May 3, 2011

Managing risk: After the crisis Risk is fact of business and organisational life. Managing it effectively, given the impact of events such as the Global Financial Crisis and the Christchurch

“The consequences of (banks) mismanaging their risks can be severe indeed – not only for the individual bank, but for the (financial) system as a whole…” Dr Alan Bollard, governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand speaking to the Institute of Directors in Christchurch on April 7, 2003.

“The consequences of (banks) mismanaging their risks can be severe indeed – not only for the individual bank, but for the (financial) system as a whole…” Dr Alan Bollard, governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand speaking to the Institute of Directors in Christchurch on April 7, 2003.

Time is running out for New Zealand to jump on to the speeding train of management and leadership change that could help deliver us future of opportunity and prosperity. Our

Risk is a fact of business and organisational life. Managing it effectively, given the impact of events such as the Global Financial Crisis and the Christchurch and Japanese earthquakes, is critically important.

Many managers may be barking up the wrong tree when it comes to growing their enterprise and its dollars over the long run. An increasingly competitive and globalised world calls

An AWF-HorizonPoll national survey of people in work shows more organisations are thinking of increasing staff during the next year. Some 19% of business decision makers (managers, executives, proprietors, self-employed

Set amidst spectacular Fiordland National Park ‘World Heritage’ scenery, guided walk operator Hollyford Track Guided Walks is opening its well-appointed Martins Bay Lodge to small conference and meeting groups on

Compared to listed companies, twice as many not for profit organisations in New Zealand have asked their stakeholders what they would like to see in their financial statements. This was

The high costs of ill health are driving growing investment by New Zealand workplaces in employee health. A recent survey of 402 upper North Island employers found that nearly 50

Randstad announced last month that Air New Zealand had won the inaugural 2011 Randstad Award, voted the country’s most attractive employer by over 4000 jobseekers. Recently-appointed Randstad CEO (New Zealand

New Zealand’s rank has climbed to 18th out of 138 economies in the World Economic Forum-INSEAD Global Information Technology Report 2009-2010, up one place from the last report and just

Prime Minister John Key says the 2011 Prime Minister’s Business Scholarships, which opened for applications last month, are designed to build business capability and develop skills, particularly in management and

The Balanced Scorecard (BSC) was created by Drs Robert Kaplan and David Norton of the Harvard Business School as performance measurement framework that added strategic non-financial performance measures to traditional

As trite as it may sound, it is nevertheless true that risk management itself is risk that must be managed well. It also goes without saying that in these fast-changing,

As trite as it may sound, it is nevertheless true that risk management itself is risk that must be managed well. It also goes without saying that in these fast-changing,