Pioneering eco-friendly household products placed Ecostore at the crest of the green market wave when it arrived. Now its growing success is about to fuel phase two of an inspiring new business paradigm. by Vicki Jayne
Over the past year, New Zealanders, along with the rest of the world, have had to seriously change the way they do business. From credit lines drying up, to mass
Networking. We talk about it; we read about it; we all know what it is. We like the articles, but do they really tell us the ‘how to’ of networking?
Some new technologies will hit the market in 2010. NZ Management’s technology writer focuses on eight that senior executives should look out for.
“Big Bang” solutions have a nasty habit of turning into fizzers – remember Robert Muldoon’s energy strategies of the late 1970s and early ‘80s? With a few new big-bang changes – such as Auckland’s emerging Super City – close at hand, Gerard La Rooy spells out his message for the times.
A lack of well-priced bike gear prompted Torpedo 7’s birth – but what’s contributing to this five-year-old web-based company’s phenomenal growth?
Okay – you’ve analysed your processes, minimised transaction times and put in automated solutions at great cost, so why aren’t your customers happy. Stephen Hay has some answers.
How to start and how to stop. These two questions are perennial conundrums for governments bent on trying out new things. Both are important for taxpayers. By the time an
George Gould PGG Wrightson has appointed descendant of the founder of the original company to its board. Gould is the chairman and major shareholder of Christchurch investment company Gould Holdings
The world is closing in. To survive and, more importantly, to succeed in tomorrow’s international marketplace it is important to understand how other economies work, other managers manage and to understand where New Zealand fits in the global scheme of things. NZIM Northern CEO Kevin Gaunt reports back from a recent international management forum held in Chennai, Madras.
Auckland-based SkillsBank Director, Leadership New Zealand
New Zealand can at least boast two women prime ministers, but its track record on boardroom diversity remains abysmal – still just 8.6 percent representation for our top 100 listed
At the start of this month, bunch of health professionals chose to swap their white coats for lycra to bike the length of New Zealand raising money for research into
The Development Finance Corporation collapsed 20 years ago last October. At the time, Sandy Maier was chief executive of Citibank, but then was appointed the DFC’s statutory manager and led the restructuring. He reflects on this episode in New Zealand’s banking history and considers the validity of calls to set up another DFC.
Why is it so difficult to successfully implement change? Paul Aitken has some answers, but those seeking leadership’s Holy Grail could be disappointed.
NZIM courses See page 53 www.nzimnorthern.co.nz, www.nzimcentral.co.nz, www.shortcourses.ac.nz 8-9 Mental Toughness. Auckland. University of Auckland Short Courses. www.shortcourses.ac.nz 10-11 Essential Project Leadership. Wellington. Project Plus. www.shortcourses.ac.nz 10-11 Finance for Non-Financial
In a two-part technology guide for 2010, Pauline Herbst runs through the basics of spring cleaning your computer, starting with a new operating system and antivirus software.
A new year. new decade. What will they deliver? It is reasonable question and one reason why, at the end of last year, we asked our long-standing and New Zealand’s
You can rule out one source of influence on the decisions of our Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance: Bill English’s fondness for his home town of Dipton. This
Digital marketing has burst onto the commercial scene with almost improper haste and impact. It is threatening traditional media’s marriage of convenience with advertisers and demanding new marketing strategies. What should marketers understand about going digital?
I am small business owner with a central office in one of New Zealand’s major cities. I want to consider decentralisation as way to improve performance and profitability. What advice do you have
