Brisbane Travel Diaries

  According to reports, around 79% of employees leave their jobs due to a lack of appreciation from their managers. This shows how important it is to create a personal connection with your employees and provide feedback on their work. Besides employee trust and motivation, there are several other skills that you can improve upon as a manager, including: 1.      Be A Good Decision Maker If you are starting a small business in Brisbane , your decision-making skills are the first thing you must work on as a manager. ●       You will have to solve complex problems and develop innovative and collective solutions while leading your team. ●       According to studies, one of the best ways to make decisions as a manager is to listen to all possible solutions. ●       Let your employees present all their ideas at the table, and then you can discuss how to incorporate the best solutions c...

 Almost two dozen yachts — white sails unfurled and flapping in the breeze — race back and forth on a sparkling, blue sky day at Manly Harbour in Brisbane. Passers-by, especially children, stop in awe of the action. "Oh look at that one," a little boy calls to his parents. "I like the red one and the orange one," he adds. This is no ordinary yacht race. That's because ordinary yachts are far too big for this event. Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-16/queensland-yachtsman-manly-model-club-wys/101266460

 Multiple scientists at Queensland's state-run forensics laboratory have detailed their alarm and confusion over a DNA testing procedure, which was introduced after major concerns were raised about the previous process. Scientist Ingrid Moeller told a commission of inquiry this week, that the new testing procedure was "disturbing" and "nonsensical". The hearings have been hearing evidence from scientists at Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Services about a "toxic" work culture and issues with the testing of DNA samples relating to major crimes like rapes and murders. Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-16/queensland-dna-inquiry-scientist-processes/101539918

 With new speed limits for e-scooter riders in Queensland on the horizon, the government has outlined the fine structure for those doing the wrong thing. The biggest ticket will be $1,078 for using your phone while riding. Those caught speeding will face tiered fines from $143 to $575. Currently the ticket for speeding is a flat rate of $191. The ticket costs will come in with new speeding laws that limit riders to 12 kilometres per hour on footpaths and 25kph on bike paths and suburban roads. Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-15/queensland-e-scooter-fines-mobile-phones-speeding/101539846