Business Skilling | The Runway

As a topic of Program Wirraway, Business Skilling focuses on promoting professionalism through up-skilling in the broad areas of management, organisational and cultural competence, attitudes, values and ethics, resilience and strategies to be employed as you navigate the complex Defence systems throughout your career.

Business Skilling

Checking a business is genuine

The web allows companies to pretend to be something they are not—therefore worth checking that a company is genuine before you have any financial dealings with that company.

Business Skilling

How to deal with work stress — and actually recover from burnout

Workers in high-stress jobs need to maximise downtime to better recover from periods of stress.

Business Skilling

Why the future of work is defined by jobs that don’t make workers want to quiet quit

'Quiet quitting' is when workers don't particularly enjoy their jobs, do as little as possible and don't feel that their work requires them to go beyond the bare minimum.

Business Skilling

Cybercrime Is On The Rise – What That Means For Australian Businesses

Australian businesses' cyberdefences might not be as good as businesses operating in other countries—which might be why cybercriminals are targeting them.

Business Skilling

CEOs Have Lost Touch with Frontline Workers

Frontline workers are generally the lowest paid with the harshest working conditions but are the most ignored by CEOs—but Covid-19 proved how essential frontline workers are to the broader economy.

Business Skilling

Start Ignoring Email — Deep Work Is How To Succeed

Shallow work can be done quickly, such as clearing emails that mainly consist of news feeds or non-action-required information—deep work requires thought, time and complete engagement.

Business Skilling

Another Nail In The Coffin Of The Russian Economy

The application of economic measures against Russia is proving relatively effective in isolating Russia from many global markets—which reduces Russia's ability to buy armaments from foreign sellers.

Business Skilling

IBM Quantum Is Helping Businesses Prep For A Quantum-Powered Future

Quantum computing should allow businesses to process a massive amount of information almost instantaneously; however, at this stage, many companies might need more staff or expertise to take advantage of quantum computing.

Business Skilling

Why prioritising digital skills is essential for business growth

The UK has suffered considerable turmoil over the last few years, which has made it difficult for businesses to plan ahead. However, recent UK research shows that digital skills—vital to business success—might have been neglected. Worth considering whether any of these findings apply to Australia.

Business Skilling

4 Google tricks to take your searches to the next level

Accessing Google is easy, but finding what you need can be difficult due to the sheer volume of information on the net; however, some simple ‘tricks’ can make it easier to find what you are looking for.