Are you actually good at your job,or are you just lucky?
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Are you actually good at your job,or are you just lucky?

Rather than looking for superstitions or patterns in your life and career,always consider the possibility you are looking at more randomness than you realise.

  • byJim Bright

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Want to help your kids achieve their potential? This expert has some advice

Want to help your kids achieve their potential? This expert has some advice

As thousands of Australian students await their high school certificate results,bestselling psychologist Adam Grant shares some wisdom about finding meaning – and making a buck.

  • bySarah Berry
Three things your boss wants you to stop doing at work
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Three things your boss wants you to stop doing at work

Figuring out what your boss wants can be a challenge,so it’s often easier to start by working out what they don’t want.

  • byShelley Johnson
Why you won’t get ahead by just doing your job well
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Why you won’t get ahead by just doing your job well

Company boardrooms aren’t merely filled with the best and brightest. They’re also populated by those who’ve mastered the art of being noticed.

  • byShadé Zahrai
How to help your teenager prepare for their first job

How to help your teenager prepare for their first job

There are a number of things to be on top of before your child starts their first summer job.

  • byNicole Pedersen-McKinnon
‘More stressful than flying a 747’:A day in the life of a drone pilot

‘More stressful than flying a 747’:A day in the life of a drone pilot

For Qantas pilot-turned drone operator Peter Jose,there are times his job feels more high-stakes than flying a jumbo jet.

  • bySue White
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The secret to career success? Let others help out
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The secret to career success? Let others help out

Careers do not thrive in a vacuum. People matter,so in the words of Sir Paul,“let ’em in”.

  • byJim Bright
University isn’t for everybody. Meet the people who fast tracked their pay instead

University isn’t for everybody. Meet the people who fast tracked their pay instead

Henry Standley did not want to sit in a classroom after 13 years of formal education. He craved new experiences – and a good job that didn’t require a university degree.

  • byLauren Ironmonger
Why you shouldn’t follow your passions
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Why you shouldn’t follow your passions

Instead of following your passion,instead try following your curiosity. It might suit you better.

  • byJim Bright
‘Career or baby’:Why women in the tech sector still face an impossible choice

‘Career or baby’:Why women in the tech sector still face an impossible choice

The very thing that makes the tech and start-up industries so appealing are also the things that can make it an incredibly difficult industry to start a family in.

  • byMichelle Battersby
We criticise fickle young workers,but what about their managers?

We criticise fickle young workers,but what about their managers?

We have been accusing the youth of today of disloyalty for decades. But what about the reverse?

  • byJim Bright