23 Feb 2018: Investing in Top Timepieces and Promoting Productivity

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23 Feb 2018: Investing in Top Timepieces and Promoting Productivity

With demand for luxury Swiss watches hitting a 5-year high, is a top-tier timepiece a good investment? Also, Australian tax office staff have been ...

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23 Feb 2018: Investing in Top Timepieces and Promoting Productivity

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With demand for luxury Swiss watches hitting a 5-year high, is a top-tier timepiece a good investment? Also, Australian tax office staff have been urged to report their colleagues who are slacking off. Are there better ways to encourage productivity in the workplace (16:37)? Guests: Raphael Too of the Tapestry of Time ~ Time Tapestry blog and Valerie Tan, Senior Consultant from the Great Place to Work Institute.

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