The brain is a hungry little critter and at times its laser-like focus is diluted and distracted. If that’s the case, says Terry Williams, Twenty One Pilots has a message that’s worth listening to.

Treat your employees well and that flows on to your customers, Armstrong Motor Group’s Estelle Curd tells Raewyn Court.

Redundancies are more common than most of us realise, and they may even propel people into better roles, says Alyson Garrido. Staying positive and planning to the best of your ability will set you and your team up for success.

With employees’ mental wellbeing now widely acknowledged as an organisation’s number one business asset, more New Zealand businesses are opening up to talking about mental health. Z Energy is among them, making mental wellbeing one of its 12 top priority risks, as Lee-Anne Duncan discovers.

Looking after employees is about much more than keeping them safe, it’s about making sure their overall wellness is also being taken care of. Michelle Cherrington explains why that is especially important for the largest iwi-owned fisheries company in the country.

Building resilience is a skill that will serve us all well in an increasingly stressful world, say Ruth Donde and Graham Hart. They share some practical strategies.

Conflict only arises when at least one person experiences negative emotions, says Stefan Doll. Addressing these emotions by talking about them is the best approach for the individual and the organisation.

A great team is more than just a group of great individuals, it delivers something that none of them could have delivered alone, says Julie Rowlands.

In an age of disruption and transformation, career transitions are the norm. Equipping people with the skills to move on will differentiate an organisation in the eyes of those leaving and those who remain, says Jude Manuel.

For people with coeliac disease, managing it in the workplace is a challenge. Dana Alexander explains how it affects people, and what employers can do to ensure employees can be “coeliac safe” at work.

There is plenty of buzz in the media about the potential for AI to replace many of the tasks done by lawyers. All is not lost, says Kirsty Spears, so long as lawyers focus on the human advantages they bring to their work.

An employer receives a “confidential” complaint about an employee. The person complained about wants to know the name of their accuser. What is the employer to do? Paul Robertson examines the issue.