gender & sexism
Sexism made explicit In the past it was easier to not notice the everyday sexism and misogyny that permeates life in Australia. But with the advent of Julia Gillard as Prime Minister it seemed that it was permitted to openly denigrate women. It shocked me. It was breathtaking. I spent
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There is an enormous amount of information and advice about creating a business plan for one's startup. The advice ranges from the necessity to prepare a traditional narrative form business plan document, to preparing a business model canvas, or using a business planning tool or app. There are
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Business Insider In large companies personality tests and similar instruments are often deployed to provide people with better insight into their own and team performance. Over the years I have participated in many of these - for example, Myers Briggs, DISC, Belbin Team Roles, Hermann Brain Dominance, 16PF, Big Five
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The biggest hurdle facing most startups is to stay in business long enough to be successful. If they accomplish this then they have the chance to turn into an 'overnight success' after many years of hard work. The numbers are against most new businesses. Many new businesses fail
future
"As information technology advances, the legal profession faces a great disruption." Along with this disruption come serious questions for the future of legal education, legal careers, and the nature of legal business models.In Machines v. Lawyers Professor John O. McGinnis outlines the five key areas of legal
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The sharing economy is turning into big business now, with companies perceiving a potential advantage: Looking to save money, big business dives into the sharing economy. And, as this new economy grows, there will be turf wars between the old and the new world. A recent headline on Mashable read
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Millennials or Generation Y have been getting a hard time in the media for a while now. They are alleged to be entitled, they don't buy cars (which will apparently destroy the economy), and they are said to be extraordinarily optimistic in spite of the economic circumstances into
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Background to the jobs free future and trade unions Recently I wrote about the jobs free future, where the traditional model of a job for life is dead and industries that were familiar employers during the twentieth century are significantly reducing their need for labour. The jobs free future represents
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The future of work has been on my mind a lot over the past few years. It seems that the future of jobs is bleak in a number of ways. For example, zero hours, surveillance, and robots are on the horizon for many workers. This is all part of what
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I don't do new year's resolutions since they're usually a flop by early in the new year. Instead, I pick a theme that will inform my thinking and behaviour (hopefully in positive ways) for the year. I've been thinking a lot about
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The future of banking is interesting to consider in the light of the digital revolution. Retail banking as we have known it stands at a crossroads, with new competitors and new technology driving change at an enormous pace. It is worth looking into the history and present of banking to
social computing & social media
[slideshare id=28084661&w=427&h=356&fb=0&mw=0&mh=0&style=border:1px solid #CCC;border-width:1px 1px 0;margin-bottom:5px&sc=no] Social media: balancing risk and control from Kate Carruthers