Staff Reporters

Most businesses are over-managed and under-led, says business coach and ‘change agent’ Jennifer Elliot of Soft Skills Australia.

In garages all around Australia, in car boots, in boxes, lofts and under houses, there are balls by the millions.White balls, yellow balls, fluffy balls, bald balls, big balls and small balls. All unused balls.

The railway is a barrier between the city and Northbridge and should be sunk, says City of Subiaco councillor Rob Butler.

MineMAX is an innovative new mine scheduling tool designed and manufactured in Perth by Technology Park-based Combinatorics.

#WITH a 28 per cent success rate in the exploration of the Timor Sea region, there is currently a strong industry focus on offshore and onshore oil and gas development.

The Y2K computer bug will be just the start of problems for business in Year 2000 with the real day of reckoning to come on July 1.

Perth-based recruiter Bell Personnel has moved into the Northern Territory recruitment market.

THE New Living program by Homeswest continues to gather momentum with more residential property being placed on the market.

While demand for prime office investment remains strong, negative sentiment in the resource sector is affecting the commercial market.

Far too many Australian organisations are jumping into mentoring and not reaping the benefits says mentoring expert Linda MacGregor.

MINING, oil and gas are important business areas to be highlighted at this year’s NT Expo.

Exciting times lie ahead for Perth-based Centamin NL — recently renamed Centamin Egypt Limited — following corporate moves to break into gold producer status.

After serving almost 20 years with the WA Police service, Brad Waghorn is contending for the City of Perth council election “determined to secure our city”.

ALTHOUGH investment has been limited in the past, Spain’s honorary WA consul Angel Quintela says business is booming in the exchange of ideas.

Two penthouses with million dollar views have lived up to developer’s expectations in the Perth inner city residential property market.

Executive MBA programs from the Australian Graduate School of Management are structured for flexibility, convenience and relevance, says WA state manager John Barrington.

The Northern Territory is fast becoming the ideal location for companies wanting to invest their expertise in servicing the growing oil and gas market.

A professionally created five-year plan is a essential for the development of a vibrant residential and commercial ‘living city’, says Perth City Council candidate Noel Semmens.

Power Business Systems has added school classroom discussions to its community awareness campaigns.

Commercial development planned and executed by diversified, multinational public company BBC Hardware Limited will result in multi-million dollar expansion within the Perth metropolitan region.

Learning a second language can leverage your career enormously, says The Language Academy managing director Paul Fox.

WITH an eye on the almighty dollar, Queensland’s Gold Coast introduced sexy, bikini-clad meter maids to attract and keep money-laden shoppers by pumping coins into expired parking meters.

THE recent sale of industrial property in Kewdale has opened the doors to future development opportunities, according to Stanton Hillier Parker’s manager of commercial and industrial sales Andrew McKerracher.

Even headhunters have to watch their necks in this, the litigious age. Yes, the worldwide practice of poaching company executives is under scrutiny due to legal action against a top headhunting firm.

A major hurdle for Red Back Mining NL (RBK) to overcome will be the power crisis currently underway in Ghana. This has affected Ranger’s operations at Damang mine.

DRAKE International call centre specialist Connie Dattilo said the industry was increasingly becoming 24-hours a day, seven days a week in nature, and most call centres offered a number of flexible employment opportunities.

CONTINUED stability reigns supreme across the board in the Perth commercial property market.

THE State Government Industry Incentive Scheme can support businesses choosing to locate their call centre in WA.For approved projects, the Government offers tailored assistance including workforce recruitment and training cost rebates.

Producing its first metal from the Bulong nickel/cobalt project has set a new precedent for WA-based miner Preston Resources Limited.

A CLIENT was complaining bitterly the other day about a presentation he attended over east, where he had been subject to hours of complex strategizing presented on an overhead projector.

HIGH-grade gold intersections by Troy Resources NL have extended mineralisation at the Bulchina prospect in the Sandstone region of WA.

EFFECTIVE customer relationship management is the key to a successful call centre, says AlintaGas customer services coordinator and chairperson of the Australian Teleservices Association John D’Arcy.