The office is a vastly different place post-COVID. 

So how do companies lure employees back to the workplace, when the days of tennis tables and free lunches are behind us? The answer is crucial to ensuring a happy, productive workforce.

Katherine Divett, CEO of workplace and people consultancy Puzzle Partners, talks to Sean about hot-desking, hybrid working, change management, and the price companies pay if they get it wrong.

The office is a vastly different place post-COVID.  So how do companies lure employees back to the workplace, when the days of tennis tables and free lunches are behind us? The answer is crucial to ensuring a happy, productive workforce. Katherine Divett, CEO of workplace and people consultancy Puzzle Partners, talks to Sean about hot-desking, hybrid working, change management, and the price companies pay if they get it wrong.

Business news you can use. A daily business news podcast with journalists Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson. Find out more at https://fearandgreed.com.au

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Business journalist Sean Aylmer talks to leaders about all things business in the Fear and Greed daily interview. 

Business journalist <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-aylmer-9922068/">Sean Aylmer</a> talks to leaders about all things business in the <a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/">Fear and Greed</a> daily interview.

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Daily business news for people who make their own decisions, with business journalist Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson. Find out more at https://fearandgreed.com.au

Daily business news for people who make their own decisions, with business journalist <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-aylmer-9922068/">Sean Aylmer</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcwthompson/">Michael Thompson</a>. Find out more at <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/7AmQCOMxmAtl5q0qiE-KY7?domain=fearandgreed.com.au/">https://fearandgreed.com.au</a>

Interview: Is the office dead?

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Friday 6 March 2026

The former directors of Star Entertainment are found to have not broken the law, when hundreds of millions of dollars was laundered through the company’s casino operations. 
Canadian PM Mark Carney calls for a collaboration of middle power countries. 
Australia’s major airports spend up big, but customers are likely to bare the cost
Mexican theme restaurants lead the rush of new fast food outlets across Australia
NATO air defences shoot down an Iranian ballistic missile heading towards Turkish airspace

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Friday 6 March 2026
The former directors of Star Entertainment are found to have not broken the law, when hundreds of millions of dollars was laundered through the company&rsquo;s casino operations.&nbsp;
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<li aria-level="1">Canadian PM Mark Carney calls for a collaboration of middle power countries.&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1">Australia&rsquo;s major airports spend up big, but customers are likely to bare the cost</li>
<li aria-level="1">Mexican theme restaurants lead the rush of new fast food outlets across Australia</li>
<li aria-level="1">NATO air defences shoot down an Iranian ballistic missile heading towards Turkish airspace</li>
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And don&rsquo;t miss the latest episode of<a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/how-do-they-afford-that-sugar-mamma-canna-campbell/"> How Do They Afford That?</a> - this week, a sceptic&rsquo;s guide to Manifesting March. Get the episode from<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/how-do-they-afford-that/id1644255235"> APPLE</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1EW5WRlRh7MovSBNkk6dG8?si=b2203ec2fa934a14"> SPOTIFY</a>, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Star board not liable for laundering; Canadian PM wows Albo; airport spend to cost passengers

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Last week, Sean Aylmer spoke with Domain President Jason Pellegrino about what CoStar ownership means for the platform - from residential scale to a new commercial-property data push.

This week, the conversation shifts to leadership: how you guide a company through major change, how you bring two cultures together, and what it’s like returning to the same business - as the same leader - and having to tell staff, customers and the market that “everything’s changed”.

Domain is a supporter of Fear & Greed.

Last week, Sean Aylmer spoke with Domain President Jason Pellegrino about what CoStar ownership means for the platform - from residential scale to a new commercial-property data push. This week, the conversation shifts to leadership: how you guide a company through major change, how you bring two cultures together, and what it&rsquo;s like returning to the same business - as the same leader - and having to tell staff, customers and the market that &ldquo;everything&rsquo;s changed&rdquo;. Domain is a supporter of Fear &amp; Greed.

Q+A: 'This is not chapter two': same leader, very different Domain

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This is the Fear & Greed Afternoon Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.


ASX bounces 0.4pc


Military to help stranded Aussies home


Household spending rises


Airport parking profits surge


China’s low growth target

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This is the&nbsp;<a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/">Fear &amp; Greed</a> Afternoon Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.
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Airport parking profits surge
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China&rsquo;s low growth target
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Afternoon Report | ASX bounces after rout

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Interview: Is the office dead?

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