More than a third of American adults report getting less than 7 hours of sleep on weekdays. The reason? Work.

A new study shows the effect of temperatures on economic activity.

Here is a list of quick tips and ideas for the holidays from Debbie Mayo-Smith.

The dangers of the office party are real. If you're lucky enough to wake up still holding the respect of workmates, you've done well, writes Matt Heath.

This week a range of business owners talk about their approaches to giving thanks, when and how they show their thanks to staff and clients.

Mighty River Power chairwoman Joan Withers talks to Henri Eliot on corporate governance.

As chief toy tester and buyer for Farmers, the 31-year-old has a big role choosing which toys will be hot at Christmas.

My mother had clinical depression. As a consequence, I experienced difficult and upsetting moments in my childhood - none more so than when she was absent from home, residing in a psychiatric hospital.

Holidays. They should be a time to recharge, relax and enjoy a change of pace. But the hardest part can be the unwinding, breaking the routine ... and turning the mobile phone off.

How many accountants will soon be out of a job because they are not tech-oriented, or open to redesigning their business?

Only 20 per cent of people near retirement surveyed passed a quiz about the basics of retirement planning.

Don't minimise the importance of celebrating small wins with the entire team at work. It is more important than you think.

Driving the business from the board table is giving NZ Bus executive Shane McMahon a different perspective on his day job.

Designed to catch you out or trip you up, this age old interview probe can actually be taken as a positive question.

He's 28 and a former mechanic - but had to go to jail to learn that it's useful to save some of your money.

Disruption is shaking up the existing order in today's workplaces. The aim of Frog Recruitment's final iNTRAPRENEUR breakfast for 2014 was to find out if we need to panic about the breakthrough disruptions that are reshaping the world of work.

An unhappy and miserable boss can be infectious and rub off on employees. New Massey University research found leaders who reported they were depressed were more likely to have unhappy staff.

Driving environmental sustainability at a petrol retailer seems counterintuitive at best; at worst, being on a hiding to nothing.

Women are still poorly represented in NZ boardrooms, and Tracey Cross, a partner at DLA Phillips Fox, wants to change that.

Auckland is what academics call the super-diverse category, when more than 100 nationalities are represented.

Being able to identify recruitment agencies who share your enthusiasm about your career and provide a 'whole person' approach is key.

There's a common belief that women are better at multi-tasking than guys. It's only partly true.

As a rule, the Maori Court at Auckland Museum is a quiet place. Except during the popular Maori kapahaka performances, a reverential stillness always seems to reign.