Why ‘mad’ passions are worth following
Opinion
Opinion

Why ‘mad’ passions are worth following

Compulsion is a frequent ingredient in finding an occupation – and that can be a good thing.

  • byJim Bright

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Succession anyone? What it’s really like to work in a family business

Succession anyone? What it’s really like to work in a family business

There are plenty of reasons to build your career in a family business,whether it’s working for your own clan or in another family’s organisation.

  • bySue White
Do pronoun preferences and titles matter at work? It’s complicated

Do pronoun preferences and titles matter at work? It’s complicated

Like so many other aspects of recruitment,conservative values and plain wrong thinking continue to exist in some quarters.

  • byJim Bright
Fancy looking after a five-tonne elephant?

Fancy looking after a five-tonne elephant?

Vet nurses are playing a key role in caring for our native wildlife – great and small.

  • bySue White
Tread carefully when jumping to judgment at work

Tread carefully when jumping to judgment at work

It might be fun to laugh about office ‘clowns’ but there’s not that many outright incompetents going around.

  • byJonathan Rivett
Sweet dreams of engineering a better world

Sweet dreams of engineering a better world

Engineering qualifications can offer the chance to use your skills to help people and planet.

  • bySue White
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Why labels can limit your job prospects
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Opinion

Why labels can limit your job prospects

If we give credence to oversimplified categorisations,we may be unduly influenced in our decision-making.

  • byJim Bright
The secret weapon behind the Bunnings workforce

The secret weapon behind the Bunnings workforce

The hardware giant is one organisation that understands the value of older workers.

  • bySue White
Why Elon Musk is wrong about working from home
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Opinion

Why Elon Musk is wrong about working from home

To share the “toil” of work more fairly,the Tesla boss should be on the production line or down a mine in central Africa digging for cobalt.

  • byDale Tweedie
The four-day workweek verdict is in

The four-day workweek verdict is in

A four-day workweek is proving popular with organisations embracing this flexible arrangement.

  • bySue White
What’s it all about Alfie? Why your opinions don’t matter at work
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Opinion

What’s it all about Alfie? Why your opinions don’t matter at work

Having a trusted wise mentor to turn to may help you to find the middle ground in your workplace.

  • byJim Bright