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.

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

Non-standard work has grown much faster than traditional employment following the economic crash of 2008.

As it warms up in the US and workers are challenged with what to wear, the Career Coach outlines what's appropriate.

If the trends of the past 30 years had continued, America would have seen a million more entrepreneurs over the last decade than it did. So why didn't it?

Dr 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.

Successful people don't put things off. Instead, as much as possible they finish what they've started.

The era of the overeducated barista in America is coming to a close.

We need to think of not for profit board seats as a deep responsibility and a job that requires due care and attention.

Debbie Mayo-Smith reminds readers of five simple lessons to help improve sales including the power of silence.

Most US workers aren't comfortable discussing their pay with anyone at the office other than their boss or the HR department.

The rising trend of intelligent machines replacing human workers is contributing to a scarcity of jobs.

Employers are adding online personality tests to their screening processes to gauge candidates work ethic.