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Are your information technology department’s projects aligned to your organisation’s strategic goals? Are their projects well prioritised and coordinated? Is your IT department delivering value to your organisation? These are
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Revered as the father of modern management, Peter Drucker was, until he died last month at the age of 95, still working, still writing, still giving interviews. He shared some
New Zealand’s economy may have slowed but that hasn’t yet registered on the job market with unemployment hitting record lows and wage growth reaching the highest rates since Statistics NZ
They’ve been variously hailed as milestone in economic reform or assault on democratic rights, lauded by business groups but condemned by churches – and last month Australian prime minister John
What is it that sets smart organisations – those that are able to grow and retain market dominance – apart from former stars that have either stumbled or fallen? A
Some leaders instinctively know that treating their people well is source of competitive advantage. Others need to be persuaded of the link – and there’s now heap of empirical evidence
What year it’s been. Basking in the benefits of one of the best periods of growth since the 1960s, our nation’s top businesses have collectively turned in spectacular results. So
While finding and keeping key staff is still an essential focus for employers, their hiring expectations have dropped to levels lower than they’ve been for two years, according to The
In order to solve the problem of where to find the right employees to meet present and future requirements, smart companies will increasingly work with high schools, colleges, universities and
Sydney Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business. He is the author of the widely acclaimed book Why Smart Executives Fail. The
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What does government do when Parliament is slow or difficult? It thinks up other ways to do what it wants. This term the Government does not have near-automatic “left” majority
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René Bakx Christchurch International Airport has appointed Bakx as chief executive. He is former chief executive of Port Otago and Lyttelton Port. Tony Bozzard, Ray Chung Terralink International has appointed
One of the first agenda items to be considered by the new Justice and Electoral Select Committee will be something called the Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill which, while it purports
