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Five traits of an ethical leader
What are the qualities of an ethical leader and how might someone with those qualities think and act?

Where to earn the big money
People looking to maximise their earning prospects in 2016 should consider these careers.

How to ask for a pay bonus
A survey shows Kiwis prefer a guaranteed pay rise over a performance based bonus.

Laughter is the best medicine for stressed CEOs
New research has found humour can be just the thing to get an organisation off on the right foot.

Why is it so hard to keep professional New Year's resolutions?
Number four on the list of 'how to keep your New Year's resolutions' might surprise you.

Heat on quarries after 4 die
The quarry industry wants the public's help to improve safety after four deaths in the sector so far this year.

Work-life balance crucial for Kiwis
A new survey reveals work-life balance is more important in New Zealand than in any other country.

Small Business: Looking back, looking forward - Steve Pirie, Unleashed Travel and Nurture Change
Small Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks to business owners about their year in review.

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.

Small Business: Teenpreneurs - Sam Yelchich, RAD Roadsigns
Small Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks to Teenpreneur Sam Yelchich.

The most toxic person in the workplace
There are three characteristics that should make you suspicious - and they will surprise you.

Truckie drives for 27 hours non-stop
The man has been disqualified from driving for two months and ordered to do 120 hours of community work.

Small Business: Teenpreneurs - Rose McMahon, Little Miss Rose
Small Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks to teenpreneur Rose McMahon.

Small Business: Teenpreneurs - Oliviah Theyers-Collins, Venture Up
Small Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks to teenpreneur Oliviah Theyers-Collins.

Manslaughter charge dropped after work death
Stephen Bishop has had his manslaughter charged dropped after a workplace death for admitting lesser charges.

Have you got a problem at work?
No one likes to leave a perfectly good job, but, sometimes, conflict at work makes you feel there's no other option.

Small Business: Leadership development - Carolyn Ferrall, Total Cover
Small Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks to business owner Carolyn Ferrall about leadership development.

Small Business: Leadership development - Mark Lowndes
Small Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks to Mark Lowndes about leadership development.

Small Business: Leadership development - Hamish Gordon, Natural Sugars (New Zealand) and Pure Bottling
This week, Small Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks to business owner Hamish Gordon about leadership development.

Tracy Hickman: Board size affects effectiveness
Given the recent scrutiny applied to Fonterra's board size, Staples Rodway Director Tracy Hickman considers the optimal board - in theory and in practice.

Your boss' rudeness is contagious, says study
Being on the receiving end of dirty looks and gruff words can lead to this behaviour spreading "like a disease" through a workplace, a new study suggests.

Changing face of the workplace
Deep inside Facebook's massive new HQ, the largest open-office workspace in the world, sits the desk of Lindsay Russell.

Company that got rid of all its managers
Zappos, an e-commerce platform, has 1,500 employees and no managers. Many are studying the company trying to find its strategy for success.

How do we build a better hotel room?
Hotel companies use mock rooms to fine-tune their designs and decide whether existing blueprints are practical and efficient.

Firms ready for silly season
Christmas Day is less than four weeks away and the busy silly season is kicking in.

Small Business: Video - Simone Rank, YummyMummy Fitness
This week, Small Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks to business owner Simone Rank about video enhancing business.

Small Business: Video - Chillbox Creative
This week, Small Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks to business owners Jonathan Potton and Gabriel Lunte about video.

Deloitte Top 200: The quiet revolution
Managers and company directors are increasingly being held legally responsible for the actions of others writes Travis Atkinson.

Company charged after man buried
His workmates frantically tried to dig him out but he died at the scene.