Welcome to our latest issue of Happy Workplace Weekly, where we provide this week’s top news stories and advice for forward thinking managers.
Industry news:
News from retail, hospitality and small business
How China is transforming Australian retail
Retail specialist Point Inside points to 2016 retail tech trends
This luxury designer just paid a record-breaking sum for retail space
5 barriers facing small business in Australia and how to overcome them
Accor to buy luxury hotel owner in deal valued at about $3 billion
Millennials expect to spend more this holiday
Industry insight:
The best tips and advice to succeed in your industry
Don’t let your small business become an insolvency statistic
15 tools to create automation in your small business
A guide to branding your small business
Building a brand through customer service
Inspiration:
Finding inspiration: 4 ways to break a creative slump
Take advantage of ‘motivation waves’ to build better habits
This company figured out how to get employees excited about work
Leadership:
Why it matters that your people know they matter
Leadership lessons for the digital workplace
4 counterintuitive habits of effective leaders
And just because:
Ted the cat can’t pick up his Christmas mail because he doesn’t have ID, is a cat.