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- Oct 1, 2026
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- Jul 9, 2026
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Work wives: why womenâs invisible labour in the workplace costs them too much (opens the original)
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You know the type. Sheâs the one in whom everyone confides at work. Usually, sheâs the first to notice if someone is in bad form and she always remembers peopleâs birthdays. Sheâs easy to work with and always there to help, but sheâs been stuck at the same rung on the career ladder for years. This woman doesnât work in human resources. Sheâs not a manager with people responsibilities and sheâs not an executive coach. Yet, without her support, the team would fall apart. Sabrina Fi
The top culture questions you should ask before accepting a job (opens the original)
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Choosing a good job and place to work can be challenging. Sometimes, the way a company presents itself in a job advertisement doesnât reflect reality. Recently, I saw a position advertised that looked suitable for my daughter, who is just back from two years working abroad. It ticked all the boxes for the type of high-performing culture where she thrives: a clear role and responsibilities, opportunities for progression, training and development, good work-life balance and regular performance r
Why womenâs struggle to get on the âboss-manâs ladderâ has got harder (opens the original)
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The late Dolly Parton knew a thing or two about womenâs ambition and getting ahead in a world that was not built for her. Partonâs song from the comedy film Nine to Five, released in 1980 and worth watching for Partonâs performance alone, became an anthem for women newly entering the workforce. The lyrics succinctly express working womenâs struggle to be taken seriously, the lack of credit they were given and poor pay and conditions: â9 to 5, for service and devotion/You would think th
Lessons for a happy retirement from a year interviewing Irelandâs top leaders (opens the original)
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Who am I when Iâm no longer working every day? Am I still a professional if Iâve retired from my job? Whatâs my purpose now? What will I do with all that free time? These vexing questions hit too many of us only when weâre on the cusp of that dirty R-word: retirement. We spend decades planning our âThird Actâ financially but forget about the mental, emotional and relationship aspects of this huge change in our lives. Every year thousands of executives and workers finish up long and s
Why emotionally intelligent people bear the most weight in toxic workplaces (opens the original)
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Did you ever feel that something was just âoffâ with a colleague, a team or with your boss? Were you the first to realise that lay-offs were about to happen â without any solid facts to support it â or that Sorcha from accounts and Lloyd from sales were secretly dating? Maybe you sensed that your team leader Sanjeev was offered a big job by a competitor weeks before he said a word about it? If so, you might have a high level of emotional intelligence (EI or EQ). Emotional intelligence is
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