Fatigue at the top is a threat to the bottom line

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Executives who continuously work for 70 hours or more each week may be in danger of making questionable decision because of fatigue. People sleep about one hour less per night than our ancestors did, according to Prof Drew Dawson, head of the Centre for Sleep Research at the U of South Australia. He claims that Australian industrial loses more than $1 billion a year because of lost sleep.

Health aspects, Research, Physiological aspects, Executives, Fatigue, Sleep deprivation, Quotations, Dawson, Drew

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Racing's costly attraction: put them near horses and the business world's finest will happily back almost certain loss-makers

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Many of Australia's most successful bussinesspeople are involved in breeding and racing horses. Although the return on these types of investments is not high, the enjoyment and excitement make it a very profitable venture in their eyes.

Horses and other equines, Horses, Horse and Other Equine Production, Statistical Data Included, Recreation, Businesspeople, Horse racing, Horse-racing, Horse breeding

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