May 25, 2010

More than three-quarters of employees like the company they work for – and it’s not just pay that makes them satisfied, new survey of New Zealand finance and accounting companies

If your company’s not into social media, the hottest new rocket in business will leave you in its wake. Brenda Ward asks the experts how Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are changing the universe of marketing and communications.

There are pieces of workplace advice – be on time to work and avoid gossiping about your boss or colleagues, for example – that are never contested. Other rules, however,

Scott Bartlett says Orcon’s “circular” culture of creativity and innovation has got his internet service provider company to number four telco in New Zealand.

Which major party is harder-nosed on bicultural issues: the supposedly soft-centred left-of-centre Labour party or the supposedly hard-nosed right-of-centre National party? The answer will be obvious from the mere posing

Gavin Walker, Jonathan Ling Walker and Ling have been appointed independent non-executive directors of ASB Bank. Walker currently serves on the boards of BT Investment Management and Lion Nathan National

Management matters. No use arguing the point any longer. But, a just released government-sponsored research report suggests that where effective management matters most, New Zealand managers must lift their game.

Vice-president of marketing, Dell US

The Leadership New Zealand leadership development programme challenges leaders of the future by engaging them in conversations they would never otherwise have had, says Kirsty Pillay-Hansen, one of this year’s

You already pay tax while you earn So why not donate money to your favourite charity while you earn? New tax changes mean it’s easy for your staff to become payroll givers.

Would you entrust your business’ precious reputation to your printer? What if they’re using paper from suppliers who are destroying native forests, wildlife habitats, killing orangutans and causing thousands of

Support for super tax on mining profits

Maybe having flowers around your workplace seems like an unnecessary expense. Think again. Having flowers in your office can boost your team’s problem-solving skills, ideas generation and creative performance, 10-month

New Zealand has slipped five places to 20 out of 58 economies measured on the world competitiveness scoreboard, according to the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook released last month. The slip

Now anyone can live like member of the New Zealand television show The Apprentice – without the stress. Heritage Hotels is offering high-flying special ‘Live like an Apprentice’ package, staying

Air New Zealand chief executive Rob Fyfe doesn’t use the terms ‘vision’ or ‘mission’. “The guys on the baggage line would not enjoy that”, he told the finalists in 2009’s

Director of Auckland’s Finewood Furniture, manufacturers and exporters of hand-crafted furniture

A Zegna jacket became an argument for sustainability in the hands of Auckland mayor and super city mayoral candidate John Banks at business leaders’ breakfast hosted by Deloitte. The jacket,

Slim-fitting suits are the new season’s essential for every successful businessman’s wardrobe, says stylist Michiko Hylands. Although men often choose looser suits for comfort, that’s mistake, says Hylands, who is

For any business, people are your primary asset. Look after your employees and they’ll look after the business. But many managers still don’t realise the true cost of sick days.

ROB FYFE LUNCH: The finalists of last year’s NZIM/Eagle Technology Young Executive of the Year got together with 2009 Top 200 Executive of the Year Rob Fyfe for an informal

Kevin Bowler, our new head of tourism, already has a vision of how to build this country’s visitor industry – and it’s a digital future he’s foreseeing.

GLOBAL Adventure : Trekking with elephants Combine the fantasy of campsite in an African national park with Thai tropical forest environment at Thailand’s first luxury tented jungle camp. The 25

June 9 Communicating with Digital Toolbox. Auckland. University of Auckland Short Courses. www.prinz.org.nz 9-10 Systems Thinking. Auckland. University of Auckland Short Courses. www.conferenz.co.nz 11 Digital Communications. Auckland. PRINZ. www.iod.org.nz 14-15

Pauline Herbst reviews notebooks and smartphones that make international business on the go just that bit easier.

Bizzone 2010, three-day business expo featuring leading international business brands through to local service providers, is rolling out over the next three months. Events planned for Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch

There have been some big changes in business in the past couple of years. Increasingly, we’re finding that what used to work doesn’t necessarily work any longer. Kiwis are hungry

The World Cup was still more than year away in early May, when news media reported that accommodation providers in Auckland were ramping prices several hundred percent above usual rates

Cover Story : Tech Revolution Harnessing the power of social media The Top 200 Campaign To launch this year’s Deloitte/Management Top 200 Companies campaign,‘Understanding the New World’, this month we

• Ray Grose • Kogan Page • RRP $21.99 Every day in business you have to sell yourself – but we often forget that. In How to Sell Yourself, Ray

Innovative design thinking has won Designworks a major award.