Barriers to growth – challenges for midsize business

Australian midsize businesses face their own unique barriers to growth. Champ Ventures Chief Executive Officer Su-Ming Wong outlines the 5 greatest challenges effecting the sector.

Impact, performance, purpose – 3 key drivers to attract and retain talent

The ability to successfully recruit and retain the talented individuals needed to drive success is an enduring challenge for medium sized enterprises. Nicky Carp Co-Founder and Executive Director of Unified Healthcare Group (UHG) explains.

Imagining a Smarter Australia

Culturally we need to move towards genuinely celebrating those companies that are part of a smarter future for Australia based on our people and skills. Redbubble co-founder, Martin Hosking, discusses the need for government and cultural shift to encourage more innovation and related economic growth.

Celebrating diversity and promoting social inclusion in our community

Australians need charismatic leaders who have a long term vision for the country. Not leaders driven by personal ambition or motivated by lobbies or donor’s interests. Shepparton based community leader Rashidi Samaili considers Australian leadership.

The true value of fundraising is life experience

Fundraising not only has a transformative impact on disadvantaged members of society, like the young residents of Stepping Stone House, but affects the fundraisers themselves. Ray Sykes shares his inspiring story with Sarah McKenzie.

The Pursuit of Reasons in the Age of Algorithmic Authority

Technology is increasingly making day-to-day decisions on our behalf, its awareness of our behaviours growing with use. Secrecy prevails to some degree in all large institutions, but opacity seems to be at the heart of algorithmic models. Joshua Ngai suggests we take a moment to consider the lack of transparency.

Australian citizenship – who is in and who is out?

Recent activity in the Australian Senate has us questioning who is Australian? Australia shares high level national security information with some of the jurisdictions that Canavan, Ludlam, Waters and perhaps Banks and Roberts hold citizenship with, yet we find their citizens threatening. Dominic O’Sullivan considers.

Does the Bystander Effect exist in workforce cyberbullying?

Would you step in if you knew a colleague was being cyberbullied? Charmein Madden considers whether a well-known phenomenon called the Bystander Effect exists in workplace cyberbullying and whether the relationship we have with the victim makes a difference.

The cycle of youth homelessness in Australia – and how you can help

1 in 200 Australians are sleeping rough each night, half of this number is under 25. Jason Juretic, CEO of Stepping Stone House looks at the adage “it takes a village to raise a child” and how it can help combat youth homelessness.

Selling to the Chinese: leveraging the “One Child Policy” effect

The repercussions of the ‘one child policy’ are not only being felt in China. Author Barry Li looks at how the policy has led to a boom in many Australian industries.

Language and the right to identity

Languages matter because they allow people to think in ways that are culturally contextualised. Access to one’s own language is a measure of freedom because language is never freely surrendered, but usurped through political factors over which one has no control. Associate Professor Dominic Sullivan considers why indigenous languages matter.

Australian leadership: Thriving in a culture of mutual support

International lawyer Dr Annemarie Hofedank  served as corporate Legal Counsel for a global acting chemicals company in Germany. Moving to Australia, she launched her own consultancy business.