Australians send and receive 8.1 billion emails a day. Most of them are a waste of time

Australians send and receive 8.1 billion emails a day. Most of them are a waste of time

Australia ranks tenth in the world when it comes to how many emails we produce,with 8.1 billion circulated every day. And it’s a big blind spot for us.

  • byTim Duggan

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Reports of the death of the 9-to-5 job may be greatly exaggerated
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Jobs

Reports of the death of the 9-to-5 job may be greatly exaggerated

Will your 9-to-5 job be extinct within the next decade? At the very least,it might look very different.

  • byTim Duggan
Higher pay,better title – but do promotions actually help your career?
Opinion
Careers

Higher pay,better title – but do promotions actually help your career?

Getting a promotion – more responsibility,more pay – is often sought after in our workplaces. But they might be doing us more harm than good.

  • byTim Duggan
How to quit a job with dignity (even if you don’t want to)
Opinion
Jobs

How to quit a job with dignity (even if you don’t want to)

On average,we’ll leave jobs 12 times over the course of our lives. Here are some simple rules to follow to make the process easier.

  • byTim Duggan
The one question that can make or break your career

The one question that can make or break your career

It’s a conundrum that all workers will face at some stage and finding the right balance between experts and all-rounders is crucial to a good workplace.

  • byTim Duggan
Work and identity:It’s a complicated relationship
Opinion
Employment

Work and identity:It’s a complicated relationship

The biggest risk to defining yourself by your job is what happens when it gets taken away.

  • byTim Duggan
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‘Inbox zero’ is a lie we should all give up on
Opinion
Jobs

‘Inbox zero’ is a lie we should all give up on

Email has morphed into the scourge of the modern workplace.

  • byTim Duggan
Is the right-to-disconnect the start of a workplace revolution?

Is the right-to-disconnect the start of a workplace revolution?

The newly introduced legislation is not going to alter how we work overnight,but it might just be the start of a revolution.

  • byTim Duggan
No,your work is not your family,so let’s stop pretending it is

No,your work is not your family,so let’s stop pretending it is

You can’t choose your family that you are born into,but you can – and should – choose the right workplace that works for you.

  • byTim Duggan
Hate Mondays? Here’s how to free yourself from a work funk
Opinion
Jobs

Hate Mondays? Here’s how to free yourself from a work funk

We’ve all been there. Those times in our career when every hour feels like quicksand. Here are four ways to shake that feeling and move forward.

  • byTim Duggan
LinkedIn is my favourite place on the internet. There,I said it

LinkedIn is my favourite place on the internet. There,I said it

LinkedIn’s model ensures the worst impulses of the internet are tempered. If the price to pay is to scroll past the occasional large ego,then sign me up.

  • byTim Duggan