The vision of executive oasis is to provide the traveling business person with Narrabri accommodation that suits all their needs, that offers consistent quality and comfort in all locations that they service.

The team at Executive Oasis have chosen over 70 locations around Australia to build their luxury serviced apartments. Their accommodation is perfect for corporate business travellers & reps, couples getaway & group holidays, family Narrabri accommodation, school holiday accommodation and long term hotel accommodation.

The Executive Oasis accommodation in Narrabri are like a luxury home away from home, offering outdoor areas for entertainment & recreation, office areas for business, two bathrooms and lockable garages for your cars. Combined with their convenient location close to the centre of town, these are the best Narrabri accommodation options for everyone’s requirements.

Executive oasis services include:

• Accommodation Narrabri
• Narrabri Hotels
• Narrabri Motels
• Narrabri Luxury Accommodation

When choosing your next Narrabri accommodation come and try the best, Executive Oasis luxury serviced apartments.

Making a good first impression is easy with these five top tips.

We have all heard the adage, ‘You never get a second chance to make a good first impression’ and the more slightly daunting ‘first impressions last’. While staying in the minds of your colleagues for all the wrong reasons shouldn’t have to remain a blot on your resume forever, there are definite ways to keep your colleagues onside – here are just five tactics to making a favourable first impression at work.

Dressing appropriately

The way you dress at your workplace will depend on the individual workplace culture or industry standards – there are not always hard and fast rules. To gauge what is considered to be appropriate, look at what your colleagues are wearing. You may work in an office where casual clothing is acceptable and you may stick out like a sore thumb if you rock up in a suit but in other companies, more formal attire may be required.

Using proper office etiquette

There are certain modes of behaviour that should be followed when you are in a workplace situation and answering phone calls, answering emails and other correspondence – remain professional at all times even if you are friends with your colleagues.  Remember that in some countries like Australia by law email belongs to the company so keep those funny gags and personal interactions outside of the workplace.

Acting in a professional manner

Whether you are at work, in a client meeting or going to an office function such as the Christmas party, you are still representing your company. Some employees who are new to a workplace are not always aware that office etiquette still applies. An company do might be the first official introduction to most of the employees in your organisation and your chance to make a good first impression with your colleagues.

Pulling your weight

If you have started a job and you are always throwing sickies or AWOL, you have just asked for a month’s annual leave, constantly missing deadlines or busy updating your status on Facebook, you’re not going to be making the best first impression on your colleagues. If news of your behaviour reaches the higher management, it may even get you fired if you’re within your probation period.

But being a hard worker is not enough

Some people fall into the trap of thinking of that being a hard worker is enough to win over the acclaim of your managers and colleagues but sadly in most organisations it isn’t enough. Rightly or wrongly, it’s also important to a lot of companies that you fit into the office culture. Understanding the office politics and cultural dynamics and what attributes outside of hard skills are valued by your company can be critical to your success.

Fitting into the work culture is important but it’s also vital not to lose your identity or change who you are as a person. As you start getting to know your colleagues and settling in, you can start adding little touches to your outfits and work space to show more of your personal style and individuality and make it yours. If you make a good first impression, this can keep you in good stead for your career at the company.

Here are five ideas to put on your wishlist to buy gifts for geeks you love and adore.

When thinking of gifts for geeks, think of the latest and greatest gadgets, gizmos and widgets. Some people love weekends away, being pampered and anything romantic and for others software, video games and anything with circuitry will bring a warm glow to their hearts and keep them happy for hours on end. Find out more about these great Valentine’s Day, birthday, Christmas and other gift ideas.

WiFi cufflinks

The Polished Silver Oval WiFi Hotspot and 2GB USB Combination Cufflinks are the gifts for geeks who have everything. These cufflinks are a stylish collaboration of both form and function. The rhodium plated base metal with silver finish WiFi hotspot and USB flash drive cufflinks are currently priced at $250 USD. One cufflink comes with a 2GB USB flash drive to store your various documents while the other one has a built-in WiFi.

Loved up mouse pads

Combine form with function and customise a mouse pad with your photo on it – it’s a gift every geek needs – trust us! Or you can take one of their prized photos, favourite artwork or drawings and immortalise it forever on their prized mouse pad. It certainly puts more fun into scrolling and sure to make them smile when they are busy trying to fix an IT problem, playing their favourite PC game or just social networking.

