Executive mentors wanted. Only millennials need apply
Reverse mentoring programs are helping older executives get "hip with what the kids are doing these days".
Workplace Relations
Why personal brand is central to professional success
There are some basics steps anyone can take to improve their branding.
Cost cutting and understaffing of aged care homes leads to rationing and neglect
"Sometimes they are given food and they ask me 'what is it?', and I say 'I have no idea'."
Office jetlag: Starting work at 8am ruined my health
The alarm's snooze button is your best friend, and you're tired every day, all day? One more hour of sleep could make all the difference.
Bank bonuses may be further reined in APRA warns
Company boards and executives may soon face even tougher requirements from the regulator over million-dollar bonuses being dished out in the banking and financial services industry, the regulator has warned.
Ready to lead? The perils of being promoted too early
When managers favour younger workers who do not challenge them, that's not leadership but a cop-out.
Cancer and work: A compatible duo?
Working after a cancer diagnosis can be a way of deriving meaning throughout a period when meaning and purpose are themselves being questioned.
Sinking teeth into oral health research
Writing grant and ethics applications, collecting data, and contributing to academic papers is all part of the process.
Leadership on and off the field
Lessons learned on the football field have a place in the classroom.
Federal Court upholds move to cut penalty rates
The Fair Work Commission's controversial decision to reduce Sunday and public holiday penalty rates has survived a Federal Court challenge in which unions argued the people most affected could least afford a pay cut.
What your preferred Microsoft font says about you
A person’s choice of easily transferable body copy typeface is nothing less than a window into his soul.
How do you know that you are losing it?
Confusion and fear can develop with the growing realisation that we are struggling with work that previously we were able to complete with little difficulty.
You're never too old to be an apprentice
With Australian's living and working longer, and experiencing an average of five different careers changes over a lifetime, on the job training in internships and apprenticeships, is no longer just for the young.
ANSTO stops women taking lower-paid jobs
"The important thing is for women to be taken seriously," says CEO.
High-stakes hearing with the lot looms for Domino's
Pizza giant Domino's Enterprises, its network of franchisees, unions and thousands of workers will be itching for the outcome of a Fair Work Commission hearing that relates to more than 26 applications by two unions to terminate various enterprise agreements.
New generation chalks up revival of a traditional game
It's not surprising George Taylor followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, to become the third generation of his family to run Alcocks.
'Big chill': the unintended consequence of sex scandals
Male leaders' heightened caution in the wake of a string of sexual harassment scandals is potentially depriving women of the kind of relationships that lead to promotions or investments.
Domino's delivers $5.4m to underpaid staff
Domino's Pizza says it has returned $5.4 million in underpaid wages and superannuation to its employees over the past four years under a national audit of its stores.
NSW government fails to stick to target for offshoring jobs
The number of state government jobs transferred overseas has exceeded its own targets, raising concerns about the Berejiklian government's commitment to protecting local jobs.
Sydney Uni senior staff member takes legal action over dismissal
The University of Sydney's first deputy vice-chancellor for Aboriginal services, Professor Shane Houston, is taking legal action over his dismissal from the position.
Electricians stop work at Opera House over asbestos
Electrical workers have stopped work on the $200 million Sydney Opera House renovation for the second time in two months over asbestos concerns.
'Not worth it': At what age you're unhappiest at work
At the age of 30, Jo Green felt like "a square peg in a round hole" in her marketing job. She's not alone, with employees in their 20s and 30s among the least happy in the Australian workforce.
The young Japanese reporter who worked herself to death
The journalist's gruelling work schedule triggered the heart failure that killed her at the age of 31.
'They spit you out': Graham pays heavy price for his service
Graham White not only gave the Australian navy ten years of his labour - that service will now cost him his life.
Australian women earn 87 cents to every man's dollar
The median full-time working woman in Australia earns 87 cents to every man's dollar, new OECD research shows.
Tinker, tailor, punter, spy: the everyday deceptions of worklife
You're suspected of being a spy. And John le Carré may just agree.
From spare room to wellness centre
Husband and wife duo put soul into community health and wellbeing.
Jewellery entrepreneur is leading from the front
Diamonds have some tough opposition.
A touch of theatre in the classroom
After a successful career in musical theatre, Garry Scale decided it was time to share his love of the performing arts with primary school students.
Effective leadership is impossible without philosophy
Like the tinpot despot, leadership is not necessarily bestowed by office and position.