Work from home

What we lose when we work from home

Opinion: The debate over working from home has focused on productivity and flexibility. Clinibase CEO Pam Ramali believes the bigger issue is one that’s much harder to measure. There are two murals on the walls of Clinibase’s Melbourne headquarters. David “Meggs” Hooke, a Collingwood artist who has spent years capturing the character and texture of […]

You can’t meditate your way out of a toxic workplace

Opinion: Happiness researcher Declan Edwards argues that corporate wellness budgets are booming but burnout persists because employers push meditation and apps instead of fixing toxic workloads and poor management. We are living through one of the most expensive, yet least effective eras of workplace wellbeing in history. Corporate wellbeing budgets are scaling to unprecedented heights. Yet the metrics executives care […]

Working mother

Leadership still isn’t designed for working mothers

Opinion: Flexible work means little if leadership roles remain built around outdated workplace norms. Karlie Cremin argues Australia is still failing to support mothers at the top. For all the progress Australia claims to have made on flexible work, one stubborn truth remains: the higher you climb in leadership, the less flexibility you are afforded. […]