Workplace culture
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Four simple ways to make meetings more productive – and less painful
Meetings can sap the joy from our workdays and consume precious time that could be better spend on meaningful tasks. Here’s how to fix them.
- by Shadé Zahrai
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The surprising upside of impostor syndrome
Impostor thoughts, while often labelled as wholly negative, might just have a silver lining.
- by Shadé Zahrai
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Work therapy
Why is my colleague making fun of my standing desk?
Your slightly crabby teammate may think you’re participating in a frivolous fad rather than making a change for genuine health reasons. They’d be wrong.
- by Jonathan Rivett
Feeling lonely at work? Try building your social fitness
We need to flex our social muscles as much as our physical ones, even at work. So, what’s the best way to go about it?
- by Nell Geraets
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There are two different types of workers. Which one are you?
The two main ways of working are polar opposites, but they could both learn a thing or two from the other.
- by Tim Duggan
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Sex & relationships
Has #MeToo dampened the appetite for office romance? Not for the French
Have office relationships and affairs become less frequent in recent years? According to the data, you’re probably surrounded by them.
- by Peter Quarry
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Industrial relations
Lazy workers are licking their lips as the right-to-disconnect laws loom
From next month, protective workplace measures with good intentions will be exploited by slack employees and put hardworking colleagues at risk.
- by Paul O'Halloran
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Opinion
The crude piece of career advice I think about all the time
Next time you find yourself in a difficult situation at work, this admittedly crude advice might just help.
- by Tim Duggan
‘Selling your soul to the devil’: Tensions rising as Wall Street grapples with 100-hour work weeks
The death of Bank of America associate Leo Lukenas from a heart attack just days after completing a $3 billion deal has put an unwelcome spotlight on Wall Street.
- by Katherine Doherty
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Opinion
If you can’t spot the jerk at work, it might be you
There is a decent chance something you do is driving your colleagues nuts. Here’s how to avoid being that person.
- by Danielle Abril
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Workplace safety
‘Do you like this position?’: The workplace rife with shocking sexual harassment
More than a dozen current and former Corrective Services workers, including guards, administrative assistants and senior managers from different prisons say they endured humiliating harassment and assault,
- by Jordan Baker