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A website founder says the gender gap in recruiting requires 'a lot of different approaches to fix.'
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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.
Why I left my $500,000-a-year job
Scared to lose your job in the future? Hate your boss? Want to make more money?
Anna Russell: Why you should stay curious
COMMENT: In business, curiosity creates innovation and innovation is what enables growth.
Is the DAO the beginning of the end for the conventional chief executive?
The DAO clearly demonstrates the evolution of a revolutionary new type of firm.
The elephants in the corporate corner
Women can be their own worst enemies on the way up the leadership ladder
Navigating the corporate restructure
When the axe is about to fall, an open-minded reaction, planning, and staying engaged could lead to a new role, or keeping your existing job.
Office sharing new trend for Christchurch businesses
Shared spaces, co-working, hot-desking, desk-surfing. Whatever you call it, there is no denying it's a growing trend.
Man took grinder to vending machine
A Central Otago man craving chocolate was so angry a vending machine failed to produce the goods, he turned to his Black and Decker grinder.
Clive Stiff: Making gender equality commonplace
COMMENT: Empowering women is essential to drive social and economic progress, and sustainable business growth.
After uni: How much do graduates earn?
Results of a long-term study of university graduates has found they are earning more after two years than the average for their age group.
Andy Hamilton: Innovation creates opportunity
COMMENT: Technology is giving Kiwis the chance to diversify beyond rental property and more recently Kiwi Saver investing.
Tom O'Neil: Setting out your expectations
Whether it's a discussion with an employee, a loved one, or a supplier, we all have those conversations we would rather avoid.
Why are women less likely to negotiate a job offer?
The negotiation gap appears to stubbornly persist among today's young workers.
Bullied office worker awarded $18k
An office administrator bullied, abused and sexually harassed by her boss has been awarded $18,000 in compensation.
US interns fired for 'flexible dress code' petition
POLL: Are millennials the worst generation in the workforce?
Robyn Pearce: Survival tips for working parents with small children
COMMENT: Emergencies are a fact of life with children - so anticipate them.
Five dumb ways people get fired
Faking your CV and ranting on social media and surefire ways to get fired.
Housing crisis creating brain drain
Auckland's housing crisis is creating a brain drain as talented people move away from the city to escape the rising cost of living, a survey has found.
Harold Hillman: Does your team have a learning disability?
COMMENT: Have you been with your team long enough to experience that eerie feeling of déjà vu?
What do employers want? It's not what you think
Don't be too hung up on experience - attitude counts for more than you realise.
'I remember being chased around office'
One of New Zealand's most powerful businesswomen has revealed she was sexually harassed as a 20-year-old starting her career.
Missing father was body in the bales
The body found in cardboard bales has been identified as Te Awamutu father-of-three Daniel Bindner.
Body parts found in numerous bales
A blessing is to be held on the site of the Frankton cardboard processing factory where a body of man was found in a cardboard bale.
Robyn Pearce: Horrifying email overload statistics
COMMENT: How many open emails and applications do you have on your computer right now?
Harold Hillman: Five reasons to find a strong mentor
COMMENT: Find a strong mentor. There's nothing like the wisdom from someone who has been there and back.
Sex email student kept writing
The suspended Auckland University student who emailed an offer of sex to her lecturer continued to send provocative emails.