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“It’s up to you to save and rebuild the island of Sheylan – just click here to undertake your first mission.” When those running the United Nations’ World Food Programme
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“It’s up to you to save and rebuild the island of Sheylan – just click here to undertake your first mission.” When those running the United Nations’ World Food Programme
In the Next Society’s corporation, top management will be the company. Everything else can be outsourced. Increasingly, in the Next Society’s corporation, top management will, in fact, be the company.
Corporate New Zealand is increasingly demanding sustainability in its building projects and the Government now requires all new public sector property to meet green standards. What are the benefits? And what does the future hold in terms of regulation?
• Neil James • Allen & Unwin • $39.99 This book was surprise. The title and cover didn’t inspire instant longing and insatiable curiosity. Quite the opposite in fact. book
• John Singleton with Arthur Grimes, Garry Hawke and Frank Holmes • Auckland University Press • $49.99 There is daunting physicality to this book that will frighten off most business
• Peter Sheahan • Random House • $39.99 I have to admit my heart sank when the first chapter detailed how the young Aussie author whose previous book put both
• Rachel McAlpine • CC Press • $49.00 Used as text book by the Open Polytech, Better Business Writing on the Web positions itself as the new tool for radical
Last month the Packaging Council hosted its 5th Environmental Packaging Awards evening. You might say it was the packaging industry’s Big Day Out. Looking at the amazing entries, I wondered
One of Australia’s latte set’s favourite parlour games this year has been to speculate on John Howard losing his seat in the upcoming election: his electorate seat, that is, not
Economic forecasters’ crystal balls were muddied more than usual early in September by turmoil in global financial markets. The turmoil had been triggered by losses in the American sub-prime mortgage
The private and public sectors this month launch a joint initiative called Management Focus to promote business and management capability. NZIM’s national chief executive David Chapman explains why his organisation is behind it.
Mason Pratt, managing director of Wellington’s Provoke Solutions, has won the Central Region section of this year’s NZIM/Eagle Technology Young Executive of the Year. He is founding partner of the
When the first oil crisis struck in the early 1970s, New Zealand introduced car-less days and, with most other Western economies, returned to “normal” relatively quickly. By contrast Sweden, with
Scrutinising your own performance is never comfortable exercise and I defy anyone to say otherwise. Whether the results are good, bad or (as is most likely) mix, it’s nerve-wracking, cringe-inducing,
An online marketplace that sidesteps the banks, allowing people to lend and borrow directly with each other, claimed the top prize at the Spark Challenge held at The University of
Ian Farrelly Former general manager of ASB Rural Banking, Farrelly has been appointed by the management board of First Mortgage Trust as an additional independent director on its seven-member board.
Don Foster, management consultant, people diversity. Chapter leader for KEA, France. What prompted you to seek work out of New Zealand? Initially, my wife’s professional career took us abroad. Wherever
Congratulations on your article ‘Home Team Advantage’ in the September issue. Over the past 12 months the New Zealand Cricket Players Association has been designing professional development programme for our
Kiwi Co has fair way to go on both counts, according to just released survey that goes “behind the walls and inside the minds of Kiwi companies”. The third PricewaterhouseCoopers
Parliament is currently considering private members bill which would provide for the introduction of levy on solid waste going to landfill. The levy will be paid by those taking the
Collaboration skills are increasingly sought after and important in the workplace, according to Californian Judge, Jim Tamm. He was in the country last month and spoke to Deloitte event about
If managers keep hiring people who look and think like themselves, they’re severely limiting their organisation’s potential to come up with new products, services or ideas. That’s because diversity drives
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Matt Ensor, section manager of the Beca Transportation Group. Part of Beca Infrastructure, Beca Transportation Group, won the Private Sector Diversity Award at this year’s EEO awards. Beca Transportation employs
New Zealanders may lament the brain drain of skilled Kiwis offshore, but how this country goes about staying in touch with them is being seen as success story by others.
Ex-pat Kiwi David Teece lives and works in the United States and has a global reputation. But he still has strong links with New Zealand and very strong ideas on our management practices and standards. He believes we need to lift our sights and our game. He spoke to Tim Watkin.
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