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Jan 6, 2025 | 
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These business leaders offer their view on what success meant for them when they were starting out, and what it means to them now. Success is different for everyone. Whether it’s financial wins, industry accolades, or balancing time to prioritise friends and family, a win to one person may look very different to someone further along in their business journey. With that in mind, we recently asked our community whether their definition of success had shifted over time—and if so, how?
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
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We recently asked the experts how they handle decision making when there’s no clear right or wrong answer. Here’s what they had to say…When choices aren’t black and white, indecision can rear its ugly head. Navigating the grey space often means ambiguity rules and clarity feels elusive. From breaking choices into steps and seeking alignment with core values, to challenging biases and embracing collaboration, there are some conventional and not so conventional approaches to making the tough calls.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
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These business leaders share with us the ”rules of leadership” they disagree with, and offer some of their alternatives. The rules of leadership: some are pearls of wisdom, others feel like outdated relics, feeling more like shackles than guides. So what happens when you dare to challenge the handbook and ditch conventional wisdom?
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
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These business leaders share a piece of feedback they received which surprised them, but ultimately improved their game. Feedback doesn’t always land gently…and often, it can hit like a curveball—especially in the chaotic business world. But, sometimes the most unexpected critiques can lead to the most profound growth.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
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These business leaders share how they gauge whether a risk is worth taking—especially if it involves stepping outside of their comfort zones. Risk-taking is the ultimate tightrope walk between regret and reward. It can be thrilling and terrifying, but it’s usually the place where real growth happens. So, how do leaders decide when to leap and when to stay safely on the ledge?
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
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These business experts share with us the beliefs and approaches they once held but had to unlearn (and what prompted the change). Some lessons need to be unlearned to make room for something better. With this in mind, we asked the go-getters in our business community to share some of the hard-won realisations that made them rethink their approaches. It’s interesting to learn what they let go of to make space for growth, sanity, and a whole lot more sense in business.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
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Culture Entertainment Featured Part five of our Innovate Adelaide series puts the spotlight on the movers and shakers in Adelaide’s tourism, gaming and events industries. We’re proud to highlight the advancements happening in Adelaide’s events, tourism, and gaming sectors in the fifth instalment of our Innovate Adelaide eBook series.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
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Obviously, we had all heard gossip over many years. But you can’t just go public on gossip, and Alan Jones was known to be very litigious. It is now for a court, and possibly a jury, to determine if Jones is guilty of the offences charged. So, those lifelong rumours about Alan Jones have reached the next stage. He has been charged with sexual offences against eight (allegedly nine) young men and will appear in a Sydney court on December 18.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
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These business leaders share valuable lessons they’ve learned from members of their own teams in recent times. Sometimes, the most powerful lessons don’t come from books or high-profile mentors, but from the everyday brilliance within our team. Leaders often find themselves learning adaptability, the importance of quick decision-making, or the value of surrounding themselves with diverse talent – all sparked by the people under their leadership.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
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Franca Arena AM, aged 87 and a founding member of the Australian Republican Movement, supports Lidia Thorpe and says it is time our borrowing the head of another state ends. I have been in Australia for 65 years. I arrived in 1959 as a single girl on one of the few assisted passages given to Italians. Generally the £10 assisted passages were given to British or North European immigrants.
