Cultivate your strengths is sound advice, says Neville Aitchison, but if there’s an aspect of what you do that you dislike, don’t put up with it. Enjoyment is the fuel you need to keep on getting more creative and successful.

Conflict conjures up images of stress and battles on the job, but managed well, says Terry Williams, it can stimulate employee engagement and productivity.

It’s definitely not all beer and skittles keeping 30-plus hotels fully staffed. Accor Hotels’ Graeme Ham talks to Renée Lang about some of the challenges his team faces.

Relationships may have been fraught in the past, but in today’s workplace, unions and employers are increasingly working in partnership to ensure the best outcomes. As Angela Gregory discovers, a constructive relationship is fundamental to creating a high-performance organisation.

When conflict occurs in the workplace, something needs to be done about it, but how do you go about having those hard-to-have conversations? Paul Hutcheson outlines six practical steps to better personal advocacy.

It’s not easy to think rationally and logically when we’re faced with conflict at work. Ruth Donde and Graham Hart explain why this is and how our brain responds to dealing with difficult people and difficult situations.

A recent Employment Court ruling that women in female-dominated industries can now compare themselves to men in other industries requiring similar skills has opened a new chapter in New Zealand’s equal pay story, say Janette Andrews.

Employers need to “harden up” and deal appropriately with incompatibility if it threatens productivity or health and safety, says Rosalind Webby.

A recent decision by the Employment Court will hopefully encourage parties to settle employment disputes amicably, says Paul Robertson. He looks at the case and at a decision over the identity of the employer in the education sector.