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Good knowledge management ensures continued access to employees' know-how, even when they move on. Mark Story investigates how one organisation‘s systems mean they no longer rely solely on what‘s in the heads of individual staff. Providing the information and tools to staff to do the best possible job – successful knowledge transfer – would be a breeze if nobody ever changed jobs. The trouble, in a period of high staff churn, is that the holding and transferring of all-important knowledge remains a dark art.

Rather than any single cause, it is becoming clearer that the reasons why women continue to be poorly represented at high levels is the sum of many obstacles. By Jocelyn Biddle

It is no secret that when it comes to the upper echelons of senior management within Australia, women remain few and far between.

The outplacement industry has developed since the wave of downsizings in the '80s and '90s. Edwin Trevor-Roberts seeks to dispel a few myths about the practice.

Greg Bourne has brought a longstanding passion for nature with the skills learned from a multinational background to his role as head of WWF in Australia. By Jennifer Alexander

WWF-Australia's goal is to bring harmony to man and nature. Greg Bourne, Chief Executive Officer, is a passionate individual who is bringing a hard-nosed reality to the challenges of helping to improve business practices, bottom lines and reputations.

Today's challenge for all levels of business to embrace the new sustainability world order is ignored at their peril. This includes developing leading solutions against those far-sighted competitors taking us into a new age. By Deborah Tarrant

Can the economy's boom continue? Will the skills shortage ease? Can we live with our sluggish technology platform? Will the rich–poor divide widen? Important issues confront Australia in 2008. Four respected business leaders were quizzed on the key economic, education, social/environmental and technology issues facing the nation next year. By Cameron Cooper

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Form or fashion? It's a personal thing, but Chris Beer of Sunglass Hut is riding the wave of a boom in global demand for luxury accessories. By Jason Day

Sunglasses are one icon for a modern age. Most of us have a pair, although the reasons for doing so vary. Athletes use them to cut glare, celebrities or security types wouldn't be caught dead without them, while sensitive eyes are covered for medical reasons.

For Australian companies, there are advantages and opportunities to be had in outsourcing business components overseas. By Louise White

Outsourcing is becoming a vital component of many business practices around the world. As companies strive to increase their bottom line profits without adding to the burden on expenditure, they have to find more efficient ways of conducting business.

As workers request more flexibility in work practice, balancing greater staff autonomy and operational soundness will be a crucial issue for managers to address. By Bina Brown

Taking delivery of new and discounted personal information managers (PIMs) made available through a special employer offer, excited bank staff at one of the big four immediately set about synchronising them with their desktop computers.