I watched a young grocery worker show leadership. It’s more than having a big title
Opinion
Jobs

I watched a young grocery worker show leadership. It’s more than having a big title

We urgently need to rethink how we define leadership. We are all role models to someone else.

  • byKirstin Ferguson

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Same as it ever was:Why we are all hostages to history
Opinion
History

Same as it ever was:Why we are all hostages to history

How much of the past should remain in the past? Recent news stories about Prince Harry,NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet and Cardinal George Pell all seek to answer this question.

  • bySean Kelly
How do I deal with a micromanager?

How do I deal with a micromanager?

The pandemic and the experience of working from home have taught us that micromanagement isn’t needed,but some executives didn’t get the memo.

  • byJonathan Rivett
Company ‘slowdown’ puts workers on a roll

Company ‘slowdown’ puts workers on a roll

Letting staff take things slow once in a while and escape the daily hustle is paying off for some Australian businesses.

  • bySue White
Hamilton’s Lyndon Watts:‘There’s no right way to be sexual’

Hamilton’s Lyndon Watts:‘There’s no right way to be sexual’

The actor discusses the slow move in theatre away from all-white casting panels,the difficulties he faced as a teenager – and why he wants to play an elf.

  • byBenjamin Law
Help! One of my team members hates me

Help! One of my team members hates me

A questioner just got her dream job but has found out she’s managing a staffer who missed out on the role. Dr Kirstin Ferguson’s advice? Go straight to the boss.

  • byDr Kirstin Ferguson
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Why we shouldn’t give up on the charismatic CEO
Opinion
Workplace

Why we shouldn’t give up on the charismatic CEO

It has been a tough few years for young CEOs who built their companies using their charisma,but they won’t be disappearing from the scene any time soon.

  • byAdrian Wooldridge
I was promised a pay rise that never came. What do I do?

I was promised a pay rise that never came. What do I do?

As a questioner waits for a pay rise that was promised long ago,Dr Kirstin Ferguson has advice on tackling the conversation objectively.

  • byDr Kirstin Ferguson
I don’t want to attend my work Christmas party. Is this a bad move?

I don’t want to attend my work Christmas party. Is this a bad move?

If there has ever been a time to allow yourself the freedom to do what you want to do rather than what you think might be expected,this could be the year.

  • byDr Kirstin Ferguson
I was 12 years old when a bomb blast changed my life forever

I was 12 years old when a bomb blast changed my life forever

Shooting and bomb blasts became everyday events in Rahila’s early teens in Pakistan. But then came a new life in Australia,and a chance to follow her dreams.

  • byRahila
Not just another Alpha Male:How Pat Cummins will captain Australia

Not just another Alpha Male:How Pat Cummins will captain Australia

Life has never been all about cricket for Australia’s new men’s Test captain. And given the job Pat Cummins has walked into,that could be his saving grace.

  • byDaniel Brettig