Nintendo 3DS

The Nintendo 3DS looks like a run of the mill DS but it’s even better! The 3D capability is a first for portable handhelds and glasses-free 3D gaming. The stereoscopic 3D display of the upper screen gives objects within the game world a feeling of space and depth that extends far into the back of the screen measuring 3.53 inches and feature 24-bit colour. It also has backwards compatibility so you can play all your old Nintendo DS games.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3

This was released in late 2012 in the run up to Christmas and is the latest in the successful first-person shooter action Call of Duty franchise. It might be a contender if you’re looking for gifts for geeks. The campaign picks up almost exactly where Modern Warfare 2 left off and it is not a huge leap forward for the series but its predictability might be the reason for its popularity. Love it or hate it, it has a huge following.

3D LED TVs

Everyone loves 3D don’t they? You will love it even more that the prices have dropped to an affordable level. LG 3D Smart LED TVs are a crowd favourite and you can even find a 55 inch model under $1,500 if you look around. The many benefits including 2D-3D conversion, comfortable, lightweight, battery free glasses that don’t cost the earth and outstanding picture quality with advanced 3D TV technology and internet connectivity.

Conclusion

When buying gadgets, check out the warranty conditions and make sure you keep the receipt in case anything goes wrong with their new gadgets. When in doubt about what to buy, do research via blogs, internet forums or ask your friends and family. If it is battery operated or even better solar operated, cordless or wireless, has flashing lights (geek bling) and is shiny, you really can’t go wrong in our opinion when buying gifts for geeks.

Managing relationships in the workplace can be difficult but you can make them work with these five tips.

Managing relationships in the workplace can be difficult for the supervisory team but they can be successful and even add to a workplace if people know that when they step into a professional work situation, this is where their personal life ends and their professional life begins. When there are no defined rules for workplace relationships, it can be hard for a management team to lead their staff – here are five tips for happy workplace relations.

Ask employees to be discrete

One of the difficulties of managing relationships in the workplace is when partners or friends share confidential information. This can be hard to monitor but in general all staff members should be aware that they should not discuss any work issues outside of their departments or teams and it is a sackable offence. Managers should be equally mindful not to indulge any confidential information to colleagues or team members.

Remain professional at all times

When you are speaking to employees, ask them to confine their discussions to a business nature only even if they know their colleagues in a personal context and keep intimate discussions limited to their breaks or outside of work hours. It is healthy to befriend other colleagues but it is also important to set boundaries for your employees and ensure they understand what is and isn’t appropriate workplace behaviour.

Treat everyone equally

When managing relationships in the workplace, you need to treat everyone equally regardless of your personal affiliation with them. You cannot be seen to show favouritism or alternatively be overly critical to employees who you are friends with outside of the office. If you treat everyone the same regardless of status and your relationship with them, you will encourage an amicable and equal work culture.

Know when to draw the line

There are benefits to having employees who have relationships in the workforce and it can lead to a harmonious and happy workforce but it can also quickly turn nasty. You cannot prevent people from becoming friends or dating but you need to intervene if productivity levels are affected, cliques are being formed and they are counter-productive and/or there is office bullying or gossiping directed at certain individuals.

Know your rights

Don’t attempt to implement a policy of your own where none exists. There may be informal rules that may apply to managing relationships in the workplace but these are rarely formalised. When you speak to colleagues about their behaviour, you must be compliance with the current laws and regulations of your city or country. It’s not an easy line to walk, tread carefully or you may find yourself embroiled in a law suit.

Lead by example, if employees see that their supervisor is having personal chats in corridors, acting unprofessionally in and outside of work or disclosing personal information, they will model that behaviour. It is not always desirable that colleagues develop a relationship but it is inevitable it may happen so managing relationships in the workplace is a communication skill all decision makers should develop.

Whether it is for business, recreation or simply leisure… you will find your short or long term serviced apartment accommodation with Corporate Housing, with a range of Australia’s most centrally located apartments in most sought after locations.

Offering a huge range of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments Corporate Housing offers the perfect short or long term accommodation – with most apartments complete with fully equipped kitchen, laundry, separate bath and shower and an open plan lounge and dining area.

You can rest assured that Corporate Housing can take care of any project team’s accommodation, including sourcing, allocation, arrival and departure arrangements. They can cater to all your requirements for any city and can cater for a vairtey of budget accommodations.

The huge range of serviced apartments are perfect for executives travelling on extended business. When you rent one of our corporate apartments, you will be certain to have a smooth transition and a hassle-free stay so you can focus on the business at hand.

Corporate Housing services include:

• Serviced Apartments
• Short Term Apartments
• Executive Apartments
• Short Term Accommodation

Corporate Housing customised, personal service to our clients. Housing locations and executive apartment options are offered according to each individual’s needs.

