Seven steps to making a profit in 2013
By David Ley
RAY Croc, the man who started McDonalds, the most successful small business in the world, once said: “The two most important requirements for major success are, first, being in the right place at the right time and second, doing something about it. Being in the right place is a matter of luck the rest is strategy”.
Mayor apologises and gay support group is happy
PARRAMATTA Mayor John Chedid apologised to gay and lesbian youth support organisation Twenty10 after his representatives ordered it to take down a banner, triggering a social media backlash.
Why Wanderers connect with football's heartland
FLEXING their media muscle, AFL and rugby league have in recent years tried to outmanoeuvre each other in a bid to claim Sydney’s western suburbs, but writes ANTHONY STAVRINOS, they may have underestimated football’s connection to its traditional heartland.
Why lunch time nap takers are more relaxed
RESEARCH has shown that those who doze or just sit quietly in their lunch breaks tend to be better off than individuals who spend their lunchtime in the company of colleagues.
Message behind Mayor’s $20 toll story
By Anthony Stavrinos
HOLROYD Mayor Ross Grove found himself the victim of media Chinese whispers, after comments reported out of context in a local newspaper found their way to talkback radio.
Golf day unites business for a good cause
BUSINESSES throughout Western Sydney are supporting Australian Rotary Health’s 7th Annual Challenge Cup Charity Golf Day on Friday, March 1, 2013 at Riverside Oaks Golf Club.
Post modern madness: the psychomanagers are taking over!
By Professor Robert Spillane
POSTMODERNISM has infected Australian management. Management textbooks routinely contrast modern and postmodernist managers. Modern managers, we are told, emphasise objectivity, analysis, roles, orders, compliance, utility and performance.