August 24, 2004

There’s no denying technology moves forward at remarkable rate. But there are times when the hype outstrips the reality. All sorts of promises are made, but the take-up turns out

Once upon time in not-so-far-off land, there was manager with mission. He wanted the big international organisation in which he had worked for several decades to embrace and value the

Most chief information officers (CIOs) are too busy keeping existing operations fine-tuned to generate new business benefits from IT investments. That’s according to David Mark and Eric Monnoyer who, writing

It seems the long-tightening labour market is starting to impact on wages with both the Labour Cost Index and June Quarterly Employment Survey showing rises. The LCI shows pay rates

Here’s simple tip: invest some time evaluating and reflecting on traits that helped your previous bosses succeed and those that may have held them back. This exercise will provide you

How closely are incentive bonuses tied to performance? Not very, according to new survey exploring company use of performance incentive schemes. It found that 70 percent of responding companies do

Popular cultural wisdom sees the Kiwi character as somewhat Brit-like while Aussies are more American aligned – or are they? The Australian community leadership organisation, Leadership Victoria, has taken look

Intellectual challenge is major factor in job choice for international MBA students. So, of course, is remuneration. But increasingly an employer’s ethical reputation and record of employee care are important

In July Management published its first Best of Business Travel Guide to provide easy-to-access information to the specialist help and advice that can make the busy business traveller’s life just

Is economic pressure on modern-day workplaces and corporate culture creating world where psychopathic behaviour flourishes and is even rewarded? That was the question posed in recent Background Briefing programme aired

When Progressive Enterprises’ managing director Ted van Arkel finally won the tough battle to bring Woolworths into the PEL fold, he was linking two strands of his own history in New Zealand retailing.

Customer relationship management (CRM) technologies are transforming the humble call centre from operational overhead to revenue generating asset.

New web, email and text messaging technologies are coming to the aid of marketing managers who want to reach increasingly targeted audiences. These e-channels and new mobile technologies can, it seems, deliver in unexpected ways.

Ian F Grant continues his series of articles tracking the 50-year publishing history of Management magazine and its recording of the evolution of management. This month, management issues in the 1970s and Future Shock herald 30 years of radical change.

At a time when the corporation is under fire for having the morality of a psychopath, some companies are quietly getting on with projects that are making a positive difference in local and offshore communities.

The New Zealand Project Management Institute is 10 years old. It is looking at where it has been, where it is at and where it is headed at its annual conference in Wellington next month.

The New Zealand Institute of Management has long believed that individual management performance is a major factor when it comes to influencing the nation’s economic performance. That is why it created the NZIM Management Capability Index. It is time to update.

The current skills shortage and the Government’s acknowledgment of the link between management capability and economic performance is focusing more attention on the need to grow leadership skills and develop management talent. How can New Zealand managers improve their own skills and mentor others to develop theirs?

Changing demographics, the increasing importance of intellectual capital and the war for talent with its constant battles to attract, retain, motivate and manage people has hauled interest in human resource

Desk jobs endanger health. But it is possible to do something about it. So sit down and learn to deal with your sedentary situation in life.

Q I am the chief executive of medium-sized manufacturing company. We are strong exporters and thereby exposed to the full impact of “globalisation”. Consequently, we need to be constantly changing.

Unethical business behaviour is, at least initially, more to do with the breakdown of the family than with commercial pressures. It also has a lot to do with how educators teach business and accounting, say two American academics who visited New Zealand last month.

High-performing schools are a prerequisite for growth in today’s knowledge-based economy – and competent leadership is a critical success factor for schools as much as for any organisation. But are schools and school boards equipped with the best means to identify potential leaders? HR consultant Brian Dive says the measurement model touted by ERO is all wrong, and here he explains why.

Life for the average executive is an unrelenting fight against time. So, each year Management takes look at the performances of few battlers who manage to score blow for personal

Winning the work/life battle is still a distant dream for managers and individuals condemned to ride the non-stop treadmill of balancing competing demands of work, family and leisure time. But some New Zealand enterprises have developed solutions that benefit both their people and their profitability. How do they do it?

As nation critically dependent on trade, New Zealand’s inflation rate over the past half century has been as much affected by world political and economic events as the vote-seeking policies