Deadlines Are Mostly Made Up – So Why Do People Treat Them Like Life and Death?
Most deadlines are not real. They are imposed by someone higher up, who is not even doing the work. Yet, businesses treat them like life and death. One person gets pressured to meet a deadline. That forces another person to rush. That forces another person to rush. And before you know it, the whole team […]
The Hidden Cost of Bad Documentation and Why More Melbourne Businesses Are Hiring Technical Writers
Most businesses assume their documentation is good enough—until things start going wrong. Employees struggle to find answers, mistakes pile up, and managers spend time re-explaining the same processes. Bad documentation does more than slow people down. It costs businesses real money in lost productivity, training inefficiencies, and rework. That is why more companies in Melbourne […]
What I’ve Learned as a Technical Writer in Melbourne—And Why Most Businesses Get Documentation Wrong
Every business needs clear, structured documentation. But most don’t realise how bad theirs is until it’s already a problem. As a technical writer in Melbourne, I’ve worked with big companies, small businesses, and everything in between. I’ve seen what works, what fails, and why employees struggle with instructions that should be easy to follow. The […]
The Truth About Tight Deadlines No One Wants to Admit but Everyone Feels
Everyone has been there. A project deadline is set without much thought about how much time the work actually needs. Managers push for faster turnarounds and shorter timelines as if speeding things up magically improves efficiency. The truth? Tight deadlines often reduce quality, lead to more mistakes, and create unnecessary stress. People sacrifice weekends, sleep, […]
Outdated Documents Are Costing You Money—Here’s How to Fix It Before It Hurts Your Business
Every business relies on documentation. Policies, procedures, work instructions, and training materials help keep things running smoothly. But there’s one big problem. Most businesses forget to update them. Over time, documents become outdated, inaccurate, and completely useless. Employees follow old procedures that don’t work anymore. New hires get trained on irrelevant processes. Mistakes increase, productivity […]
Your Work Instructions Are Failing Your Team Here’s How to Fix Them
Work Instructions Should Make Work Easier Not Harder Most businesses have work instructions that employees either ignore or struggle to follow. They are either too long too vague or buried in a folder no one remembers exists. If work instructions are not clear accessible and actually useful people will not use them. Instead of improving […]
The Secret Weapon for Faster Employee Onboarding: What HR Won’t Tell You About Instructional Design
New hires walk through the door, excited and ready to get started. Then, the onboarding begins. Endless documents, training sessions that drag on, and information overload. By the time they actually get to work, most of what they learned is already forgotten. Some employees take weeks, even months, to fully settle in. Others hit the […]
Why No One Reads Your Work Instructions—And How to Fix It Before Your Digital Project Fails
Rolling out new software? Hoping employees will follow the work instructions and adopt it smoothly? Most businesses assume people will read the documentation, follow the steps, and get on with their work. The truth? They won’t. Not because they are lazy. Not because they don’t care. But because most work instructions aren’t written for how […]
Your Documentation Is Useless If No One Can Find It—Why PDFs and Word Docs Are Killing Productivity
Employees waste hours searching for answers in buried PDFs and outdated Word documents. When they cannot find what they need quickly, they either make mistakes, ask a coworker, or give up completely. If documentation is not online, searchable, and mobile-friendly, it might as well not exist. Yet, most businesses still rely on clunky, outdated formats […]
