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What we should learn from adversity

Joyce writes about how we can learn from the tough times, especially those seemingly uncontrollable things that happen at work.

Rachel Brown: Six ways your business can take on climate change

While climate change presents one of the greatest challenges of our time, it's also one of the biggest economic opportunities.

French may soon legally ignore work emails

Provision would give employees the right to ignore professional emails and other messages when outside the office.

Robyn Pearce: Let your staff nap on the job

So why do I suggest we let tired people nap on the job? Not only parents of young children, but now also the rest of society is sleep-deprived, writes Robyn Pearce.

How to write emails people will actually respond to

If you're sick of no one replying to your emails, try writing as if you were 9 years old.

Harold Hillman: Don't be a back seat driver on your own career path

Is it time to take the steering wheel and make some different turns?

'Generation Rent': Property Council fires up at Auckland councillors

David Webb: Bring Your Own Device - worth the risk?

Despite the clear advantages of a BYOD workplace, there are potential risks to a business, allowing corporate data to be accessed on personal devices.

Teen's rubbish truck death: council prosecuted

Devonshire, of West Harbour, was crushed in the incident which happened on her fifth week in the job.

Robyn Pearce: Delegation is not a one-stage process

Ben is a mid-level manager with a team of four, all relatively new in their positions.

Should I disclose mental health history at work?

Disclosing a mental health issue in a workplace is still a risky call for most workers, research shows.

Could working from home wreck the planet?

Next time your boss tries to convince you of the benefits of working from home, spare a thought for how that could contribute to wrecking the planet.

Brian Fallow: Wages going nowhere fast

Taken at face value, the December quarter numbers are evidence that the labour market has tightened, in defiance of the forecasters, writes Brian Fallow. But that has yet to show up in the wages data.

Henri Eliot: Do off-site strategy days work and can they be more effective?

The annual strategy off-site is when a board conducts a deep dive into strategy which is a critical component of their governance role.

Job losses blamed for property sales

Big job losses in the "depressed" Buller economy have been blamed for a glut of hundreds of properties currently for sale in Westport and surrounding areas.

Josh Williams: Apprentices can earn while they learn

For many school-leavers university is a great option. It can lead to rewarding careers.

Anna Russell: Self-belief v self limitation

Anna Russell talks self-belief and the ability to identify potential in people.

What type of meeting-goer are you?

Are you a parrot or a negative black hat? Nuclear bomb or an eager beaver? Research shows what Kiwi meeting behaviour annoys the most.