February 27, 2002

Major make-over for Satellite Pros

People are more important to organisational success than they ever were, the technology age notwithstanding. Recruiting the best is just half the battle. It is harder still getting top talent to stay. What are the best ways to attract rising stars, keep and inspire them?

Recently retrenched? Back from a sabbatical? Maybe you’re just looking for a career change or some new direction. Recruitment firm Robert Half International has been looking at ways to maximise the chances of succeeding at a job interview.

Business finds it difficult dealing with the rigidities of this Labour Government but, Helen Clark has a natural inclination which can be turned to account.

This election year we need to have economic growth in mind when we choose our leaders. The winning parties in the 2002 election should be those that are focused on growth and who are offering a set of clear steps towards achieving it.

According to Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business professor Warren Hausman, “the battleground of the next decade will be supply chain vs supply chain”. Then he asks management: “Are you measuring the right things to win this battle?”

Supply chains are increasingly at the heart of competitive enterprise. Want to know more? Here’s a guide.

Getting your message across is important – whether to a colleague or a crowd. Some simple rules and compelling technologies can iron out bumps on the road to making an impact.

What skills will leaders need to succeed in the 21st century? Two American futurists headed this way this month provide some insights.

For many business people, wireless connectivity has broken the final barrier of resistance to buying a portable computer. They’re celebrating their new found freedom.

“People think of non profits as soft, imprecise and touchy-feely. That’s just malarkey. Invariably when business people come over to this side they say they never imagined it could be so hard.” Franklin Thomas, president, Ford Foundation (Oster 1995, 29).

The Future of Money By: Bernard Lietaer Publisher: Random House Price: $34.95 Money, the root of all evil? Bernard Lietaer suggests rather that it is “the root of all possibilities”.

“The secret isn’t counting the beans, it’s growing them” – the late Robert Goizuetta, former CEO of Coca Cola Company Inc.

Why is it that so many change initiatives fail or never realise their objectives? If change is the only constant, then why do we constantly get it wrong?

Kyocera Mita’s entry-level laser

U-Bix launches colour Konica copier

Dramatic claims are made about how e-learning will revolutionise organisational learning and training. It will, some say, enable quick efficient delivery of training content to large, geographically dispersed audiences. Others highlight the potential savings in the cost of training administration, travel and subsistence.

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Editor’s Note

Want to improve business efficiency? Unchain your people from their desks, it’s time to get mobile!

Getting technical expertise to the appropriate managerial level of an organisation is a key to unlocking organisational performance and guarding against operational failure.

Concerns about how to manage change and a reluctance amongst Australasian managers to categorise themselves as “leaders” are two findings from a recent survey of business managers undertaken by Melbourne-based Mt Eliza Business School.

Business should be watching corporate social responsibility (CSR) trends in Europe.

Rewarding not for profit

Top200 Team

Identifying and grooming the next generation of business leaders is vital to every organisation’s future success.

Web and software development projects can run away with costs. It’s important to know when to abandon the dream.

New environmental regulations will cost the primary sector – and the economy – dearly, some say. We are about to find out.

Apple has always prided itself on being first to market with new innovations for the overcrowded PC market. Enter the new iMac.