This week, Small Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks to business owner Mike Ashby about leadership development.

For those feeling overwhelmed by the work/life juggle, goals for next year will need to focus on improving the ratio of work to family and leisure time in order to avoid burnout, writes Raewyn Court.

Small Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks to Mark Lowndes about leadership development.

Life feeling hectic? How does it compare to an average day for a mum?

This week, Small Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks to business owner Hamish Gordon about leadership development.

Given the recent scrutiny applied to Fonterra's board size, Staples Rodway Director Tracy Hickman considers the optimal board - in theory and in practice.

Being on the receiving end of dirty looks and gruff words can lead to this behaviour spreading "like a disease" through a workplace, a new study suggests.

Deep inside Facebook's massive new HQ, the largest open-office workspace in the world, sits the desk of Lindsay Russell.

Zappos, an e-commerce platform, has 1,500 employees and no managers. Many are studying the company trying to find its strategy for success.

Hotel companies use mock rooms to fine-tune their designs and decide whether existing blueprints are practical and efficient.

Christmas Day is less than four weeks away and the busy silly season is kicking in.

Managers and company directors are increasingly being held legally responsible for the actions of others writes Travis Atkinson.

Greg Fleming meets two skilled artisans who -- despite our increasingly teched-up world.

I'm delighted with the comments coaching clients make after they start applying more focus in their daily time management choices, Robyn writes.

A new global survey has revealed weight gain is the biggest worry among those working from home.

With a picture on his Facebook page of a car seat, a stroller and his dog, Mark Zuckerberg announced he'd be taking two months of parental leave.

Vocal expression of opinions in the office can cause problems for bosses as well as workers.

Robyn Pearce talks keys to effective delegation.

Sarsons' research may explain some of the disparities in economics by pointing out another way that women may be discriminated against.

Much like a bad romance, a bad hire can have significant financial and emotional costs.

Organisations eager to save money tend to get creative, and office treats can seem like the kind of expense a company should reconsider.

Robyn Pearce talks about the effects of being too available. "Many go home every night frustrated by the myriad interruptions that block them from attending to their real work."

Kiwis companies, it seems, are liberal on the idea of employees with visible tattoos.

November 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.

NZ companies are failing to develop skills in graduates say recruitment specialists.

As I work with people around the world on their productivity issues, everyone shares one common challenge - too much time spent on email.

More US employers, it seems, are getting comfortable with the idea of employee ink.

Auckland prices see family looking further afield to find a home

National Boss' Day began in 1958 when Patricia Bays Haroski, an employee registered the holiday with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.