Staff and customers are still at the forefront of executives' minds.

Most chief executives find Prime Minister John Key's 'haven' idea attractive.

Outgoing major Len Brown has been largely praised by CEOs for bringing together an amalgamated Auckland.

How do we do the difficult work that adds value to the economy?

Speaking out on important issues that face the nation has been a defining characteristic of the Mood of the Boardroom CEOs Survey.

NZME chief executive Michael Boggs lists ensuring New Zealand's quality of life, adapting to cultural diversity and increasing globalisation among the key challenges the nation faces.

COMMENT: We should decide how and when to get our work done - yet so many of us are stuck on the clock.

New Zealanders grew more optimistic about employment prospects in the September quarter.

How to deal with too much praise or too much criticism.

These days, if you're very, very good at your job you'd best have your passport handy.

The two farm workers were unfairly dismissed before they'd stepped foot on the farm.

Women are being told by their bosses to put on more make-up, and wear high heels and short skirts to work, research has found.

Cybercrime is now bigger than old-style organised crime

Employers views on inked employees are changing.

Many small Kiwi businesses are started by parents of pre-schoolers and school-aged children. For some, these ventures are born out

Workplaces that are compassion-free zones are populated with people who are constantly on the verge of burn-out

Job advertisements on jobs website Seek rose 9.9 per cent in the year to August.

COMMENT: Being a workaholic is bad ... after 50 hours productivity slips.

In the coming years four generation groups will all be working in the same workplaces.

Do you work with someone who is very charming and self-confident, but they'll walk over anyone to get ahead?

Research has found working in open-plan offices or "hot desking" can increase distractions and uncooperativeness.

A former employee claims to be owed $100,000 in unpaid wages and holiday pay from a company that is in liquidation.

Ever wondered if you'd be better off ditching study to become an entrepreneur? These Gold Coast millennials did, and it paid off.

Boyd Nelson was dismissed from his role after he was seriously injured in the workplace and could no longer carry out his duties.

The over-55s are New Zealand's most experienced talent pool

COMMENT: The key ingredients for cracking the business bigtime in Asia can be found close to home.

COMMENTS: No one can blame young leaders for thinking big and being optimistic, Richard Day writes.

The dream promotion doesn't necessarily go hand in hand with a pay rise any more

COMMENT: To become a high performing team, you must first work on developing a cohesion.

Businesses are drowning beneath a sea of poorly organised, unclear writing, research has found.