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Holidays improve performance
Annual holidays are often our best chance to spend real quality time with our families and friends and to remember that most of us work to live not the other way around.

Elisabeth Easther: In search of a future
When her career took an unexpected turn, Elisabeth Easther consulted a career counsellor for advice.

Failure made me a better leader
A negative experience can stimulate enlightenment; it can reveal the best way forward and motivate you towards it

Creative skills = global opportunity
Not so long ago, parents of a teenager wanting to be an artist or a musician would tell them to get a real job but that perception has changed

Young professionals left to languish
NZ companies are failing to develop skills in graduates say recruitment specialists.

The secrets of a Kiwi worker
Ever wondered what it's really like to be a pastor or a psychic? Or what a bikini waxer really thinks about their job? Here, nine Kiwis with very different careers reveal - anonymously - the secrets of their working day.

Money not only motivator for job change
Survey reveals employees leave jobs in the search for better workplace values.

Artistic Kiwis take bite of the Big Apple
New York is calling New Zealanders who want to develop their career overseas.

Debbie Schultz: Be in the moment
It's important to find out more about what you truly enjoy and then align this with your future goals.

Wretched life of the middle manager
Middle managers are significantly likelier to suffer symptoms of depression and anxiety than their counterparts at the top or bottom of the hierarchy, a study has found.

This is what engineers actually look like
It all started when a "self-taught engineer, extreme introvert, science-nerd, anime-lover, college dropout" wrote that she was tired of stereotypes.

Are you a perfectionist in the office? Beware of burning out
Workers who strive for perfection may not always make the best employees.

Bill Sole: NZ needs more apprentices
Urgently, we need to increase the availability and scope of apprenticeships to meet the changing demands of our economy.

Workplaces weather the storm
The workplace can be a breeding ground for stress. Deadlines, performance reviews, restructuring; employees are often faced with big issues they feel are beyond their control.

'Part-time' tired tool of the future
Employees are asking for it, organisations are formalising it, and there are clear business benefits for the part-time professional role, but how do you make it work successfully in your organisation?

Tom O'Neil: Story-telling powerful way to get message across
Kevin Bowler is chief executive of Tourism New Zealand, the Crown Entity responsible for growing the $10 billion international visitor market for New Zealand.

Regional plan essential, says union boss
Workers’ advocate says strategy needed to take NZ beyond reliance on core industries with job initiatives to help lift remote areas.

Students on practical pathway to success
Barriers to tertiary study broken down with initiative to get kids’ hands dirty, reports Raewyn Court.

Heather Du Plessis-Allan: Million-dollar club for guys
Kids, if you want the dough, forget about becoming a fireman, a teacher or a newsreader. You want to become the boss of a publicly listed company, Heather du Plessis Allan writes.

Shift away from deskbound mentality
Taking the stairs, eating lunch on the run and moving around the office help to offset the dangers of sitting all day at work.

Executive Success: Good design not just a good look
When Vee Kessner wanted to do a design-based degree, Kessner's mother told her she needed to get a business qualification under her belt.

Executive Success: Tweet opens door Downunder
It was social media that connected American computer networking guru Steve Cotter with his New Zealand job.