Emails can be amazing at time-saving, but can also be incredibly time- and money-wasting.

Tuihana Cafe Foodstore owner Nathan Dunn shares his business tips after turning around a struggling cafe.

Q&A with Brian Robertson, founder of consulting firm HolacracyOne about shaking up organisational hierarchies.

Spotted a typo just as you hit send, or just sent the email to the wrong person altogether? Here's how to take it back.

Simon Telfer is the creator of Appoint Better Boards, a pool of more than 4700 potential directors to whom companies and not-for-profits can advertise positions.

Amazing progress is being made in the underlying hardware and software of robots.

There is a vast gulf between what business tools can do; and how people actually them, says Debbie Mayo-Smith.

Pushing "pause" on her career has reignited property specialist Gail Calder's passion for her work, but it took her friends by surprise.

Henri Eliot talks to James Fletcher about health and safety in New Zealand.

We place a lot of emphasis on the rock-star founders of entrepreneurial start-ups but we often forget about the "joiners".

We spend more time sick because we never take sick days, writes Matt Heath. Either way I won't be staying home. I'd rather die on the floor of my work than wimp out.

Word of mouth is an inexpensive marketing strategy that supports a business activity to bring in more customers.

Dress codes are easing up in most New Zealand workplaces, but that's not an excuse to sport ripped jeans and jandals.

Large employers in the US are relaxing dress codes to keep employees from jumping ship

Massey University Economics Professor Christoph Schumacher and Masters student Nigel Espie on being on the defensive. "A defensive move could be to raise barriers to entry, which creates an economic moat around a company's business."

The difference between winning and succeeding applies not just in sport, but in all areas of life, writes Anna Russell.

Asking your employer for a verbal reference can be extremely awkward. Here are some tips from Career agent Annie O'Keefe.

Game theory offers a powerful way of thinking about various strategic situations that stretch far beyond football.

Robyn Pearce says it's not hard to draw a very short bow between reading struggles and diminished productivity.

New research recommends desk-based office workers spend at least two hours of their working day standing or moving, gradually progressing to four hours.

There's nothing professional about profanity. But it's often dismissed when it comes from "intense" workers.

In small businesses, managers and owners wear many hats. Make sure you have the right focus to reach your business goals.

The advantage of face-to-face meetings is that it requires that the other person really "be there" or be engaged.

Richard Butler, a founder and director of BlueBerry IT talks to Caitlin Sykes about a healthy work life balance.

Robyn Pearce tells us focus is a precious and vital skill which helps us get great results and a feeling of control.

The Under 20 FIFA World Cup gives New Zealanders the opportunity to garner some valuable business insights.

Success comes more swiftly to those adept at marketing and promoting their businesses.

Studies have shown that while an occasional marathon can spur production, a steady diet of long days has the opposite effect.