October 26, 2005

If you’re business manager with passion for new technology, particularly the kind that can transform the workplace into more enjoyable and productive environment – then I strongly suggest you check

Salary trends reflect tight job market with substantial hikes in remuneration packages showing up where skills are known to be in short supply, according to the Auckland Chamber of Commerce.

“You’ve got job, haven’t you?” That was the sad and telling response once given to an employee at an Australian company who, after three years with the organisation, dared to

Rob Fyfe He first boarded Air New Zealand as chief information officer; this month Fyfe flew into the top role at this country’s national airline ahead of high quality overseas

Keith Bellows, vice president of the National Geographic Society and editor-in-chief of National Geographic Traveler Magazine, had strong message for the global tourism industry at the recent Tourism Industry Association

When western business folk are asked to ponder the shape of strategy, they’re most likely to think triangle and top-down flow; in other parts of the world spirals or circles

Pay increases for women lag more than three percent behind their male counterparts, according to the recently released Statistics NZ Income Survey. Fulltime pay for men rose 6.3 percent between

If you think that doodling in meetings is waste of time, think again. Bruce Holland, founder of Virtual Group Business Specialists, argues that art can unleash some of the collective

It could be case of language getting in the way of good business idea. Talk “sustainability” and watch the collective corporate gaze glaze over. Demonstrate on spreadsheet how to generate

You only have to look at the way Toyota’s fuel-efficient hybrid cars are now speeding out of car yards to get sense of the prizes that are there for the

Everett Johnson’s piece “Performance vehicles”, on page 70 of your September issue highlights topic which is very relevant for New Zealand senior executives and boards. We have several of our

I read your article “Opportunity knocks” in the October issue of the magazine with considerable interest. I am now aged 72 and am an associate fellow of the NZIM with

Congratulations on your excellent article (“Don’t worry: be happy”, September cover story). I’ve been teaching these principles since 1989, when I retired from international corporate business in Japan. It is

In the second of our two articles, inspirational management thinker Peter Drucker shares his thoughts on America’s evolving role in the world, knowledge workers, the post-capitalist society and the next 30 years. This is part of an interview originally aired on National Public Radio in the United States.

From small marine specialist to a substantial worldwide supplier of diverse GPS-based products, Navman’s journey has been a remarkably rapid one. How did the company’s navigators keep their own bearings in a bigger, more complex corporate culture?

Over the past few months I, like every other New Zealander, have been watching the price of fuel increase each time I fill up the family car. Earlier this year

After 44 years with the company, a deep and intimate knowledge of the business comes naturally to Fisher & Paykel’s Gary Paykel. But, he argues, all board members should truly understand a company’s business and not just the governance of it.

What does third-term government do? History offers some lessons. Sir Keith Holyoake won his third term in 1966 just as the terms of trade turned sour and the economy turned

Government policies can have big impact on the business sector and thereby on growth. Two such policies – infrastructure and immigration – appear to be at odds. Infrastructure is key

People management is a complex business, balancing the various skills around retention and recruitment, technology, compensation, organisational culture, information systems, leadership, good communication and a raft of other internal management practices. Those organisations that get it right are reaping huge benefits.

At SPARC, John Wells (above right) and Nick Hill give the chair/CEO relationship more than a sporting chance of working out. By Ruth le Pla.

New Zealand companies are adopting innovative solutions utilising CRM, mobile, e-procurement, financial management, supply chain management, e-security, HR or communications to transform their businesses. Here’s how.

What is China’s likely impact on world competition and business? What will its economic emergence mean for New Zealand business? Where should our CEOs be shaping our future? Debate about

Robust communication must be the cornerstone of both solid journalism and discussion between directors. So it was with great pleasure that I attended recent exclusive debate between four members of

The current account in the balance of payments is seriously out of whack, its deficit headed for eight percent of GDP and worsening, as was discussed here last month. This

More than just a buzz word, creativity is becoming acknowledged as a critical factor in organisational success. So what factors enable organisational creativity?

They’re glib, charming, deceitful and ruthless; they’ve been described as “snakes in suits” – and they’re in an office near you. Iain McCormick and Giles Burch explain how to manage the corporate psychopath.