Executive Style

Management

Tips and tricks

How to work when you're tired

Sleeping.

ALI HALE, FORBES.COM All the tools you need to stay focused throughout the day.

Comments 2

Twiggy rises to the top as Packer loses his crown

Forrest

KATE LAHEY Iron ore producer Andrew Forrest, 48, has reclaimed his place as Australia's richest man with a net worth of $US4.1 billion. Last year's king, James Packer, has dropped to third place.

Australia's 10 richest people

The top 10 on Forbes's Australia rich list.

Twiggy's comeback

Twiggy's comeback: Forrest regains top spot on rich list

Andrew

Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest has more than doubled his wealth to reclaim the title of the nation's richest person from gaming tycoon James Packer.

Office posture

From one treadmill to another

LISSA CHRISTOPHER Height-adjustable desks that allow staff to work standing up are considered fairly radical in Australia. Treadmills on which they can walk and work: beyond the pale. For now.

Comments 1

Sitting down

Beware of the chair

Treadmill.

The science is in and it's scary. Sitting down is bad for you - very bad. So much so that some workplaces are starting to act. Lissa Christopher, who wrote this story standing up, reports.

Comments 28

Search results

How to manage (and protect) your online reputation

Facebook.

HELEN COSTER, FORBES.COM Your web identity could make or break you.

Comments 1

Output and reward

Being paid by the hour makes us happier

Money in wallet.

Research from Stanford University suggests that workers who get paid by the hour are happier than salaried employees because they see a clear link between output and reward.

Occupational hazards

Flexibility key to employee health

Work stress.

People who have some control over their working hours may be healthier than those in less flexible jobs, according to a US study.

Success secrets

How to be a billionaire

Man with cigar and cash.

SHAUN REIN, FORBES.COM Research reveals three qualities common to people who build great fortunes.

Comments 22

Equal opportunity

Men must close the gender gap

Man with a baby.

STEPHANIE PEATLING Men would be given the same rights to family-friendly work arrangements as women under changes to discrimination laws being drawn up by the federal government.

Comments 0

Self-interest link

Exposure to luxury can alter decision making: study

Money clip and cash.

The mere exposure to luxury goods can have a corrosive effect on decision-making, pushing individuals to put their interests over those of others, study finds.

Annual earnings

Shark tops BRW sports rich list - again

Greg Norman

CHRIS ZAPPONE In the latest ranking of Australia's biggest sports earners, golfer Greg Norman remained in his top spot, generating $15 million in earnings last year.

Common mistakes

Arrogance traps for entrepreneurs

Planning.

MARTIN ZWILLING, FORBES.COM Running your own show takes confidence-but beware your limitations.

Celebrity sponsorship

Tiger Woods costs shareholders $13.5 billion

Tiger Woods

A new study finds that Tiger Woods' marital infidelity has cost shareholders up to $US12 billion ($13.65 billion).

Women on top

European push for gender-neutral boards

Generic pic of a businesswoman and businessmen.

Norway, Spain and France are leading the charge toward to gender-equity in the board room.

Star backing

The power of celebrity endorsement

Jennifer Hawkins.

JULIANNE DOWLING Celebrity alliances, such as Jennifer Hawkins for Myer and Megan Gale for David Jones, may be an Aussie dream for brand marketers but does endorsement always work?

Comments 0

Workplace

Technology that works for you

A man kisses his laptop.

JULIA TALEVSKI It pays to know how your business can benefit from the latest technical advances, writes Julia Talevski.

Novel idea

Man makes living by selling the shirt on his back

An illustration of money and a net.

A US man is making more than $90,000 a year by wearing t-shirts branded with company logos and promoting them on social networking sites.

Ivy league

Harvard brand suffers in tough times

University graduates.

Tough economic times have hurt Harvard University's public standing in the media over the past nine months, while schools perceived as a safer educational investment have benefited, a research firm said.

In Pictures

Editor's Pick

Green trend

The new definition of a luxury car

In coming years a high-priced, prestige car may not mean big and roomy. It's just as likely to be small and green.

Star backing

The power of celebrity endorsement

Do celebrity alliances, such as Jennifer Hawkins for Myer and Megan Gale for David Jones, always work?

On the radar

Budgies versus boardies: the verdict

Budgie smugglers are out, in favour of boardies and short shorts, writes Rachel Wells.