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Lifting the lid on Australia’s toxic kitchen culture

Despite a series of suicides by high-profile chefs, conditions have not improved in Australian restaurant kitchens according to one UQ Business School researcher who is exploring ways to create change.

Q&A: Sustainability of the future and how businesses can benefit

Published on: 23 August 2019

Business sustainability expert Dr Belinda Wade, a researcher and lecturer at The University of Queensland Business School shares some insights as to how individuals and businesses can incorporate sustainability into their day-to-day lives and long-term planning.

How to have a difficult conversation

Published on: 26 July 2019

There is no magic formula to having tough discussions about performance, but it is possible to make them less daunting.

UQ Business School students place second in competition at the world’s largest real estate convention

Published on: 4 July 2019

A team of four students from The University of Queensland Business School have taken second place in a competition hosted at RECon - the world’s largest retail real estate convention, in Las Vegas.

The workplace of the future: green, healthy and productive

Technology has severed the chains which once bound workers to their desks. Today your fellow team members could be operating from almost any location – the coffee shop around the corner, or the other side of the world.

The gig economy: the future of work or a step backwards?

Platforms like Airbnb are reshaping traditional employment models and opening up new opportunities – but do they really offer the freedom they promise or are they a threat to workers’ rights?

The skills leaders need in the age of artificial intelligence and robots

From introducing robots in the workplace to persuading humans to work alongside them, leaders need to prepare for the brave new world ahead. But what skills will be most important for leaders as these technologies develop?

Success is good, but don't forget to embrace sustainability

Published on: 4 June 2019

Climate Week feature – Organizations must reconceptualise sustainability as a means to transform; not only meeting the needs of society and the environment, but also creating a sustainable competitive advantage.