Opinion

The results you achieve for yourself and your business will improve if you look at the big picture.

Challenging times require resilient leaders who can bring the best out in their team.

Hockey dares GM to leave

A Productivity Commission report this week has given state and federal governments a clear guide towards a better project approvals system.

Is the world about to become a better place? That's not a philosophical question, it's simply an observation that economic conditions might be better than we realise, as shown by recent developments in China, the US and the UK.

Resources stocks are almost nowhere to be seen as other players seize the day.

The honeymoon period for the coalition government, if indeed there was one, is over.

Labor needs to have a serious discussion about its fiscal failings if it is to attract new members.

Those who predicted the death of traditional media may have cast their votes too early.

Inflation pressures remain weak in developed economies, contrary to expectations after a prolonged period of quantitative easing.

Not only does the labour movement need to modernise, it must acknowledge past misdemeanours.

An honest appreciation of your own strong points will help you better connect and empathise with others'.

The recent publication of two listings of influential business leaders provided food for thought about the growing international influence on Western Australia.

Despite the old enemy's comprehensive recent loss in the first Ashes cricket test, England's rise as a sporting powerhouse has been rather annoying for Australians.

Case studies from WA businesses show the power of social commerce.

All credit to Sam Walsh for being a business leader that transcends a typical view of the genre.

The state government is running the rule over assets for sale early next year.

The media's sanctimonious approach by some media to the phone-tapping allegations is a bit rich.

A move by the Indonesian government to boost activity in its nickel mining sector could have a positive spin-off for Australian miners.

The Australian dollar will stay too high for too long, prolonging the current weakness and impeding economic recovery.

It's too early to pass judgement in the case of Forge Group's troubles, but the signs aren't encouraging.

Understanding your clients' motivation is the best way to get them buying … from you.

Of all the possible measures of a business's success, profit remains at the top of the list.

The state government needs to tackle real regulatory minefields, like liquor licensing, and not just abolish redundant laws.

It has been so long coming, and there have been so many false starts, that most people have missed what looks like the long-awaited fall in the value of the Australian dollar to less than US90 cents, and perhaps below US80 cents.

Universities have a great track record in Asia; we would do well to learn from them.

Having had its influence eroded at this year's state poll and now their dynamic leader, Brendon Grylls, the Nationals face a tough road to stay competitive.

The AEC needs to work harder to protect the right to a secret ballot we inherited from the efforts of Australian pioneers.

The public, and major banks, are disappointed with the service level, and service offering, of Australian icon Qantas.

The Western Australian resources boom of the past decade is well documented; not so widely recognised, however, has been the associated growth in civil infrastructure construction.

Many companies have become smart buyers, but some have become too smart.

One of the downsides of international investment is that people with a different worldview can start influencing the ways things are done in Australia.