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Tis the season to retain staff

The Christmas break is fast approaching. Your employees will get to spend time with their loved ones, switch off from the work place and recharge the batteries ready to tackle the New Year. This all sounds fantastic, however, it will also be a time of reflection on the year that has past and assessment of…

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CFO Incubator Breakfast with James Logie-Smith CFO Pinnacle Bakery

by Tom Agnew The CFO Incubator today was addressed by James Logie-Smith, the CFO at Pinnacle Bakery & Integrated Ingredients. James described his career to date, which commenced in the Chartered Accounting profession and progressed to include roles with Valspar and Sara Lee, in Australia and abroad. He…

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Ask not what your company can do for you …

by Greg Madden         While the GFC is a fading memory, the event still casts a shadow over our working lives. It was a catalyst for organisations to drive structural change and improve processes and efficiency. It even provided scope for organisations to freeze wages. At the same time, a risk averse…

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CFO Incubator Breakfast with Chad Barton, CFO of The Star Entertainment Group

by Greg O’Shea   Yesterday we kicked off our 3rd CFO Incubator breakfast series. We would like thank Chad Barton, Group CFO, The Star Entertainment Group, for providing valuable insights into his career and the challenges facing current and future CFOs.     Chad highlighted that throughout his career he has intentionally pursued opportunities in…

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Have you been made redundant? Here are 5 reasons to shake it off and remain positive

These days, redundancies are commonplace and a by-product of the modern workplace as businesses continue to drive what at times feels like a never-ending cycle of change (and quite possibly bottom line cost reduction). They may be quite common and routine but when it happens to you out of the blue?  Redundancy can be tough…

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The next day I was a Manager!

by Greg O’Shea This is a sentiment we hear a lot. I remember the first day I was told I was being appointed a manager, it was a similar feeling to the birth of my first child when my wife and I were ushered out of the maternity ward – Now what? Where is the…

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