The claim numbers and costs for OOS conditions are increasing annually, according to ACC workplace injury prevention programme manager Lorraine Gardner Wood. “There are almost 80,000 workplace injury claims in
Sponsorships and partnerships have the potential to add considerable value to business. The nature and benefits of partnership need not necessarily be purely financial, though many sponsorship and charitable relationships
The next society will be with us shortly. In the developed countries, the dominant factor in the next society will be something to which most people are only just beginning
There are many issues to consider before setting up an in-house recruitment function – but with the right people and the right executive support you can create an almost immediate
The recently released Environment New Zealand 2007 report, which looks at the state of New Zealand’s environment, makes for distressing read. If not responded to it will have knock-on effect
It might have the hallmarks of business as usual (producing the magazine is our usual business), but the way in which it goes together is pure project management.
The same but different: that’s what voters want. But what they want to stay the same and what they want to be different varies from voter to voter – and
Terry Moore Chief operating officer of Southern Cross Hospitals for the past five years, Moore is now the private surgical hospital network’s chief executive officer. His past experience in the
Our workforce is ageing. What does this mean for employers and for the economy in general? The New Zealand Institute of Management and the Institute of Policy Studies have completed an intriguing research study. Management Magazine summarises its findings.
Embracing new technology and using it to advance business strategy may seem idealistic but in New Zealand, where Kiwis have a number-eight wire attitude and innovative approach to most things, it’s starting to catch on.
This year risks being the year of the revolving door if employers continue to focus on simply attracting new staff, rather than developing and retaining current employees. Resulting staff turnover
Management magazine and the NZIM are running “The NZIM Business Challenge” again in 2008, with the opening decision due in early August. Entries for the competition are now open via
Intelligent software from clever New Zealand company is to be used in large-scale state government project in Australia. SPM Applications, in partnership with the global software vendor Northgate Information Solutions,
Claire Eeles, VP/general manager, Restoration Hardware-Trade, San Francisco What prompted you to seek work out of New Zealand? One of the most valuable experiences I had in working with Fletcher
The key to success is to drive innovation as an integral part of business – not to sideline it off into its own team or department. So says Ross Brown,
How old are the vehicles executives drive? What is their level of carbon emissions? As new emissions rules put up the prices of used imports, how will executives respond? And
Running to over 200 pages and often more akin to a coffee table book than a company’s medical certificate, the annual report, thanks to law changes, is now a cyber shadow of its former self. How does this impact on company-shareholder communications?
New Zealand organisations are in need of boosted leadership according to the people working in them. benchmark survey by Collective Learning Australia of 100 senior managers from private and public
If you’ve ever been approached to take part in media interview on behalf of your company or organisation, presumably you’ve put some time and thought into what you’ve wanted to
Who are the better bosses – men or women? Neither according to an analysis of 6215 personality questionnaires, conducted by global psychometric assessment firm SHL. “The ‘battle of the sexes’
It’s called ‘public service’ but those who regularly battle their way through bureaucratic mazes in search of simple customer-centric solutions might question whether they’re being treated as customers or as
In a day and age when absenteeism, low morale, and poor work performance potentially slash company profits, many New Zealand corporates are getting smart about ensuring the health and well-being of their staff is as good as it can be.
Everybody has role model, perhaps even several of them. By definition they are people to learn from, respect and emulate. The World Class New Zealanders featured in this issue are
In Treasury working paper published four years ago (“Saving for Retirement: New Evidence for New Zealand”), economists Grant Scobie, John Gibson and Trinh Le addressed fundamental question about savings levels
On 24 January 2008 news broke that Société Générale, France’s second largest trading bank, had lost €4.82 billion ($9 billion) in allegedly unauthorised trades by its futures trader Jerome Kerviel.
Cover Story : WORLD CLASS KIWIS – Passion and Perseverance Whether they’re making high quality fashionwear or fashioning new molecules, finding global fame in media or in medicine, building international
I am having difficulty working out what to pay people. I believe people should be paid fairly for the work they do but our remuneration policy limits salaries to maximum
It may be the Kiwi offshoot of an Australia-based company but Transfield Services’ trans-Tasman relationship is more partnership than paternalism – and the rapidly expanding New Zealand branch now stretches all the way to South America. What’s the company’s recipe for growth? And what binds this disparate infrastructure services company into a cohesive whole?
• Tim Harford • Little, Brown • RRP $39.95 The apparent illogic of paying Disney Corporation CEO Michael Eisner US$800 million over 13 years is logical after all – at
• Alan Greenspan • Penguin Books • RRP $65.00 In his own words… he may not “know all the answers” but, having spent over 18 years at the helm of
• Ruth Wageman, Debra Nunes, James Burruss, J Richard Hackman • Harvard Business School Press • RRP $60.00 It’s treat to be able to pick up book on what could
Chief Financial Officer Contact Energy How would you describe the New Zealand identity? I love the way that Kiwis are down to earth. We’re understated, quiet achievers. Kiwis are pretty
