We’re living in an age when people decide, from a very early age, what they’re going to do with their lives. And it’s all Cinderella’s fault, says Neville Aitchison. In today’s world, do you still need to earn your chops, or can you choose who you want to be?

Career transitioning is now more the rule than the exception, says Terry Williams. Maybe the job you’re destined for hasn’t been invented yet?

Coca-Cola Amatil NZ has a culture that’s second to none, its HR general manager Martin King tells Raewyn Court. It also has a proud record of 100 percent pay equity that’s the very foundation of its diversity strategy.

Concerned about CV fraud or employee theft? A broad range of pre-employment probity checks is essential if employers want to protect their business—and their reputation, says Craig Gubbin. He outlines some of the key areas to investigate.

Why do so many projects fail to deliver? It’s often to do with people and culture issues, says Ross Pearce. He examines the role of HR in building change management capability.

In the second of three articles on the most critical retention activity your organisation can undertake—onboarding—Alexandra Levit explains all you need to begin planning or enhancing your own formal onboarding initiative.

Internationally, New Zealand might score highly as a good place for women, but in the corporate world this hasn’t translated into senior roles, says influential American lawyer Mary Cranston. It’s time to lift our game, she tells Sally Wenley.

A company refusing to hire people who use poor grammar prompts the question: how important is grammar in a business context in an age where texting and tweeting are the new normal? Donna McTavish shares her thoughts.

New Zealand’s technology industry is growing faster than its population, says Greg Shanahan. Companies are expanding into new areas and hiring aggressively, but we do not have the skilled IT professionals to fill these jobs, and the shortage is expected to grow.

New Zealand has a world class public sector, but it’s not resting on its laurels. Leadership development is the key to boosting public sector performance, says Iain Rennie. He outlines the findings of a report that aims to give State sector leaders the tools they need for the job.

What can you do when a machine operator, exercising his right to a long toilet break, brings production to a halt on a daily basis. Keith McGregor explains how paradoxical intention can be an effective means of dealing with entrenched resistance—and one that allows change with dignity.

A teacher who claimed he signed a settlement agreement under duress after an acrimonious dispute was not successful when he asked the Employment Relations Authority to reopen his personal grievance. Paul Robertson outlines the elements necessary to establish duress.