Innovate-2020

2 Editor’s Note Welcome to our second edition of Innovate! I’m excited to bring you a collection of articles covering the key Australian business topics and trends that you’ve been talking to us about over the past year. Regardless of the size of your business, or your industry, you are bound to find something of real interest within these pages. Improving personal productivity continued to be a hot topic in 2019, take a look at our music for productivity article on Page 6, it digs in to the pros and cons of music in the workplace. There’s also been an increased focus this last year on the employer’s responsibility to provide a healthier workplace, you might be interested to read about the very real benefits of plants in the office on Page 4, as well as some helpful health and wellbeing strategies on Page 22. And for the ten items you didn’t know you needed on your desk, check out our list of innovative products on Pages 8-11. The key to the success of COS is our study of the latest business trends, understanding what helps your teams achieve their goals, and working seamlessly behind the scenes to keep your people productive and healthy in every room of your office. I hope you get some value from the coming pages, and please feel free to shoot me an email with your feedback and/or ideas for future issues. Happy New Year! Belinda Lyone General Manager, COS belindal@cos.net.au