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It's in the brag - mastering the art of self-promotion
Don’t skite. Stop showing off. Don’t go on about yourself. US author and entrepreneur Meredith Fineman has written a book devoted to the notion that these well-worn pieces of advice are not just wrong, they’re harmful. Brag Better is a highly practical guidebook full of advice on...
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Tall Poppies - meet the Kiwis succeeding on the global business stage
Introducing the first of our Tall Poppies - a new series celebrating the best of our Kiwi business exports. SARAI BAREMAN - FIFA GLOBAL CHIEF, WOMEN'S FOOTBALL As backdrops to Zoom calls go, the one behind Sarai Bareman takes some beating. Over the former Aucklander’s left s...
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Out of office - the business cost of bored employees
Being bored in your job may not seem the worst problem ever, certainly not in comparison to being overworked and overwhelmed, but the impact can be surprisingly similar. When workers are suffering from bore-out – which is boredom’s version of burnout – they feel stressed and depr...
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Women hit hardest in retail, hospitality job losses
As BusinessDesk reported on Wednesday, the headline unemployment figures for the June quarter need to be digested with a large grain of salt.Unemployment of 4 percent masks a whole range of things, including a shrinking labour force during lockdown. To be counted as unemployed yo...
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