INBOX : A different beat
Imagine corporate team-building exercise where not word is spoken. This is one aspect that makes the drumming workshops run by Auckland company Rhythm Interactive so different, says its co-founder John
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Imagine corporate team-building exercise where not word is spoken. This is one aspect that makes the drumming workshops run by Auckland company Rhythm Interactive so different, says its co-founder John
You can make money and save the world as well, says Wayne Mapp, Minister of Research, Science and Technology.
A quiet revolution is transforming New Zealand’s world of infrastructure development. It’s important to note because “infrastructure” has become a political priority. The Government is committing billions of dollars to infrastructure projects as one means of combating the recession. Iain McCormick reports from the front lines.
The public is outraged by CEOs who get big payouts even as their companies are failing. Iain McCormick looks at how Australia handled this issue – and what boards can do here.
Kiwi company Envirostate is making sustainability easy for corporates – saving money and the world at the same time.
Known for its wine and warm weather, Hawke’s Bay is also a great place for business. Here is your guide to the region and its opportunities.
The environmental voices in Government are growing louder, but have yet to seriously influence core policy. Colin James asks why.
Training can deliver returns of more than four times the investment. The secret lies in the real-life nature of the programme and understanding what is needed. Reg Birchfield reports.
China has proven it can reach its goals to ‘leap-frog’ high-tech developments. Isn’t it time New Zealand joined the game, asks Peter Neilson.
How do you redevelop a major public and commercial space using sustainable principles?
The systems that keep planes safe can be used to make businesses fly too, Katherine Corich discovered. The British-based Kiwi tells Brenda Ward about her international process consultancy Sysdoc and her company’s award-winning workplace practices.
Today’s management software is about finding solutions that work across a business, say two experts from the information technology industry.
Prime Minister John Key will be delivering the 12th Europa Lecture in Wellington, as keynote speaker this month. The Europa Lecture Series is the European Union Centres Network’s prestige public
Simon Wickham, CEO of the Trusts Stadium in Waitakere, has been appointed chief executive designate for The Trusts in West Auckland (Portage and Waitakere Licensing Trusts).
Mediaweb’s Most Reputable Organisations awards luncheon was held at Auckland’s Harbourside Restaurant on September 10: 1 Outside Harbourview restaurant, from left, Andrew Mackmurdie of Hay Group, Toni Myers of Mediaweb,
Moral bankruptcy, not governance per se, is the issue in business today, says corporate philosopher Roger Steare. Reg Birchfield talks ethics with one of the world’s top corporate thinkers.
World firsts at IFA, the annual Berlin-based consumer electronics and appliances show, give a glimpse of the business tools we will be using in years to come.
It’s healthy, cost-effective and on the rise. Peter Tynan discovers the benefits of going by bike.
Alcatel-Lucent’s Thomas Evans shares some ideas on how you can prepare your business for an ultra-fast broadband world.
So, how do you rejuvenate a flagging building industry? Let’s have an earthquake, says Bob Edlin.
THE TOP 200 CAMPAIGN As part of this year’s Deloitte/Management Top 200 Companies campaign,‘Understanding the New World’, we continue our series of six themes examining major contemporary issues and opportunities
There’s money in steam. New Zealand has the expertise – but are we going to let Chile push ahead of us? Vicki Jayne investigates.
Australia and New Zealand could both learn from each other as they set about cutting greenhouse gases, Vicki Jayne finds at a trans-Tasman climate change conference.
Cleantech is powering fast-moving global economies. Can NZ Inc capitalise on this major growth opportunity? Or are we too late to the starting gate? Vicki Jayne reports.
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