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Success: World-first idea to solve factory woes
Breakthrough invention fixes dust problem that plagues processing plants.

Fran O'Sullivan: More clarity needed on Chinese land bids
The Government has yet to take a truly holistic look at the dairy industry.

<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.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Simple tips make for better negotiation
Negotiation - it's something you do every day, from dealing with the family or choosing a restaurant with your partner, to dealing with prospective clients and employers.

Media: Fair Go deal diminishes brand
A deal between a market researcher and Fair Go is bad for the consumer watchdog TV programme.

Geof Nightingale: Selective GST use noble but foolish
Someone once said for every tax problem there is a solution that is straightforward, uncomplicated and wrong.

Dick Brunton: Successful customer service has to come from the heart
The untold story is that 60 per cent of New Zealanders have had at least one particularly bad customer experience in the past 12 months.

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.

<i>Bernard Hickey: </i>Debt overload leaves youth no choice but to leave
The youth will have to pay higher taxes or cut govt services...

Liam Dann: Traders use their noodles to bet on NZ
As if oil prices weren't enough to worry about, instant noodles are being blamed for an impending edible oil shock.

<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>Sean D'Souza</i>: To keep them listening, just add variety
Put on some Bach, Beethoven or Chopin. And listen to the music. What do you hear? You hear variation. The music races madly ahead. Then it stops. It goes softer, then louder. Then at a normal volume once again.

Media: New men at top signal RNZ shake-up
The Government has appointed the political raconteur and public relations man...

Susan Easton: Worried about petrol? Join the queue
The pressure on ruling powers to hand out more goodies to the people will ultimately have to be paid for.

<i>Debbie Mayo-Smith</i>: Old routine or new rewards - it's your choice
There's great comfort in sticking to your routine, isn't there? That doesn't just apply to what you order at restaurants or how you have your coffee. Most people also stick to their routine at work, doing what they've always done.

<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.

Bernard Hickey: Deeper into mire as tax reforms fail
Last year's tax reforms are not working...