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Refresh your marketing offering with these five tips for standing out from your competition. By James Ward

Performance improvements require goal-directed action. Michael Carman outlines some of the tips and traps in utilising key performance indicators.

Clear Solar Founder Paul Wilson is a passionate environmentalist, business visionary and inspirational entrepreneur. By Darren Baguley

Discover what it takes to get the job done, examining productivity, leadership and the behaviours that drive effective execution.

Failing to plan means planning to fail, so the saying goes. Louis White looks at the critical management skills involved in successful planning.

Conflict resolution is a critical managerial skill, but it is often dumped in the too-hard basket while issues are left to fester. Amanda Lohan reports.

Discover what the new marketing looks like today, examining digital transformation, customer focus and changing marketing practices.

A people person, Ben Fargher, CEO of the National Farmers' Federation, is at the sharp end of a lobby group striving for change. By Jason Day

Failed crops, dead stock, or even just the inconvenience of water restrictions in suburbia, the past decade has seen the rippling and widespread effects of drought touch most people's lives.

Sales people have to ramp it up during tough times. Kurt Newman explains how.

To keep misunderstandings in business to a minimum; clear, concise written communications are essential. By Patricia Hoyle A computer on every desk, the internet, email and SMS all mean we now spend more time communicating and gathering information through the written word. Communication has become easier. Yet, it is not necessarily better. Poor written communication costs money. Complex and wordy documents or websites mean, at best, clients or customers will phone for explanations. At worst, they will stop reading or click to another website.