This Month
Why so many top executives start in accounting, consulting
BOSS delves into the career paths of the senior executives at Australia’s 20 biggest companies to discover where they started – and the critical skills and experience they gained.
- Sally Patten
Autonomy the key to career paths at this consumer giant
A shift in career planning and transparency in job ads have been central to keeping Unilever’s employees engaged.
- Prashant Mehra
- Opinion
- Best places to work
The secrets to a happy workplace revealed
In a world where many leaders are putting in place back to office mandates, the best places to work prioritise freedom and choice.
- Amantha Imber
Planning delays transformed into social housing solutions at Toga
Property developer Toga turns vacant apartments and retail spaces in projects awaiting planning approval into pop-up accommodation for vulnerable communities.
- Larry Schlesinger
- Analysis
- Best places to work
How we picked the award winners
The AFR BOSS Best Places to Work ranks the best workplaces in Australia and New Zealand across nine different industries.
- Amantha Imber
Ventia creates careers for people with disabilities
ASX-listed infrastructure services company Ventia has increased the representation rate on some government contracts to 9 per cent.
- Larry Schlesinger
April
- Sponsored
- University of Wollongong
You can break out of a career plateau. Here’s how
Great leaps are possible. Two people who’ve stuck the landing share their best tips.
Sponsored
by Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong
How to beat the busyness curse
If you’re filling every waking hour with something to do, you may be overcompensating for not wanting to be idle – but there is a middle path.
- Arthur Brooks
Great work: Gen Z’s anti-hustle ethos may hurt their careers
A new survey shows the number of anti-hustle job ads has risen 30 per cent since the pandemic as employers emphasise work-life balance to entice young workers.
- Sophia Money-Coutts
- Analysis
- Legal industry
Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyer, Mark O’Brien, is on a losing streak
Losses in high-profile cases have experts wondering if Sydney’s client-friendly defamation culture is changing.
- Aaron Patrick
The four steps that change your behaviour - and achieve goals
Rather than setting goals, we are better off finding cues to trigger new habits.
- Amantha Imber
- Opinion
- Gender pay gap
How to fix construction’s female problem
The gender pay gap in construction is entirely not surprising when the female participation in the industry is so low. Here are five strategies to fix it.
- Alison Mirams
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The rise of the home husband
Changes in the structure of work make it more likely wives will go to the office and men will work from their abode.
- The Economist
March
This lawyer realised life can’t be measured in six-minute increments
Welcome to our fortnightly AFR series featuring professionals who have made a big career leap into the unknown.
- Tess Bennett
No degree required: Canva, WiseTech and Culture Amp’s new workforce
Companies are relaxing or eliminating such qualifications from their job ads to access deeper talent pools.
- Euan Black
