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For small business owners, time is both precious and limited. The secret to achieving flexibility and balance is a ruthless focus on productivity, writes Dermot Crowley.

One of the richest businessmen in Australia is calling on the federal government to launch an investigation into the employment practices of food delivery platforms including Uber Eats, Foodora and Deliveroo.

Great chief executives possess qualities beyond boosting profits and pleasing shareholders, and success at the top is multifaceted. These are the traits of the most successful business leaders.

A strong company culture is hinged on employee experience, but it must also be able to adapt and grow as the business does, according to HubSpot Australia’s culture and engagement manager.

In the high pressure stakes of the business world, what can you do to look after yourself, as well as your business?

Work absences for mental health reasons occur as commonly as those for physical health conditions. Despite this, many employers still lack experience in managing mental health-related illness in the workplace, or are unsure how to broach return-to-work planning for employees dealing with mental ill health.

Having been a single mum for six years, and working closely with single mums every day, Lucy Good believes employers need to better consider the skills, resilience and experience of single mums.

Employees stealing from their workplaces has been proven to be harmful to our economy. So why do workers steal?

Wherever you’re working, successfully navigating office politics is a bit like building a brand identity: people who do it well are able to clearly define and consistently maintain their public persona.

Companies with strategies to maximise diversity of thought and reflect the rich composition of our society will be the ultimate winners.

The glass ceiling still exists for women at work, writes Eve Ash, so we all need to rethink the concept of work in our lives.

Amy Foo is helping to steer a growing tech company towards the $1 billion mark in her role at Zendesk.