Tag: Efficiency
How to boost your productivity in 2-hour blocks
How do you currently spend your workday? Like most people, the first thing you likely do is open your email and see what pops...
Modern Office Automation: what’s possible
'Office automation' is a term that arose in the 70s and 80s to describe the way that computers were revolutionising workplaces. These days, our computing...
Don’t buy new technology for technology’s sake, acquire it to achieve business goals
We live in exciting time. It seems like every day a new device or application is launched that has the potential to change our...
7 steps to bring business and personal vitality to life
More stress, less time, more responsibility, less support? How do we get back to living a life we love without giving one thing up...
Aussie SMBs struggling with costs as they strive for efficiency: Survey
In global terms, Australia is an expensive place to do business. Wages, rents, taxes and regulation combine to make conditions here tougher than in...
Why monotasking is the new black
Surviving in the crazy busy modern workplace has resulted in our adoption of some new strategies designed to save us time. The problem is...
Making legal practice, modern practice
Lawyers accustomed to long working days might consider it a ‘good day’ if they made that 7pm dinner appointment they tentatively arranged three weeks...
The key to lean performance: Aiming for dynamic improvement, not static efficiency
Lean techniques are a popular choice for organisations seeking to reduce the use of resources, eliminate waste, work smarter and improve efficiency. In particular,...
Keep energy expenditure in check with online tools
The cost of energy is one of the more expensive outlays for small business owners. However, there are many energy saving behaviours which small business owners aren’t doing to full effect.
7 tech trends to watch in 2013
Changes in technology move faster than most of us can easily keep up but it's important to be aware of upcoming trends that could fundamentally affect the way the world does business.