Burnout stories - Page 2

As stress soars despite supportive managers, flawed work design quietly widens equity gaps, punishing those with lives beyond work.

Ethical AI and redesigned work models could help dismantle bias in law, paving the way for more women to thrive as leaders in the profession.

International Women's Day should be tech's annual audit of real benefits and transparency, not a branding exercise of panels and posts.

As AI accelerates change, leaders are warned that rapid growth without robust human and operational structures is fragile and unsustainable.

AI is piling pressure on ANZ CISOs, fuelling burnout, personal liability fears and complex new demands in governance and threat response.

CISOs slow-roll agentic AI in defence, even as they brace for more advanced, AI-boosted attacks and rising personal liability risks.

Amid rising AI and automation in contact centres, new research finds leadership, empathy and agent support now outmuscle technology alone.

Broken documents and file mix-ups are costing firms an average of USD $6,790 per employee each year, a new survey of US workers finds.

Stress is surging for New Zealand's small business owners, with nearly half considering closing as rising costs and tax shocks take their toll.

Gartner names Komodor a Representative Vendor in its AI SRE tooling guide, as it predicts 85% of enterprises will adopt such tools by 2029.

Asia-Pacific startup founders are growing older but no less ambitious, with most over 45 and four in ten still chasing unicorn valuations.

Oceania privacy teams face rising stress, shrinking budgets and smaller staff as rapid tech change outpaces compliance and risk controls.

Black Hat will premiere Semperis documentary Midnight in the War Room in Las Vegas, spotlighting the human cost of cyber conflict.

Gartner warns CHROs must confront nine AI-driven work trends by 2026, from layoffs and culture clashes to digital twins and 'workslop'.

AI is accelerating software delivery but fuelling risky releases, burnout and customer disruption, exposing a widening “AI control gap”.

WellbeingSolutions' AI-4U offers SMS-based mental health support to help UK, NZ, and Australian firms meet new 2025 psychosocial risk regulations.

Tech leaders must upgrade their nervous system, not just their tools, to lead resilient teams and thrive amid relentless efficiency and stress.

In 2026, New Zealand workers can potentially double holiday breaks by strategically using annual leave around Easter, Anzac Day and other public holidays.

Two NZ startups, Employment Hero and Clearhead, join forces to make affordable mental health support accessible for employees in small businesses.

As liquidation rises 31.9%, NZ small businesses face a tough holiday battle for staff, cashflow and compliance to keep operations thriving beyond survival mode.