. But generating traffic and keeping site visitors coming for more…isn’t.
This is the Best Software for Monitoring and Evaluation
Monitoring and evaluation are a key part of non-profit life. Measuring the impact of projects is vital. It allows us to confront our assumptions, see where we can improve, and prove that what we’re doing adds value.
Poor M&E is as bad as no M&E at all. If you’re struggling with implementation of an effective process or are looking at things you can improve, there’s software that can help. But what do you need? And where do you start?
How to be Protected in an Increasingly Connected World
Our digital neighbourhood isn’t what it used to be. We can’t leave our electronic doors open anymore. Connected life is increasingly hostile and difficult to control, but here are a few things you can do to keep yourself safe in the technological world.
How to break up with your agency
I know we live in an age where it’s considered totally fine to break up with someone via text message – or just not contact them at all, until they finally ‘get it’ – but you would hope that the end of a professional relationship would be handled a little differently.
3 Unexpected Things Business Can Learn From Australia Day
In my family, Australia Day has always meant my sister’s birthday. Not once in 48 years can I remember doing anything vaguely patriotic on the day itself – in fact, my key memory from when we were young is my mother frantically trying to buy out-of-season strawberries for my sister’s birthday cake (not so easy in the 70s). But with the government threatening local councils who dare to move citizenship ceremonies and an increasingly loud call for a change of date, I was prompted to think about what, if anything, business can learn from Australia Day and its myriad meanings.
Unlock your secrets to productively work from home
Working from home can be a marvellous thing; and a huge challenge. Stick to the basics to increase productivity – work out what motivates you, create a routine and put down your phone!
Freelancing with a toddler: How to manage your work time
Balancing working from home with a toddler too? It’s doable.
In an ideal world, I would have sat down with a hot cup of coffee and jotted down a few ideas on my notepad before spending an uninterrupted hour writing and proofing this blog post.