New Zealand has improved three places to 15th out of 57 on the world economic competitiveness scoreboard, according to the just-released IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook. The improved ranking has helped
In the fourth instalment of Deloitte’s five-part series on how best to ride out the recession the focus is on counting costs. Matthew Hitch discusses the role of the supply chain and looks at approaches to extract more from your business – despite having fewer resources … AND Thomas Pippos speaks about some of the taxation themes his team is observing in the current market.
Corporate culture is listed as key ingredient of success when times are good. It is rarely discussed during tough times as executives move to their managerial disciplines of strategy, planning
The current economic conditions are creating challenges for everyone. In these market conditions, it is particularly important to take care when selling goods or providing services to customers on credit.
Going glocal … it’s a new variation on the “act global, think local” axiom and according to one international headhunter, it will bring a more diverse range of people to Kiwi boardrooms.by Vicki Jayne
The immediate issue for tax in the May budget was the 2010 and 2011 personal tax cuts promised before – and after – the election. There is bigger work ahead.
As Joan Welsh famously said – “influence is what you think you have until you try to use it”. So just how can and do subordinates seek to influence their managers?
A smart management strategy If there was ever a time when New Zealand enterprise needed to cultivate and encourage its young management talent, it is now. So how can organisations extract the most from their talented young managers and leaders?
Green Economics by Molly Scott-Cato argues that all the major problems facing the world have their root in the dominant economic system. This book is comprehensive introduction to green economics
Its recent achievement of small enterprise carboNZero certification is hailed as great step forward for taxi expense management solution provider TaxiCharge NZ, both environmentally and in terms of business positioning.
The push to reduce carbon emissions is shifting global economic strategies – and New Zealand needs to move fast to realise the economic benefits, says Peter Neilson, CEO NZ Business
New Zealand’s home-grown greenhouse gas certification scheme has become first in the world to receive international accreditation under the auspices of the International Accreditation Forum (IaF). That elevates carboNZero, developed
Pity the 12 percent of New Zealand business people who still think climate change is problem for later. Their competitors – 77 percent of New Zealand business decision makers who
Ryan Bohm is general manager of Domino’s Pizza New Zealand How would you describe the New Zealand identity? New Zealanders are seriously lucky to be living in one of the
Some 75 percent of business people think the economy will recover in the next two years or sooner, compared with 63 percent of New Zealanders who think the same. Within
It may be hard to measure intangibles but there’s little doubt that passion provides the beating heart of not-for-profit organisations like Victim Support – and that, says CEO Tony Paine, is their strength.
The importance of maintaining your business’ competitive edge is particularly acute in today’s challenging market. That edge can be compromised when you lose key senior-level staff to your competitors. Not
After nine-year run of Labour-led governance, the political hue of those being chosen to head state-owned enterprises is gradually shifting across the colour spectrum in terms of ideological outlook and
Unemployment would continue to rise this year, Employment Minister Paula Bennett said after the March-quarter household labour force survey showed the latest rise in unemployment. Thus “the focus of this
Build an infrastructure and the money will follow? When it comes to broadband, we may be focusing too much on the structural piece of the plot and forgetting how we might best use it. Does our national debate on broadband need to switch tack?
I have been told that I need to be stronger in my communication and more assertive. My company is sending me on an assertiveness course to improve my skills. I
Social media appears to be becoming all-pervasive. Alongside the now ubiquitous YouTube (a clip of Susan Boyle on Britain’s Got Talent had had some 54 million views at the time
Travel budgets might be shrinking but airlines are still firmly focused on giving top-flight customers a service that meets their needs for minimum-hassle, maximum-comfort journeys.
The credit crunch has placed new urgency on boards of directors to grapple with business risks. Clearly such risks are growing rapidly – especially reputational and business continuity risks. Risk
• Malcolm Gladwell • Penguin Group • $37.00 The man who introduced populist phrases like “tipping point” and “blink” into the corporate lexicon is at it again, this time with
