An Auckland start-up business is on the lookout for companies which want to watch their spend and reduce their risk with suppliers. Vendor Management – resident of the Icehouse business
As the regulations under the Telecommunications Amendment Act 2006 take effect, technology innovations are introduced and the major political parties place broadband near the forefront of their election manifestos, 2008
Being the one who makes your product, process, or service obsolete is the only way to prevent your competitor from doing so. Innovating organisations spend neither time nor resources on
New research released in Australia, in addition to earlier studies published in the United States, confirms major investment opportunities will result from pricing and lowering greenhouse gas emissions. In New
For nearly two years the Government has tried to make ‘sustainability’ core issue and distinguishing point in the coming election. It hoped climate change would be the vehicle. But as
Brian Blake Leadership development and research institute Excelerator has appointed Blake, managing director of DB Breweries, as its new chairman. board member since 2005, he succeeds outgoing chair June McCabe.
Is New Zealand management learning and training up with best in the world? Kevin Gaunt, chief executive NZIM Northern, and Glenda Hamilton, training manager NZIM Southern, report on what they found when they attended the world’s largest learning and training get-together at the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) conference and exposition in San Diego recently.
Never let it be said that we don’t debate stuff here in New Zealand.While significant swathes of the world march towards carbon-constraint, we’re enjoying a marvellous talkfest in our corner of the planet. Ruth Le Pla gets to grips with who is saying what about the Emissions Trading Scheme, and what this means for businesses.
The University of Auckland Business School Short Courses programme is celebrating 30,000 attendees, highlighting its value to the business community. Axis Intermodal manager of planning Sam Ewing attended the “Change
High-performing organisations are distinguished by the attention they pay to critical business relationships. “Top performers do much more than focus on the maximisation of shareholder value. They pay close attention
New Zealand is facing critical shortage of educated and experienced future business leaders, according to recent report by Swann Group. The report identifies “demographic hole” in the country’s business leadership
Organisations are being urged to sign up now for October’s 14th annual New Zealand Business Games. The New Zealand Business Games are the country’s single largest business house event and
Caroline Meads is the global brand design manager for cement company Holcim. She is based in Zurich, Switzerland. What prompted you to seek work out of New Zealand? Originally I
Travis O’Keefe is 37 and is the founder and CEO of Health TV – New Zealand Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) channel that is on screens in GP waiting rooms around
My recent membership of the New Zealand delegation to the Australia-New Zealand Leadership Forum in Wellington conferred couple of special privileges upon me the likes of which, as journalist, I
As Secondary Futures Guardian, I was enormously encouraged by Tim Watkin’s cover story in NZ Management magazine’s June edition on educating New Zealand’s future managers. Particularly encouraging was Watkin’s comment
Supply chain collaboration is one of the secrets to success for New Zealand companies involved in manufacturing, distribution and logistics, according the Alan Stenger, who has just completed his term
A lack of awareness of our own and far-reaching US anti-bribery and corruption laws is exposing New Zealand companies, operating globally, to increased risk, according to Mark Leishman, executive director
A keynote address from Roland Jahnke, director of multi-billion-dollar global logistics company Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN), may be just what New Zealand managers need to hear to help lift
As petrol costs go ever higher, we’re all feeling the pain at the pumps. But a company car is still a vital part of doing business for most organisations, and Robert Smith discovers that swapping a bigger vehicle for a smaller, more economical model isn’t the only way to bring down a company’s car costs.
Emissions Trading Scheme – there’s lot of talk around but what do we really know about the planned scheme and how it will affect our lives and businesses? Without knowing
Commentators who were dismayed early in June by the Reserve Bank’s signalling an easing of interest rates have cause to become greatly more perturbed. Their initial cause for disquiet was
Back in the 1980s it wasn’t uncommon for large companies to own at least one plane. The trend may have been short lived, however, once shareholders realised that doing away with them could add millions to the bottom line. Now charter airline companies say the practice of using private aircraft could become more popular again and companies need to do their sums to figure out the potential benefits. But these sums may not necessarily relate to dollars. Helen Tatham investigates how hiring private airlines compares with conventional commercial travel.
Q I have just read Jim Collins’ book Good To Great. He talks about making sure that you get the right people on the bus before you finalise your strategy.
How do New Zealand businesses best leverage the opportunities offered in an increasingly “joined-up” world? Four-year-old Holistics Group provides a successful export model based on expertise and relationships built in offshore markets.
