Top executive assistants are invaluable, and a canny boss will realise that.

COMMENT: Meetings can be the biggest waste of time in any work day - here are some techniques to make them work.

Use the power of well-chosen words to better connect with employees or a future employer

Filthy cups, dirty old takeaway containers - How to cope when workmates treat the place like a tip.

Employee satisfaction is at its highest level in 10 years, yet workers report low satisfaction with their benefits, says a new survey.

A well-run, on-target meeting is a key form of business communication. The key is good planning and follow through, writes Robyn Pearce.

COMMENT: Let me share the five step plan I use to turn my dreams into reality.

COMMENT: How many excuses have you invented to avoid saying that two-letter word?

A knowledge and experience vacuum is likely to be hard to fill

COMMENT: Anna Russell discusses why attitude is the key to success.

COMMENT: What great places or organisations do you know that can benefit from our 'junk'?

COMMENT: Debbie Mayo-Smith talks how to free up your time.

COMMENT: No one wants to see a worker, colleague or friend hurt. No boss wants to have to tell a family member that their loved one is in hospital or worse still, won't be coming home ever again, writes Grant McDonald.

Here are Reddit users' top ten tips for gaining employment.

COMMENT: Here's how to work faster and preview your emails without having to open each one.

COMMENT: Robyn Pearce talks three ways to declutter your life.

COMMENT: If you want more sales, do these six things, writes Debbie Mayo-Smith.

Today individuals are brands in the workplace.

Career Coach Joyce E.A. Russell offers tips on how to identify signs of workplace bullying and what you can do about it.

Expert says universal basic income would have minimal drain on tax system

There is always room for new thinking and fresh ways to change things up. A couple of Labour's ideas around the future of work aren't half bad. I'm impressed.

COMMENT: Harold Hillman talks five ways to spot and convert a cynic.

COMMENT: Debbie Mayo-Smith talks avoiding marketing blunders.

This year Myers said success in business comes from a gradual accumulation of knowledge.

For decades, companies have craved an alternative to top-down management. Yet moving beyond the corporate ladder has proved challenging.

Boards need to move from being reactive to proactive, says Simon Arcus, chief executive of the Institute of Directors.

Being the lawyer who represented the NZ-based Pike River mine directors and chief executive following the 2010 tragedy, Stacey Shortall knows better than most the nuances and legislative minefields attached to health and safety issues

Better workplace relationships and risk reduction go hand in hand, a safety expert tells Helen Twose.

Law change means companies need to check their insurance policies, writes Tim McCready