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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

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.

Career Coach: Initiative gets you everywhere

Taking initiative is an important factor when considering someone for a career advancement, business leaders say.

You're not redundant, the job is

Redundancy can mean different things for different people - for some it's an opportunity to do something new and more meaningful than the job they're leaving; for others is can be devastating, difficult to deal with and recover from.

Tom O'Neil: Interview basics always the same

If you are struggling to make sense of the curly questions thrown at you during an interview, don't worry - you are not alone!

Two simple ways to be happy at work

Eating lunch at your desk and answering emails after work can harm your health and happiness.

The rise and fall of Kevin Roberts

His controversial comments sparked a gender row and brought a close to a once sparkling career in the ad world.

Working through the generation gap

Recent research by international human resources consultancy Aon Hewitt has shown generational differences between what makes for

Man wrongly fired for accessing porn at work

He accessed hardcore porn at work and was alleged to have visited sites with swimsuit models, but now a Perth car dealer's won $25,000 in damages.

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.

Drug testing putting trade students off

Drug testing comes in - student enrolments drop.

Couple wrongly dismissed awarded $25k

A husband and wife were left with four children to take care of and no income.

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