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Stress is costing Australian businesses $12.3 billion each year, but simple wellbeing practices used in the workplace on a daily basis can significantly reduce it, according to wellness experts.

When someone is considered a poor team player, it's often due to a manager failing to unlock their potential, not inherent issues with their abilities, says trainer Nick Mills.

Optus has reaped productivity gains of more than $1.3 million by introducing a wellness program that improved employees' work effectiveness.

When expectations around availability aren't properly addressed, the productivity advantages of teleworking are undermined by its detrimental effect on employee wellbeing and customer service levels, says a leading researcher in the field.

Performance management in large organisations is changing, but true innovation remains rare, according to new research.

Employers try to do too much with their performance management systems, and should limit their objectives, according to a people management expert.

Three in four employees suffer from moderate-to-extreme work-related stress, but the simple act of exercising more can make a significant difference, a global study has found.

Employers must overcome four collaboration "paradoxes" to reap the productivity benefits stemming from greater employee cooperation, says business advisory CEB director, Aaron McEwan.

A large Australian employer is phasing out formal performance reviews in favour of honest, ongoing conversations.

Employers can gain an edge over their competition by focusing on two productivity drivers that many organisations largely ignore: internal mobility and workspace design, say experts in these fields.