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If you want to make 2025 a great year, a MAP can help show you how to get there

Want to have a great year at work? You just need a map

There’s a simple way to set yourself up for your best work year yet – and ironically, it involves focusing on your life outside work.

  • Tim Duggan

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Readers back moves to factor work from office compliance into performance reviews.

The year is almost over. Here’s how to properly switch off

Burnout manifests itself in three ways: occupational exhaustion, depersonalisation, and a decrease in feelings of personal accomplishment. Sound familiar?

  • Tim Duggan
Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy and Donald Trump.

Working from home is the new normal, so why doesn’t Elon Musk agree?

Do we really want a workaholic meme-lord to decide if millions of workers should be allowed to work from home?

  • Tim Duggan
Taking a midday stroll or jog can vastly improve your health at work.

Six healthy habits to add to your working day

For many of us, sitting down at work is unavoidable. But incorporating a little movement into your working day – among other healthy habits – could be game-changing.

  • Emily Craig

These four women have found the secret to fulfilment

About five million Australians take part in volunteering activities and find they get as much as they give.

  • Dilvin Yasa
Right-to-disconnect laws will become widespread from next year, giving burnt-out workers the right to switch off.

Workers now have the right to disconnect. Here’s how workplaces can prepare

What does the new legal framework mean for workplace leaders who care about providing a psychologically safe workplace for their employees?

  • Leslie Cannold
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“Standing is generally better than sitting... To improve your overall health and lower your risk of heart disease, you have to mix in actual movement,” said research fellow Matthew N. Ahmadi.

Standing desks won’t make you healthier. Here’s what experts suggest instead

According to a new University of Sydney study, there are better ways to undo the health risks of sitting at a desk all day.

  • Gretchen Reynolds
Some employees thrive in a structured office environment.

Is returning to the office actually good for productivity?

Many companies are weighing up the pros and cons of asking employees to come back to the office full-time.

  • Téa Angelos
Ivy Lim took up ballet as an adult, and now attends the classes run by her daughter and dance teacher Zara Lim.

You should start that hobby you’ve always wanted to try. Here’s why

For adults, starting a new hobby can be a daunting task. This is why you should make the leap, as told by three people who have done the same.

  • Gemma Grant

Right to disconnect laws are coming. Here’s how to set proper boundaries at work

At the end of this month, Aussie workers will have the right to ignore late-night calls from their bosses.

  • Lauren Ironmonger

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