Category Archives: Industry Insights

Industry insights provide a deep-dive on recent trends and industry-specific topics that current students and alumni can use to inform career choices.

How To Avoid Your Best Employees Quitting

If you want to avoid your best employees quitting, you need to think carefully about how you treat them and how you incentivise them to stay. ...


How to Improve Workforce Efficiency within the Warehouse

Distribution center managers understand their warehouses are not entirely optimal, but they lack the time, resources and strategies to greatly improve operations. At College for Adult Learning, we have identified strategies to help evaluate your warehouse operations and...


How to Increase Your Employee Commitment and Loyalty

One of the biggest challenges managers face is how to maintain a happy and engaged workforce. One of the most fascinating and sometimes frustrating aspects of business is its ability to constantly evolve in line with shifts in...


The Do’s and Dont’s of an Exit Interview

Exit interviews are one of the most important yet underutilised HR procedures. Here are the do's and don't's of an exit interview....


How Consumers Affect Supply Chain Management

Consumers have previously had very little influence on the supply chain as they were not fully aware of what it was and any of its processes. A consumer who ordered an item would have no idea where the...


What Makes a Great Logistics Leader?

The greatest leaders relish and pursue responsibility and accountability. They inspire confidence and bring out the best in their team. The strategies and advice in this article can help you with logistics management and become a great leader....


The Advantages of Workplace Flexibility

Workplace flexibility allows employers and employees to make working arrangements that suit them and advocate for greater work-life balance....


What is the Difference Between the Logistics Industry and Transportation?

The logistics industry is much broader than the transportation industry. While transportation focuses on the movement of goods from one place to the other, the logistics industry implies a broader spectrum and refers to the whole ‘flow’ management....


The Best Way To Reward Your Employees

Everyone deserves to be valued, especially by their employer. So what are the best ways to reward your employees and show your gratitude?...


5 Tips for Starting a Career in Project Management

A career in project management can be a demanding role but it can also be extremely rewarding. When starting out there are many questions and challenges to face and they are all different based on your particular background...


7 Ways to Retain Great Employees

Recruiting great employees and the ability to retain great employees matters. Employee retention is critical to the long term health and success of your business. Managers are aware that retaining their best employees ensures customer satisfaction, product sales...


Logistics and Supply Chain: Trends for 2016

These trends show how technology has advanced over the past decade and will continue to drive change in logistics and supply chain management. Although technology and innovation are a focus, we must also understand the fundamentals in order...


5 Trends to Transform Project Management in 2016

There is an exciting transformation taking place in the project management landscape in 2016 as the result of changes to business practices, requirements and expectations. The advancements of the current market will continue to influence how businesses need...


4 Tips for Keeping Gen Ys from Job Hopping

Generation Y. They’re here to stay, or are they? An even more important question many want an answer to is, how are we keeping Gen Ys from job hopping? As we see more and more Gen Ys joining...


HR Consultancy: The Savvy Choice for HR Professionals

It seems to me that more and more professionals who have worked in management, have a career in Human Resources or other senior roles in an organisation for some time, are reflecting on their careers, their lifestyle and their...


Why Choose A Career In Logistics

When was the last time you ordered something online? Did you get is as soon as you expected? These days you can order for same day delivery while most online orders are at your doorstep in 2 -3...


5 Reasons to Study the Diploma of Logistics

Logistics is a huge growth industry in Australia and globally. Last year it added $131.6 billion to Australia’s economy and employed 1.2 million people and, in the US it’s growing every day. There is no doubt that logistics...


What is Emotional Intelligence and why is it important?

Emotional Intelligence (or EQ as it is commonly known) has risen to prominence in recent years as an influential factor in determining the success of managers and leaders in the workplace. The idea that success can be solely predicted...


10 Reasons Why It’s A Great Time To Be In Supply Chain and Logistics Management

Are you considering a career change and wondering about Supply Chain Management or Logistics? Supply Chain and Logistics managers, supervisors and team leaders will be in high demand and almost indispensable....


Are There Any Job Opportunities in Logistics?

Are there job opportunities in logistics? Learn what the future has in store for Australians in this sector....


Time to Review Recruiting and Induction Costs

Already we are into February and the new recruits will have started to arrive to take up their new positions. It’s a good time to reflect on the hire and induction costs. A starting point is to divide...


Handbrake On and Off: The Factors That Affect Job Satisfaction

72% of currently employed Australians are unhappy at work. So what are our handbrake on and off (satisfaction) employment factors?...


Avoid These Mistakes When Completing Risk Assessment

Risk assessment, in its simplest form means to think in advance about potential events, their effects and consequences that may follow, and take the necessary measures to avoid or minimise unwanted effects. Risk assessment is necessary in every...


How to Implement Core Values in your Workplace

Whatever the size of your business, there’s one thing you need to look after to sustain the smooth running of your usual processes and systems, and that’s your workforce. Implementing a strategy to enable workers to feel safe,...


Seagull Managers

Seagull managers fly in, hover about, drop their load, pinch your chips, squawk, and then fly off again, leaving you to clean up after them....


How to Respond to a Job Application

Going through job applications is the first step in your company’s efforts to find people to help steer the organisation towards success. Unfortunately, this process can be a difficult task, especially for companies who anticipate having a large...


How To Ensure The HR Department Is Improving Business

Human resources is the part of a company that is supposed to help a business improve its internal interactions so that the organisation can function fluidly as a whole. The HR department also needs to make sure that...


21 Popular Project Management Methodologies

As a new project manager, you can be overwhelmed by all the approaches, differing methodologies and software tools used to manage projects. First off, a new project manager needs to get their head around the project lifecycle and...


What Opportunities are in Project Management?

There appears to be a lot of doom and gloom in the job market these days, but to me, there are just as many fantastic opportunities for those willing to take the plunge and change careers or for...


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What’s in PM Qualifications and Certifications and How will they Help Me?

Many people are confused when they see all the products on the market for project management training – some are qualifications such as a Diploma are well regarded wherever you are, some are globally recognised certifications , again...