The more successful you are the more likely your personal relationships will suffer. Today’s career success stories are tomorrow’s chapters of family failure. Does reaching the top of the management ladder mean you must break every rung along the way? Take some time to take stock.
The South Island’s economy is on a roll. Even its sporting teams are top of the table. What’s behind the drive to succeed and how long can it last?
Crafting company strategy may be judged one of the most important tasks executives perform – but all too often this performance proves miserable flop. A recent survey carried out by
In today’s competitive business environment, if you are not leading change you’re not leading effectively. It’s an issue that affects all organisations, but it is particularly relevant to enterprises attempting
Private enterprise in the US is leading the charge to eliminate global dependence on fossil fuels, according to Eileen Claussen, president of the PEW Centre On Global Climate Change. A
Since the John Davy fiasco put very literal bars on use of seriously inflated CVs (at least for him), any reference that glows too brightly is inevitably going to earn
Chief executives unconvinced of the importance of marketing in the management hierarchy could take a leaf from Oracle CEO Larry Ellison’s book of priorities. He might be the world’s third richest individual but he still writes the company’s ads. Why doesn’t he entrust the job to anyone else?
Forget this is an article about e-business. Forget terms like “extranet” and “intranet” and “business to business” (B2B). Instead, imagine for moment your customers, suppliers and business partners have anytime
I recently spent few days in Sydney, and considering that it had been almost 22 years since I last visited Australia’s largest city, there were number of noticeable changes. Aside
This is the stability election. Or so Helen Clark would like you to think. You are supposed to give her majority to restore stability after the Alliance screwed up and
Way back in the ’60s, television reinvented the way election campaigns were waged. Today, one poor performance on “the box” can become political straw with which to break campaigner’s back.
What turns science and technology companies into successful enterprises? It’s all in the leadership, people and something called creative spirit.
For the past 10 years many organisations have attempted to introduce the balanced scorecard ideas of Kaplan and Norton with rather mixed success. I believe this is because the basic
Despite all the sound theory, seminars, articles and encouragement, New Zealand senior managers still don’t get the best from their people, those who carry out the day-to-day work of their business.
The data/video projector marketplace continues to be one of the most competitive and potentially confusing sectors for buyers. e-Office sheds some light.
Jim Scott, former corporate high flyer, chief executive of Air New Zealand, senior manager at Carter Holt Harvey, senior executive with United States-owned Northwest Airlines and strategic planning consultant, thinks
Last month, the first article in this series looked at the relationship between staff work/life balance and productivity and considered how managers’ attitudes might support or impede their staff to
The rules of the business travel game are changing. It’s costly, time consuming and security at international destinations can be a busy executive’s nightmare. But “being there” is still, very often, the best option. Take a look at the changing world of business travel and pick up a few ideas.
The reality of our inexorable transition into becoming “branch office economy” strikes home for most of us every working day. Publishers for instance, must wait for advertising budgets to be
If this Labour Government has decided never to reduce the company tax rate, or never to slap ceiling on the top rate for high-income earners, it would seem politic to
Apart from (hopefully) turning a profit for shareholders, what impact do companies have on the world around them? How do their operations affect the well-being of their workforce, of surrounding communities, or the health of the environment in which they must function?
The End of Management By: Kenneth Cloke and Joan Goldsmith Publisher: Jossey-Bass Price: $76.95 This book is expensive and difficult to get hold of in New Zealand. Think of it
