Research has found a yawning gap between top management’s view of what the company culture looks like and how employees actually experience it. Why is this happening and how to bridge the gap?
BusinessWeek magazine rates John Kotter the world’s leading leadership guru. In his mid-50s, the world-renowned authority on change and leadership is set on transforming himself – and the world. He talks to Stuart Crainer about how he plans to put his ideas to work.
With surfing there’s always the risk of getting dumped – a lesson worth heeding as the incidence of workplace internet abuse increases and both companies and employees pay the cost.
Apologies to Clint Eastwood but the variation on his movie title best summed up my thinking on the business technology marketplace. Don’t get me wrong, new technology is usually very
The Supreme Court Bill returns to the House this month from committee. National Party Leader Bill English says it’s part of government plot to alter the constitution by stealth. Is
What are the smartest investment options for 2004? Management spoke to six of New Zealand’s top investment advisers and analysts.
Back in the 1950s, New Zealand ranked about number three in the world for relative living standards. That might be dull bit of terminology but its importance lies in the
Who can afford to retire these days? No use looking to universal superannuation schemes. Governments everywhere in the western world are caught between past retirement welfare promises and rapidly ageing
Before any major change in sales and financial strategy can be effected in business, management must understand performance psychology.
Bad jokes about management consultants are, if not exactly legend, commonplace enough for most of us to trot one out with just moment’s reflection. And while not suggesting that collective
Crises in business have become increasingly commonplace. Can leaders do more to prevent a crisis before it happens? Can organisations take steps to successfully pre-empt and prevent a crisis? Yes, says Kevin Desouza.
The typical corporate lifestyle is made-to-measure prescription for developing heart disease. The sedentary reality of long hours spent sitting behind desk, combined with the sometimes formidable pressures and stresses of
In New Zealand, death seems to be an occupational hazard – and it’s costing us dearly. Why are our workplace safety statistics so bad and what are we doing about it?
Every issue of Management is people focused. But our annual coverage of the Equal Employment & Opportunities (EEO) Trust Work and Life Awards always ends up being particularly people-centric. This
If “fat tax” is introduced to discourage people from getting fat, what would “flatulence” tax accomplish? And what is FART all about? Let’s deal with the hot air first. Federated
We all know that competitive companies have a strong customer focus
Start-up companies present some unique governance challenges. What are they and how best to deal with them?
Spirit Intelligence By: David R J Powell Publisher: Addenda Price: $49.95 From bio-computers, boiled frogs and Brahma to Ohm’s Law, laminar flow, and the “woo-woo factor”- the index of David
