September 2024
Why becoming a chief of staff is good for your career
Three top executives who took on the role early in their careers say the position was a springboard to far bigger jobs.
- Sally Patten
March 2023
Four-day week drives surge in productivity
Employers testing four-day weeks on full pay are reporting a boost in productivity, backing proposals for the government to fund a nationwide trial.
- David Marin-Guzman
December 2022
The team-building secrets this Sydney to Hobart winning CEO swears by
Sydney to Hobart champion John Winning, also the chief executive of his fourth-generation family company, says data is equally important in sport and business.
- Gus McCubbing
April 2022
Meet the professionals doing a four-day week without breaking the bank
Keen to work a shorter week? The financial hit might not be as bad as you think.
- Lucy Dean
January 2022
This gadget will get you typing 500 words a minute
A digital device that looks a bit like a tiny dumbbell could revolutionise typing and signal the end of the ubiquitous QWERTY keyboard.
- Charlotte Lytton
October 2021
How to use Q4 to boost your career in 2022
Workplace experts are urging professionals to take advantage of easing restrictions to rebuild neglected relationships to set themselves up for career success in 2022.
- Tess Bennett
September 2021
Employees can choose where they want to be
Businesses are embarking on a second wave of experimentation to determine which work-from-home policy to adopt once restrictions lift.
- Tess Bennett
April 2021
What Zoom told Atlassian about the future of video meetings
Zoom CEO and founder Eric Yuan said, while on a panel with Atlassian’s Mike Cannon-Brookes, that the company is looking to add features such as sensations of smell and touch.
- Sally Patten
March 2021
- Opinion
- Virtual reality
Virtual meetings are reaching a whole new level
Our intrepid reporter comes to you from inside a new virtual-reality collaboration space that can be used to create strange and remarkable worlds.
- John Davidson
Zoom shares shoot up as it targets global shift to hybrid working
The company’s COVID boom continues and now the video meeting provider is rolling out new features to enhance collaboration between in-office and remote workers.
- Natasha Gillezeau
December 2020
Escape from the city: the regional remote-working boom
Workers are fleeing big cities as the shift to remote work drives more people to look for a permanent sea or tree change.
- Natasha Boddy
July 2020
How to conquer an overloaded inbox
If you're drowning in emails, getting your inbox down to zero may seem like an unattainable goal, but experts say it can be done. Here are some tips.
- Natasha Boddy
Nine ways to look more polished on work video calls
Professional stylists offer their tips on how you can easily dress up for video conferences while working from home.
- Meagan Drillinger
April 2020
Has our design editor created the ultimate home office?
Stephen Todd recounts two decades of exceptional circumstances that have led him to working from home – and the furniture that makes it a breeze.
- Stephen Todd
- Analysis
- Work in the shutdown
Top 10 rules for keeping your remote staff sane
COVID-19 has created a quandary for employers who are struggling with how to manage staff from a distance. Here are some golden rules to follow.
- Natasha Boddy and Hannah Wootton
March 2020
Virus crisis could be 'watershed moment' for work-from-home
If remote working gets adopted more broadly, it will have ramifications for office space, commute patterns and how people balance their work and personal lives.
- Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
February 2020
What to do when imposter syndrome strikes
Imposter syndrome is more common than you might think. Even Rich Listers Cyan Ta'eed and Mike Cannon-Brookes suffer from it. Here's what to do when it strikes.
- Natasha Boddy
January 2020
- Opinion
- Legal profession
Welcome to the real world, law grads
Young lawyers complaining about long hours and low pay should try running a small business, where owners work 70 hours a week with no guarantee of any return at all, writes John Roskam.
- John Roskam
November 2019
- Exclusive
- Start-ups
Expert360's big career move: $500m Hudson deal fuels global plans
Bridget Loudon's online jobs platform will add $500m worth of work to its platform after signing a deal with the recruitment giant that was three years in the making.
- Yolanda Redrup
September 2019
- Opinion
- Opinion
It’s pointless to work long hours, so why do it?
People who work mad hours are more prone to get ill, drink heavily and make rubbish decisions. Even if you work gladly on a project you love, you are more likely to muck up when tired.
- Pilita Clark