May 2, 2011

Business as usual will come to an end in the next 40 years. But this is likely to create vast opportunities for New Zealand business. How can this be? Just

The cyber-punk author William Gibson famously said, “The future has already arrived – it’s just not evenly distributed yet”. Massey University is prime example. The skills we hold in distance

The rise and rise of not-for-profit organisations and enterprises is putting pressure on their fundraising and also on the directors who stump up with their governance services gratis.

Sandy Moore is the New Zealand advertising industry’s chief executive of the year. The head of the local arm of global agency DDB tells Steve Best about the stresses and secrets of managing difficult egos and dealing with the challenges of adapting to the rise and rise of social media.

Do New Zealand’s directors and chief executives understand what responsible governance is all about and just how important it is? NZ Management’s Reg Birchfield isn’t sure and wants to find our best governed enterprises.

What are our universities doing to better match their MBA programmes to fast-changing business needs? And, getting personal, have you got what it takes to do an MBA?

After the first Christchurch earthquake Bill English and John Key cut new spending for 2011-12 from $1.1 billion plus two percent to $700-$800 million. After the second earthquake they cut

These are dark and difficult times for managers. We need managers to rebuild the economy, lead enterprise out of the economic and structural ruins and to re-shape organisations for the future.

• By Frances Hesselbein • Jossey Bass/John Wiley • RRP$34.50 There is something engaging about Frances Hesselbein – even in print. I met her once, in Auckland, and she was

No matter where they sit on the organisational chart, most people answer to someone else at work. When new person takes on that role, your job may remain the same,

Leadership, says friend of mine, is first and foremost about vision. “It is about service and community,” says another. Frances Hasselbein, America’s most applauded lady of leadership, says leadership is

The rise and rise of not-for-profit organisations and enterprises is putting pressure on their fundraising and also on the directors who stump up with their governance services gratis.

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise’s new CEO Peter Chrisp on his leadership stategy.

Winter enthusiasts tend to be thin on the ground. Forget the crackling of open fires and swish of skis – for most of us, the sounds associated with the season

Graham Carter is to lead the carboNZero programme in New Zealand as it new chief executive. New Zealander, he was most recently based in Canada as the co-founder and chief

J Bradford DeLong, professor of economics at the University of California at Berkeley, posed good question recently: Is economics discipline? His answer was that among Chicago School economists, at least,

Special Group’s creative director and co-founder Tony Bradbourne says there are no barriers to belief and ambition.