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What’s really holding you back from maximum productivity?

From Inside 80 Performance

When people think of trying to maximise their productivity, the conversation generally tends towards things you can do differently in the workplace. And admittedly, most of my recent articles have

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10 Jun 2014

Have you planned for productivity (output) or hard work (input)?

From Inside 80 Performance

In previous blogs (How is your team’s productivity? and Is your output as high as it could be?) we discussed how important it is to decrease effort levels in order to maximise productivity

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14 Apr 2014

Australia 2101: 70 million people?

From Craig James - Commsec

Economic and financial market developments New population projections: The Bureau of Statistics believes Australia’s population could reach 70 million people in 2101. Five years ago, the ABS estimated that the

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27 Nov 2013

AdviserNETgain launches major integration with BT Wrap

From BT Financial Group

Online financial planning solution AdviserNETgain has released an in-depth integration with investment platform BT Wrap. The integration delivers a more seamless service to advisers and will increase their productivity. AdviserNETgain

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01 Jun 2011

The likely economic/financial impact of Japan’s earthquake

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Key points The Japanese earthquake has caused terrible human suffering. In terms of the economic impact, in the short term it will likely depress Japan’s economy as a result of

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14 Mar 2011

Goldilocks wages; RBA Governor caution

From Craig James - Commsec

Labour Price Index; RBA Governor speech Wages rose by 1.0 per cent in the December quarter, slightly above market expectations. In annual terms wages are up 3.9 per cent on

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23 Feb 2011

Employment soars; productivity now in focus

From Craig James - Commsec

Labour force Employment rose by 54,600 in November, well above forecasts centred on job gains of around 20,000 (range from +5,000 to +35,000 jobs). The October result was revised up

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09 Dec 2010

Investor Signposts Week Beginning December 5 2010

From Craig James - Commsec

The big picture Most people tend to regard the national accounts as just an update on economic growth. But the publication is far more comprehensive than that, covering indicators such

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02 Dec 2010

Record economic expansion moves into 20th year

From Craig James - Commsec

National accounts The current economic expansion began in the September quarter of 1991. The 19th year of the expansion was completed in the June quarter 2010 and the 20th year

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01 Dec 2010

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