Productivity

Productivity Archives

Aussie small businesses falling behind in labour productivity

The agriculture and construction sectors have managed to buck the trend of declining labour productivity due to embracin...

You work hard…now you need to optimise your return on effort

Understanding and aligning the 'why', 'what' and 'how' of initiatives in business creates a consistent decision-making b...
trades, building, tradies

Attitudes and prospects of tradies highlighted in new report

The report found that while 33 per cent of trade businesses view profit margins as the key indicator, 28 per cent consid...

Why affording yourself some ‘me’ time matters so much for small-business owners

Getting outside, breathing in the air and marvelling at an expansive view can contribute to a better mindset and set you...

Flexibility: worth its weight in gold

Until more companies offer greater work flexibility as an option, the workforce will continue to wait in the market for ...
business travel

SME travel takes off in Queensland

The data suggests that homegrown Qld companies are looking further afield to either reconnect with staff overseas and to...
AI, emerging technology, investments, generative AI

Drive a productivity revolution with AI in your business in FY25

Where repetitive manual tasks bog down productivity, AI can step in, whether it's drafting emails or proposals.
habits

How creating ‘slack’ can fix Australia’s productivity challenge

SMEs must first find the 'space' to transform if they are to unlock their productivity potential and weather economic tu...
habits

Australia’s smaller middle-market businesses feeling more bullish and productive

The study noted that government policies that are seen to hinder productivity were a leading external factor impacting S...

Research reveals Australia has the most expensive freelancers in the world

Bookipi based its findings on data gathered from the freelancing platform Upwork to find how much freelancers in 40 diff...