Business in Focus

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Introduction

We start 2024, like we have every year for the last 40 years, with Professor Neville Norman's economic outlook. Neville predicts a slower growth rate and potential interest-rate reductions if the economy falters.
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2024 Economic outlook - Subscribe

2024 Economic outlook

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It's tradition this time of year to hear Professor Neville Norman's take on the economic year ahead. Neville breaks down the economic landscape into four key themes: G for growth, R for rates of interest, I for inflation, and P for policy.
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Professor Neville Norman, Melbourne University

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Who’s in control: your clients or you? - Subscribe

Who’s in control: your clients or you?

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If your clients are becoming difficult it might be time to adopt an annual re-engagement, suggests Dale Crosby, a consultant for the accounting profession and CEO of COD for Accountants.
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Dale Crosby, CPD for Accountants

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Kicking off 2024 with focus - Subscribe

Kicking off 2024 with focus

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Andrew May has been a skills coach and mentor to some of the country's top-performing sports teams and athletes for many years. How do elite athletes perform at their best, and are there any lessons from them for those in business?
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Andrew May, StriveStronger

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The power of 'yes!' - Subscribe

The power of 'yes!'

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Customers don't like it when they’re told "No, you can’t do that," or "No, you can’t have that." Many organisations insist on rules and systems to control and handle large numbers of customers.
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Roy Osing

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Mastering your marketing message - Subscribe

Mastering your marketing message

Running Time: 8:06

How do you stand out from your competitors? The holy grail of marketing is the ability to differentiate yourself from the market and entice people to take the first step to buy from you.
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Tom Poland, Leadsology

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How to deal with government bodies - Subscribe

How to deal with government bodies

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When dealing with government, business owners should be concise, polite, and persistent. That's according to the Director of Unravelling Red Tape, Elaine Abery, who has spent her career battling the bureaucracy on behalf of businesses. 
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Elaine Abery, Unravelling Red Tape

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Tackling the impact of trauma - Subscribe

Tackling the impact of trauma

Running Time: 10.41

Since the pandemic, the rate of people recording psychological distress has increased massively. That's according to corporate mental health advisor Kerry Howard.
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Kerry Howard

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Why optimism is good for business - Subscribe

Why optimism is good for business

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Extensive research indicates that people who are optimistic are better business leaders – they're more resilient, they innovate better, they strategise better, and they even live longer. So, how do we become more optimistic?
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Victor Perton, The Centre for Optimism

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Closing comments & quote of the month - Subscribe

Closing comments & quote of the month

Now, our quote of the month, from media mogul, Rupert Murdoch, who said, 'The world is changing very fast. Big will not beat small anymore. It will be the fast beating the slow.'
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