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Tim Duggan

Tim Duggan

Tim Duggan is the author of Work Backwards, Cult Status and Killer Thinking. He co-founded Junkee Media and writes a monthly newsletter called OUTLET.

Less driving, more commuting could be on the cards for workers around the country.

WFH, four-day workweeks: What the war in Iran could mean for your job

Australian workers fortunately haven’t felt much pain yet, but if the war rages on, some of these measures will eventually arrive here.

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Our workplaces are already demanding new skills - and new language to talk about them with.

Why it’s time we stopped talking about ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ skills

Both of these terms were created in the old world of work, and we’re on the precipice of a new one filled with more unknowns than ever.

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Next time you’re working at have the option of taking a shortcut, try doing it the hard way instead.

This Gen Z-inspired concept could help us fall in love with work again

AI is making everything easier, but there’s a backlash brewing to smoothing out every single aspect of our work, and for good reason too.

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Being able to hear unfiltered and raw conversations has been one of Kyle and Jackie O’s elements that’s made their show so popular over the last two decades.

Jackie O’s spectacular resignation should be an inspiration to us all

We can endlessly debate that Henderson should have done this years ago, but it still doesn’t diminish the courage it takes to stand up to a workplace bully.

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This stock image of ‘stressed out office workers’ accurately reflects how this whole scenario made me feel.

Feel like your job’s gotten stale? Ask yourself this question

You might know how to do your job with your eyes closed, but you might feel like something is missing. Welcome to what South Koreans call ‘goinmul’.

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AI is changing the world. What if we don’t like what it builds?

What’s the point of getting AI to write a report that we don’t understand? Or an email that we don’t care about?

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It’s never been easier to apply for a job.

Resumes are dying – this is what’s replacing them

When AI can generate impressive-sounding CVs in seconds and automation can reject them in minutes, what’s even the point of a resume?

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Employees in the Singapore office of Salesforce take a break for a game of ping pong.

This four-letter word might terrify some employees – but it shouldn’t

Work can be serious, and we might think that we need to shut off our playful side to succeed. But play has the potential to transform how we think.

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Working from home elicits a variety of responses.

Right or privilege? The WFH wars are heating up

The growing number of battles between employer and employee reveal some insights on the overarching question on whether working from home is now a right or a privilege.

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Too many people in a meeting can be a major drag on productivity.

The hidden tax you’re secretly paying at work – and how to avoid it

Australians pay plenty of tax already, so there’s no reason why this common workplace occurrence needs to be any more taxing.

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