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<i>Gill South</i>: Try starting with the positives for a change, academic advises
Managers are too prone to dwell on what's wrong, says visiting professor.
Walk your way to business success
Taking a coaching session outdoors is great for the body as well as the mind, as Danielle Wright discovers on a walk with ilume's Raechel Ford.
Andrew Gawith and Susan Guthrie: Subsidising incomes stunts growth
Paul Krugman identified the post-1980s as resembling the "gilded age" of the 1920s - one characterised by a high and rising concentration of income in the hands of a narrow elite.
It pays not to be too attractive if you're a woman looking for a job
Looks matter if you want to get a job - but it may only help you if you're a handsome man rather than a pretty woman.
<i>Gill South</i>: Boost your promotion prospects with some strategic thinking
If you want to move up, you'll need to take the initiative, says author.
<i>Peter Bromhead</i>: Green with envy? Not likely
"So, what's changed in the corporate fit-out business over the years?" asked the enthusiastic reporter from an uppity interior design magazine, interviewing this weary old warhorse. "Nothing much," I replied.
<i>Nick Smith</i>: Dedicated flouters of fashion
A tip for blokes: Look in the mirror - and please pull up your pants.
Trade Me job listings up from last year
Job listings on internet auction site Trade Me are up 25 per cent on a year ago, with growth particularly strong in Southland and Gisborne.
<i>Gill South</i>: To win at the career game, you'll need to know how to play
Authors offer tips to ambitious executives keen on gaining promotion.