Paramedic Training & Mine Rescue Operations

Immediate Assistants is an Australia owned and operated company delivering critical training to paramedics and mine rescue operatives. Specialising in the resource sector, IAS has fast become a world leader in rescue and training, and has been in service in Mines, Oil Refineries, TV Shows (Such as Survivor) and Events.

The ‘motto’of Saving lives. Reducing risk. Controlling costs. Protecting your operations is one they live by and with their tested and government approved Clinical Governance policies ensure that the very best care is taken with patients, properties and environments.

Immediate Assistants offers these and many more services:

• Risk Management Services
• Emergency Response Teams
• trained and accredited Emergency Services Officer
• and analytical Safety Risk Assessment

With decades worth of experience and professional operations carried out in more than thirty countries world wide, including Australia, you are assured that IAS’s Mines Rescue Services are the top trusted firm in the country.

The team of expert Central Coast lawyers at Aubrey Brown have been providing locals with professional law services for years. At Aubrey Brown offer their clients the highest quality legal services available. The entire firm work hard to meet every deadline and ensure that all their clients’ needs are met as quickly as possible.

The firm works like a well oiled machine and use all of their team including law clerks, who may be given some responsibility under a partner’s supervision for specific tasks relevant to their expertise.

By doing this, they ensure that their professional costs are kept down and are very reasonable. Any matters that are brought upon them are acted on immediately upon receiving instructions from their clients, and they strive to offer everyone of them the highest quality and personalised legal advice, service and professionalism.

Some services Aubrey Brown provide:

Family Law
Commercial Law
Dispute Resolution
Criminal Law

As trusted local lawyers that Central Coast businesses and individuals have dealt with for over 50 years, Aubrey Brown Partners look forward to hearing from you.

Swift Metal Services is a second generation steel fabrication specialist component manufacturer providing a quality service Australia wide.

A comprehensive manufacturing service is available, from metal stamping, punching, welding and forming, through to laser cutting, machining, thread rolling and assembly.

Swift Metal Services understands the value of high quality customer service. Their commitment to their customers include fast quotes, in house design, toolroom facilities and personal representation which is all designed to ensure that you receive what you need, when you need it.

With confidence in the Australian manufacturing sector, Swift continues to invest in the very best equipment to ensure we remain at the cutting edge of component technology.

Swift metal services include:

• Metal brackets
• Metal stamping
• Metal fabrication
• Steel brackets

Their continual improvement philosophy ensures that work methods and production processes are optimised for maximum efficiency. Swift Metal has both the equipment and the people to deliver efficient component solutions.

My Home Shopping’s vision is to always provide the best quality discount online shopping products for you and your home at the best possible price. They pride themselves on exceptional & reliable service. My Home Shopping is based on the Southside of Brisbane and services Australia wide.

The easy to navigate online store sells an exclusive range of Jozefina Krosno Glassware, Gulluci Leather Handbags, Riana Collection Jewellery and a whole lot more. All the products that are available on their website are exquisite and quite often designer pieces. The best part is you never have to pay retail prices again. My Home Shopping guarantee that the listed prices will always be a minimum of 20% cheaper than retail prices.

They ensure that you enjoy their product range and have an easy and enjoyable shopping experience. If you wish to send a query through, you go to their “contact us” page, or you can follow their developments by signing up to their exclusive newsletter.

My Home Shopping offer:

• Silver jewellery online
• Glassware online
• Krosno glass
• Ceramic vases

For all your online shopping needs, contact My Home Shopping.

Located in the heart of the business district of St Kilda Road, Stanton Apartments is a 3 star property offering spacious and well designed apartment hotel St Kilda accommodation close to some of Melbourne’s most famous and historic monuments, parks and major attractions.

Some of Stanton Apartments features are a fully equipped kitchen, separate living area, internet, direct dial phone, laundry facilities LCD TV and DVD player. On the grounds of the property they have available a gym and spa, sauna, indoor lap pool, BBQ area, on-site parking and onsite resident managers for your convenience.

Just a short distance from Melbournes CBD and located on the doorstep of Albert Park, St Kilda, Prahan and bayside Melbourne, Stanton Apartments offer great rental apartments for long term St Kilda accommodation.

Stanton Apartments offer:

• Melbourne holiday apartments
• Group accommodation
• Grand Prix accommodation
• Albert Park accommodation

So when you are looking for the perfect St Kilda accommodation, contact Stanton Apartments.