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Highest-paid CEOs get the worst ratings from workers
Employees may be paying a lot more attention to massive CEO paydays than many think.
The boss who won't work long hours
Stewart Butterfield's billion-dollar start-up has an internal mantra of "work hard, go home."
Excecutive Success: Aiming to make a better brew
Even in the long-established tea and coffee trade, there's still room for innovation.
Surviving annoying workmates
Are you letting a colleague's annoying habits get the better of you?
Tom O'Neil: The Tough Questions
Of all the different types of interview questions prospective candidates are asked, the one people fear the most is the dreaded "behavioural"
Plan b may set you up for failure
Research shows there's a danger in merely contemplating options other than success.
Firm grip on salary purse strings
Kiwi workers shouldn't hold their breath for a decent pay rise this year
When your dream kills your retirement
If you don't plan carefully, you might have to go back to work when you least want to.
2030: A world with more retirees than kids
More than 50 countries face the risk of a pension crisis as the number of people over the age of 65 exceeds the young.
First step on career ladder is high
Fresh out of university with a shiny new degree, interview nailed and job offer accepted, the prospect of finally starting the job
The future is now
Dani Wright finds out how employees can stay within their industries, while reinventing their roles for the future, as Tech Futures Lab launches in Auckland
Hot IT industry allowing workers to job-hop
More than 50 per cent of IT industry workers are planning to change jobs within 12 months.
Can workers be taught emotional resilience?
You may know someone like this at work: optimistic and resilient, they appear to bounce through challenges drawing on an internal
Driverless trucks within decade
A Danish CEO predicts his trucking business can start operating without drivers within 5-10 years.
Harold Hillman: How to coach more and manage less
COMMENT: The distinction between managing and coaching is not about one being better than the other.
Hospital staff injuries in the spotlight
Falling off a toilet, accidentally sticking themselves with a used needle, and running into a parked truck are all injuries Whanganui
Career Coach: Initiative gets you everywhere
Taking initiative is an important factor when considering someone for a career advancement, business leaders say.
Working through the generation gap
Recent research by international human resources consultancy Aon Hewitt has shown generational differences between what makes for
Cop: 'I witnessed workplace bullying'
A police officer cleared of repeatedly punching a teenager has laid a complaint with the IPCA.
Being 'PC' is another way of showing courtesy
Our workplaces could benefit from more kindness, politeness and civility.
Three things to do to get ahead at work
Follow these steps and you'll be in line for a pay rise.
The tough business of being an artist
In his office in Dunedin's historic Carnegie Centre, Antony Deaker sits for the photographer. To one side there is a dying pot plant
Looking for a new job? You are not alone
More than three quarters of Kiwis are actively looking for a new job, up more than 20 per cent in six months.
What Starbucks' new dress code means
Starbucks employees will continue to wear the green or black aprons that you're used to seeing when you hit up their stores. But lots of subtle changes are coming.
Hiring a mate can be a mistake
It may have seemed like a good idea over drinks on a Saturday night, but hiring a mate shouldn't be something done as a spur of the
Gender experiment reveals tech gender gap secret
A website founder says the gender gap in recruiting requires 'a lot of different approaches to fix.'
Once upon a time there was a man ...
COMMENT: Is it too much to ask that both parents take equal responsibility for their children? Or that their workplaces support them equally?
Buffett: Earnings guidance can lead to corporate malpractice
The practice of telling Wall Street what to expect from quarterly earnings can distort management's priorities.