New ZealandFailure made me a better leaderA negative experience can stimulate enlightenment; it can reveal the best way forward and motivate you towards it17 Nov 01:28 AM
New ZealandCreative skills = global opportunityNot so long ago, parents of a teenager wanting to be an artist or a musician would tell them to get a real job but that perception has changed17 Nov 01:11 AM
OpinionCatriona MacLennan: Equal Pay Day - a message to Len BrownNovember 10 is Equal Pay Day. There is 14 per cent of the year left to run and, as New Zealand women on average earn 14 per cent an hour less than men, women effectively work from now until the end of the year unpaid.09 Nov 07:50 PM
BusinessSteer ship in the right directionWelcome to my regular series entitled "My Light Bulb Moment". This column highlights a "blinding flash of insight" business, cultural and sports leaders have experienced, and how this changed their lives forever.06 Nov 10:26 PM
EmploymentYoung professionals left to languishNZ companies are failing to develop skills in graduates say recruitment specialists.06 Nov 10:09 PM
LifestyleThe secrets of a Kiwi workerEver wondered what it's really like to be a pastor or a psychic? Or what a bikini waxer really thinks about their job? Here, nine Kiwis with very different careers reveal - anonymously - the secrets of their working day.30 Oct 09:49 PM
EmploymentMoney not only motivator for job changeSurvey reveals employees leave jobs in the search for better workplace values.26 Oct 10:01 PM
LifestyleArtistic Kiwis take bite of the Big AppleNew York is calling New Zealanders who want to develop their career overseas.23 Oct 09:00 PM
OpinionDebbie Schultz: Be in the momentIt's important to find out more about what you truly enjoy and then align this with your future goals.23 Oct 04:00 PM
EmploymentWretched life of the middle managerMiddle managers are significantly likelier to suffer symptoms of depression and anxiety than their counterparts at the top or bottom of the hierarchy, a study has found.21 Aug 02:30 AM
EmploymentThis is what engineers actually look likeIt all started when a "self-taught engineer, extreme introvert, science-nerd, anime-lover, college dropout" wrote that she was tired of stereotypes.09 Aug 12:24 AM
LifestyleAre you a perfectionist in the office? Beware of burning outWorkers who strive for perfection may not always make the best employees.01 Aug 01:30 AM
BusinessCareer path changing for CIOsChief information officers can no longer be boxed in as IT managers, and their rise in the organisation is changing their career path.31 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionChris Till: Time to put the human back into HRWe need to return to a leadership land where we put people ahead of money, short-term opportunism and pure shareholder interest, writes Chris Till.31 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionBill Sole: NZ needs more apprenticesUrgently, we need to increase the availability and scope of apprenticeships to meet the changing demands of our economy.10 Jul 05:00 PM
EmploymentWorkplaces weather the stormThe workplace can be a breeding ground for stress. Deadlines, performance reviews, restructuring; employees are often faced with big issues they feel are beyond their control.03 Jul 05:00 PM
BusinessTom O'Neil: Story-telling powerful way to get message acrossKevin Bowler is chief executive of Tourism New Zealand, the Crown Entity responsible for growing the $10 billion international visitor market for New Zealand.03 Jul 05:00 PM
Employment'Part-time' tired tool of the futureEmployees are asking for it, organisations are formalising it, and there are clear business benefits for the part-time professional role, but how do you make it work successfully in your organisation?03 Jul 05:00 PM
BusinessRegional plan essential, says union bossWorkers’ advocate says strategy needed to take NZ beyond reliance on core industries with job initiatives to help lift remote areas.26 Jun 05:00 PM
BusinessStudents on practical pathway to successBarriers to tertiary study broken down with initiative to get kids’ hands dirty, reports Raewyn Court.26 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionHeather Du Plessis-Allan: Million-dollar club for guysKids, if you want the dough, forget about becoming a fireman, a teacher or a newsreader. You want to become the boss of a publicly listed company, Heather du Plessis Allan writes.20 Jun 05:00 PM
BusinessShift away from deskbound mentalityTaking the stairs, eating lunch on the run and moving around the office help to offset the dangers of sitting all day at work.12 Jun 05:00 PM
BusinessExecutive Success: Good design not just a good lookWhen Vee Kessner wanted to do a design-based degree, Kessner's mother told her she needed to get a business qualification under her belt.11 Jun 05:00 PM
BusinessExecutive Success: Tweet opens door DownunderIt was social media that connected American computer networking guru Steve Cotter with his New Zealand job.04 Jun 05:00 PM
EmploymentTaking tried and trusted a step furtherTraining and upskilling employees who may be nearing retirement age more than pays back, Raewyn Court reports.29 May 05:00 PM
BusinessTeens get helping hand on the way to workCareers Expo aims to help bridge the gap between businesses and their potential new employees.29 May 05:00 PM
BusinessExecutive Success: Keeping the IT giants at bayWhen Greg Davidson took the reins at Datacom New Zealand, he went on the record as saying it was harder to turn around a successful company than one that was languishing.28 May 05:00 PM
EmploymentExecutive Success: It took a while to get up steamDr Juliet Newson's job as a geothermal reservoir modelling engineer at Contact Energy has her harnessing computer power to visualise the underground steam resources of the Wairakei area.21 May 05:00 PM
BusinessSuck it up if you want to succeed in lifeYoung employees have to find the maturity to stay in a job while they learn what makes people they may not like tick.15 May 05:00 PM
OpinionFailure taught Hadlee valuable lessonThis column highlights a "blinding flash of insight", business, cultural and sports leaders have experienced, and how this changed their lives forever.15 May 05:00 PM
