They’re large and possibly sea-filled pair of boots to step into but the late Sir Peter Blake’s legacy of leadership was last month conferred on someone judged as another outstanding
Creating workplace that doesn’t take its toll on the mental health of employees is more than just legal requirement – it also makes good business sense. That was the message
Not bad sort of rate – and that’s just the severance pay! Even in the super strata world of US management pay packets, US$32 million payout after three months’ work
They may be drinking our beer over there – but we’re eating their hamburgers here, there and everywhere. Yep – it’s the invasion of the culture snatchers. Or is it?
Widespread difficulty finding skilled and unskilled labour remains major constraint on business growth and while business activity is still strong, more firms now anticipate deterioration in business conditions. The NZIER
The number of service jobs outsourced from industrialised to lower-wage economies is expected to hit 4.1 million by 2008, according to new report from the McKinsey Global Institute. In 2003,
A blueprint that encompasses everything from fire helmets to dishwashers sounds like big ask – but New Zealand’s manufacturers have come up with policy wishlist they think will improve the
Stephen Macliver Stepping into the hot seat at law firm Belly Gully, new chief executive Stephen Macliver knows exactly what his priorites will be. From his current abode in Melbourne,
A Tauranga couple is heading for spot of serious pampering in Auckland’s “Spa at the Hyatt” after winning “de-stress and delight” competition run in the June issue of Management. John
Individuals are, it seems, too often promoted to management and leadership positions not because they are trained for the job, but because they are technically competent at tasks for which
A Whole New Mind By: Daniel Pink Publisher: Allen & Unwin Price: $35 This book is going to cause me grief. Not because it’s rotten book. It’s not. But from
Organisations and individuals that help make life easier for New Zealand’s smaller businesses last month earned some recognition for themselves – and The Open Polytechnic’s tertiary training contribution proved winner.
I wrote in in November last year about how ‘caring directors can add value’ to an enterprise. There is, however, an important related theme: how ‘caring shareholders can add value’
Political parties always like to think they are on the right side of history, that they are the future. Many don’t succeed. Some do find market for the wrong side
Do socially responsible companies make more money? We like to think they do. We like to think accountability impacts on the bottom line, that consumers warm towards companies that take
Consumerism is the “shame of marketing”.
You can think of the select committee process as the conveyor belt that carries legislation from inception to completion. At any given time host of new bills will be shunting
The demise of global accounting firm Arthur Andersen proved the point. Even the biggest professional services firms live and die by their reputation. The need to be seen as squeaky clean is creating a fundamentally different corporate governance model for successful survivors like PricewaterhouseCoopers. Here’s how their CEO Warwick Hunt and chair John Shewan manage the challenge.
Two contrasting outlooks emerged from forecasters in Wellington early in July. At Westpac on Lambton Quay, chief economist Brendan O’Donovan and his team peered into the crystal balls and saw
How much of the outcome of best practice corporate governance should be fashioned by the process, and how much of the process should include ‘things Mori’? The answers aren’t always easy to find but an increasing number of Mori organisations are committed to the search. Some have been very successful and they may be the models for the future. Mark Story reports.
