April 29, 2010

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Managers’ salaries are too high!” “We have poor-performing companies with poor ethical values!” These statements are becoming more than just thought, and more like Kiwi mantra with many in our

Data can be one of your company’s biggest assets – if you can make sense of it. Here’s how. 1 Be very clear on your objectives Hold the business question

When times are tough, why do companies choose sponsorships over other forms of marketing? We asked those who make the decisions.

Bill English’s budget this month has two points to prove. He must show he is holding spending enough to get on credible path back to surplus. And he must encapsulate

Bryan Thomson CEO of Harcourts New Zealand for the past eight years, Thomson has been appointed to the new role of head of real estate operations for Harcourts’ Australasia. He

Research coming out of Europe and the United States suggests that the global financial meltdown and ensuing economic downturn has not negatively impacted the executive learning market. That is undoubtedly good news for learning providers. It is probably, therefore, worth considering just how organisational managers learn best and who provides those opportunities. Reg Birchfield reviews the relevance of experiential learning in today’s fast changing world.

Senior legal counsel Global Retail & Commercial Banking: Western Europe, Barclays Bank

What is it about a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree that attracts such an ambivalent global reaction to its worth? Those who sweat the usually demanding programme call the experience “life changing”; NZ employers seem unconvinced.

Embracing green Far from being just “nice-to-have”, green buildings are proving their worth around the world – not only in terms of ROI and energy savings, but also in increased employee productivity. A Kiwi who’s now heading the World Green Building Council explains why.

Policy makers would be well advised to understand how deeply “green” New Zealanders are. And it may surprise some that senior business people are often more green than the general

Associate Director and Head of Directing, Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School

It can happen in any family – and in any workplace. Abuse of drugs and alcohol leads to accidents, poor performance, lost productivity and dysfunction within teams. We talk to the experts, the victims and those who’ve dealt with the fallout.

At Leadership NZ’s cafe conversation on climate change: 1. Karen Dobric, Maurice Boland and Helen Robinson; 2. Morgan Williams (Future Steps) explains why the world urgently needs to reduce its

It’s not just her travel schedule that makes Helen Robinson a Kiwi in full flight. Her background may be in software but Markit’s global managing director for environmental markets has proved that her eye for opportunity and ability to build scale is totally transportable – into a whole new area of global trade.

MAY 9-14 Company Directors’ Course. Auckland. Institute of Directors. www.managementsouth.co.nz 10-11 LEAN Thinking. Auckland. University of Auckland Short Courses. www.shortcourses.ac.nz 10-12 FranklinCovey: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Auckland.

Knowing theft is going on in your company is one thing; being able to bring the culprits to task is another. The secret is verifiable, security-grade video footage. Pauline Herbst talks to two experts about the latest developments in surveillance camera technology.

So we know how the cynics interpret the letters MBA – and some of the more infamous recipients (former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling for one) haven’t exactly been great role

A few weeks ahead of the presentation of this year’s Budget, Treasury analysis showed the economy recovering slightly more strongly than officials had forecast in December. The impact of the

Directors come to the board table for the satisfaction, and stay for the contribution, according to the latest annual “Directions – Understanding Governance” survey just released. Jens Mueller and Sandy Maier report on the latest findings of the research programme they initiated six years ago.

Lead Story MBAs – Are they WORTH IT? What is it about Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree that attracts such an ambivalent global reaction to its worth? Those who