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

  • by Tim Duggan

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

  • by Tim Duggan
Six healthy habits to add to your working day
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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.

  • by Emily Craig
These four women have found the secret to fulfilment

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.

  • by Dilvin Yasa
Workers now have the right to disconnect. Here’s how workplaces can prepare

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?

  • by Leslie Cannold
Standing desks won’t make you healthier. Here’s what experts suggest instead

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.

  • by Gretchen Reynolds
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Is returning to the office actually good for productivity?
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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.

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

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.

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

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.

  • by Lauren Ironmonger
Why it’s time we stopped obsessing over ‘work-life balance’
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Why it’s time we stopped obsessing over ‘work-life balance’

It’s a message that can be difficult to deliver to a society that’s been fed hustle culture and girlbossing, but it’s a truth we all need to hear.

  • by Tim Duggan
CEO burnout: The ‘dirty little secret’ among business top brass
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CEO burnout: The ‘dirty little secret’ among business top brass

Burnout is a multibillion-dollar-a-year problem, with money primarily being haemorrhaged via days lost to stress, fatigue and poor mental health.

  • by Charlotte Lytton