Training & Development

Boss uses Facebook to catch skiving worker

Boss uses Facebook to catch skiving worker

A call centre employee has been caught malingering after his boss checked his Facebook status.
Iain Thomson Oct 25 2008, 9:17AM Training & Development
Sun 'terrible' place to work

Sun 'terrible' place to work

David Axmark, co-founder of MySQL, has quit Sun allegedly because the place is too big.
Nick Farrell Oct 10 2008, 7:39AM Training & Development
Business and Pleasure

Business and Pleasure

Headed by Brett McInnes, Panasonic Australia’s new division brings business and home together.
Sholto Macpherson Oct 9 2008, 11:03AM Training & Development
The importance of your relationships

The importance of your relationships

Effective communication is a key tool for managing and avoiding unrealistic expectations with your partners.
Staff Writers Sep 29 2008, 3:35PM Training & Development
Workers more likely to lie in email

Workers more likely to lie in email

Workers are significantly more likely to lie in email messages than in traditional pen-and-paper communications, according to two new studies from Lehigh University, Pennsylvania.
Staff Writers Sep 27 2008, 8:25AM Training & Development
A love of figures is a strong grounding for technology career

A love of figures is a strong grounding for technology career

Starting his career in accounting turned out to be a good move for Oki’s GM Graham Harman, writes Louise Durack.
Staff Writers Sep 26 2008, 3:27PM Training & Development
Making the most of guerrilla marketing

Making the most of guerrilla marketing

CRN’s reseller voice, Mathew Dickerson, shares some insights gleaned from careful observation of election candidates.


Mathew Dickerson, Axxis Technology
Staff Writers Sep 26 2008, 10:37AM Training & Development
Contact centres urged to look offshore for staff

Contact centres urged to look offshore for staff

Australian contact centres need to look offshore to solve staffing issues, claims customer service outsourcing agency, Convergys.
Liz Tay Sep 16 2008, 7:44AM Training & Development
IT staff working longer for less

IT staff working longer for less

Management ignoring pleas for downtime.
Iain Thomson Sep 2 2008, 9:00AM Training & Development
Companies urged to address staff turnover

Companies urged to address staff turnover

Good training better than increased pay, finds report.
Rosalie Marshall Aug 22 2008, 11:26AM Training & Development
Opinion: Sunny Patches

Opinion: Sunny Patches

The electricity bill lobbed into the letterbox the other day and of course, after the coughing fit subsided, the idea of installing some solar power floated into the nearest thought bubble.
Ian Yates Jul 24 2008, 8:08AM Training & Development
Career prospects more important than high wages

Career prospects more important than high wages

The ICT sector is continuing to boom, and employers are straining their coffers trying to recruit and retain expert staff, a recent survey from Michael Page Technology [MPT] has revealed.
Staff Writers Jul 7 2008, 3:57PM Training & Development
Opinion: Turn off

Opinion: Turn off

You can’t afford to knock any attempt to help reduce our carbon footprint, and the latest suggestion is to switch off your PCs when they’re not being used.
Ian Yates Jul 2 2008, 5:52PM Training & Development
Opinion: Think lame

Opinion: Think lame

Sales haven’t exactly been booming what with the high interest rates and the soaring price of oil. Not that we sell oil, but that doesn’t seem to matter, according to all the analysts and experts.
Staff Writers Jun 23 2008, 2:56PM Training & Development
Opinion: Game Over

Opinion: Game Over

If your Xbox 360 stops working, the good news it will probably get fixed for free, even if it is out of warranty.
Ian Yates Jun 20 2008, 11:16AM Training & Development
Opinion: What’s in a name?

Opinion: What’s in a name?

Hiding under the hype of the iPhone media deluge was a little note about the next release of Apple’s Mac OS X.
Ian Yates Jun 13 2008, 9:53AM Training & Development
Opinion: It ain’t heavy, oh wait, yes it is

Opinion: It ain’t heavy, oh wait, yes it is

Asus has released details of the next version of its wildly successful Eee PC and the news is not all good.
Ian Yates Jun 11 2008, 2:09PM Training & Development
Express Online expands operations

Express Online expands operations

Express Online, a Sydney-based online distributor, has relocated to larger premises. The move is in line with the company’s expansion strategy which has seen it grow from 4 to 25 staff over the past few years.
Mitchell Smith May 22 2008, 12:39PM Training & Development
E-learning gets a boost to counter skill shortage

E-learning gets a boost to counter skill shortage

The Australian Flexible Learning Framework has allocated $5.3 million for the creation of new e-learning solutions for vocational and educational training (VET).
Ashley Clark May 10 2008, 8:59AM Training & Development
AVG grows reseller numbers by 33 percent

AVG grows reseller numbers by 33 percent

Australian distributor of Grisoft’s AVG security products, AVG Australia/New Zealand, has grown its resellers numbers by 33 percent. In the last six months, AVG A/NZ's reseller channel has gone from around 1200 to over 1600 resellers.
Lilia Guan May 9 2008, 1:46PM Training & Development

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