Business managers keen to accelerate performance and sharpen their competitive edge have crash-course opportunity to learn from the world’s best. Preceding the NZ Organisation for Quality (NZOQ) ‘learn-share-grow’ quality conference
A new industry body representing investors that provide much needed financial backing for some of New Zealand’s fastest growing and most successful companies was launched in Auckland last month. The
New Zealand Trade & Enterprise’s Scott Riddle has won scholarship worth almost $100,000 to study an MBA programme at Cranfield School of Management in the United Kingdom. The scholarship covers
The first ‘Opportunities New Zealand Expo’ held in South Africa has been successful for employers trying to recruit internationally, with more than 6500 well-qualified potential migrants attending the Johannesburg event.
New Zealand businesses rate the need to improve or leverage their talent as one of their top priorities, according to research initiative the Leadership Forecast 2008. The study, conducted by
Sir Murray Halberg has been awarded the 2008 Blake Medal for his contribution of more than 50 years service to athletics and children with disabilities. Already this year, the 75-year-old
The New Zealand Government has created plethora of agencies and programmes to promote small business enterprise, but it fails to consult properly when introducing legislation and regulations – and that
Army life is not all about being in the field; it requires skills that go beyond the use of weapons and knowledge of war craft. Territorial Force (TF) soldiers will
Dr Nicholas Edgar, the head of an independent trust that facilitates land management and biodiversity initiatives in rural communities, has won the inaugural Cawthron Science Leader Award. Valued at almost
Insurance company Marsh (Australian and New Zealand) has been named Broker of the Year by the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) in decision determined by
Some moves are now afoot to promote the value of mentoring in the workplace.
Paul Martin Foreign exchange investment company NZ Currency Concepts (NZCCY) has appointed Martin as senior trader. An experienced FX currency trader, primarily with Citibank in London and Merrill Lynch in
New Zealand research by executive coaching company Altris shows childcare and work-life balance are the biggest concerns for women returning to the workforce after maternity leave. Ellen Read talks to four women as they share their stories and offer advice.
Democracy is an inefficient business. Yet efficiency is at the core of many of its arguments. If only the private sector was more efficient, productivity would be higher and we
As New Zealand faces more and more economic challenges and struggles, Fletcher Building’s Jonathan Ling and Deloitte’s Nick Main tell Ellen Read what they think needs to be done to improve things.
As more and more companies jump on the green bandwagon, regulators are increasing their scrutiny of the credentials.
Business ethics assumes that for some reason the ordinary rules of ethics do not apply to business. The fundamental axiom on which the Western tradition of ethics has always been
Glenn Harris is the national marketing manager of Mazda New Zealand. How would you describe the New Zealand identity? Despite our relative geographical isolation and scale compared with larger trading
Otago Polytech is using new generation technology to capture new generation of hospitality students. The cookery students at Otago Polytechnic’s Dunedin campus are downloading short training videos onto their iPods
The search is on for those who are the best at helping business. The Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards are presented annually to the country’s top individuals and organisations
When the general manager of Slingshot talks about going the extra mile for customers, he leads by example – literally. Last year on family outing Mark Callandar called in to
Employment lawyers are fielding growing number of inquiries from businesses looking to restructure their operations in anticipation of drop in business activity. Buddle Findlay partner Hamish Kynaston says rising raw
You’ve heard of extreme sports – now wrap your ears around extreme project management. That’s the focus of this year’s Project Management Institute of New Zealand’s conference which will be
Should rights to take and use water be separated to allow the quantity of water available for use to be transferred between users? This will avoid the need to apply to change
Moving from corporate organisation, where the goal is to maximise shareholder value, to not-for-profit where the goal is to spend all your money on other people, can be an Alice
Whether it’s generating power from cow poo, creating low-cost bio-ethanol from industrial waste, or designing energy management software, clean technology is not just about being nice to the planet, it
There could be lot of change in store for New Zealand’s political and business environments over coming months. Not only is there an election looming – the outcome of which
A handy set of statistics – the Crown Accounts Analysis – was last published in November 2005. It has been replaced by more sophisticated financial tables which are fed into
Colin James looks at the process of managing the country’s general election: the transition of campaigning from community hall meetings to YouTube, to how the parties build their brands, and the varied stakeholders they have to appease.
Cover Story : Pucker Up Baby, It’s Election Time! – Managing Democracy Colin James looks at the process of managing the country’s general election: the transition of campaigning from community
I am chief executive and have management team of six people. I am disappointed to say that the team behaves dysfunctionally. I have tried everything I can think of but
Premium office space occupancy rates remain high in our main centres, despite the economic downturn. But the changing conditions are bringing new challenges for landlords and tenants when it comes to negotiating terms.
That’s the $64,000 question as our major banks attempt to confront the ongoing effects of a contracting global economy and the bite of an international credit crunch.
