On the very first day of my first job, as a junior legal secretary in the 1980s, I was asked to phone the local council to request rates details for a property settlement. As a shy 17 year old, with no experience of the business world and barely able to s
The run-in to Christmas creates a perfect storm for Kiwis to become exhausted. Why?
Standing desks like can help to improve productivity and better your health.
The Government plans to arrange job fairs for New Zealand employers in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to recruit skilled expatriate New Zealanders to return home and work in areas where there are shortages.
It wasn't easy during the five years of the global financial crisis for New Zealand employees to advance their careers or achieve pay rises.
One in three people surveyed admitted lying about what they did at the weekend in a bid to impress friends and colleagues.
Navigating job interview questions after being fired from a previous role can be tricky, but here are a few tips to help you get back on track.
You're bored, you're underperforming; your working life feels like treadmill of dull dissatisfaction.
Paul Brown wanted to be an architect but I wasn't artistic enough. I've rebelled against that (King's College stereotype) a bit. I'm a maverick I suppose.
More and more, kiwis are shunning long commutes to the office in preference to working from home. Here are some top tips for working from home:
In order to go faster first we must go slower.
When four generations work together the differences are often seen as challenges and sources of tension.
Individuals can experience a lot of conflict between various parts of their lives - including work and home life.
Rob Campbell talks to Henri Eliot on his perspectives on leadership following a recent Leadership Day at Turners and Growers.
There's a lot of talk these days about the work/life balance and for many, smartphones and cloud technology could mean the end of the all day job, writes Matt Heath.
As Xero's CTO, Craig Walker is constantly working in the future, translating boss Rod Drury's vision for the business into hard technical reality.
Workplace bullying affects people physically and mentally and it can disrupt workplaces and reduce productivity. Here are 10 tips to deal with workplace bullying.
The world's richest man is calling for a radical overhaul of our work-life balance that would see people at their jobs for just three days a week.
Graham Darlow, Fletcher Construction chief executive, pays tribute to his engineering father Bob Darlow for inspiring him in his career and giving him his most precious possession.
In our parents' (or grandparents') generation it was possible to rely on a job for life.
Fred Malek, worth an estimated $500m, has enjoyed a 50-year career spanning many worlds, from hotels to airlines to sports.
Comfort zones can be very hard to get out of but staying there too long can be, well, uncomfortable. What many people don't realise is that getting out of your comfort zone is not necessarily a great leap and can be done in small steps.
You already know that caffeine is a drug, but really thinking about what that means in terms of physiological effects on your body can be a little alarming.
The issues of cyber bullying and bullying in schools get a lot of attention, but bullying in the workplace flies under the radar.