Graham Turner is the former Editor of Ai Group's Industry magazine, which ceased publication in 2014. He now edits (and moderates) this Blog, together with Ai Group's weekly Email newsletter.
I’ve been ruminating on this Blog post for some time. But only now have I been afforded a brief window of opportunity in which to realise its potential. Right now, the boss is out of the office. She’s lying on…
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It’s hard to think of anything less innovative than the use of the word ‘innovation’. Way back in 2008, I had one of those “ah, yes!” moments when I read a Blog suggesting that the word be retired, so meaningless…
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Have you ever dreamed of launching a tirade of abuse at the boss before exiting in a blaze of glory? Then this blog’s for you. In my 25-year career, I’ve worked for seven full-time employers (including my current gig). That’s…
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There can be many distractions and a lot of tasks to juggle in the modern workplace. But should those who define themselves as ‘multi-taskers’ be praised or performance-managed? It’s been a busy time in the Ai Group Communications team of…
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Journalism can be a tough gig to get a start in. When your resume is blank and your portfolio empty, any opportunity to get some experience under the belt tends to prompt inordinate feelings of extreme gratitude. More often than…
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There was a theme running through my LinkedIn feed one day last week. Every second item my connections were posting seemed to be sending a similar message: “Don’t pick a job. Pick a boss,” one said, for example. “Your first…
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What are the best – and worst – ‘team building’ activities that you have ever engaged in? And what made them work, or fail? The idea for this Blog came about 30 seconds into one of my hourly planks. We’re…
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I met my wife at work – and I’m certainly not alone. Statistics abound regarding the prevalence, and outcomes, of workplace romance. So if you’re thinking about rolling the dice with a co-worker, you can do the sums on the…
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You might have been forgiven for thinking that Nicola Thorp had just stepped out of the Tardis, direct from a challenging sojourn in the era of Mad Men. The 27-year-old temporary receptionist – and bit-part actress with Doctor Who on…
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Take part in our poll: Will the Federal Election campaign press the pause button on your business investment decisions? A little over a year ago, I was reading an article published by the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Entitled ‘Why certainty…
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