• By Stephen Denning • Josey Bass • RRP $31.77 There is noting quite so compelling, enervating or informative as cracking good yarn, well told. And even when the subject
• By Robert Steven Kaplan • McGraw Hill • RRP $59.00 A successful life in leadership swings more on knowing the questions to ask, rather than on having the answers
Recent ructions in the Eurozone could give New Zealand the hurry-up it needs to strengthen links in the Asian region. If so, we’d better jump to. Asian economies are locking in trade with each other as the European and US economies falter.
Finance Minister Bill English some weeks ago said he saw signs the economy had turned corner. It had grown in seven of the past eight quarters and this year was
The Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority’s chief executive Mike Underhill explains the potential untapped earnings for most businesses locked in energy waste.
As corporate New Zealand finally begins to pull itself out of a tough recession, the car and fleet lease market has noticed a shift towards smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles. But Hayley Barnett finds it’s not all about cost cutting. Businesses are becoming aware that if they want to keep on side with their customers they need to prove they’re making an effort to reduce their carbon footprint.
When on holiday most of us expect bit of R&R and some great memories to take back home. What we don’t expect is to become caught up in medical emergency.
The man who heads energy drinks company Frucor has his own recipe for boosting corporate vitality. Fun plays a part – so do words like “trailblazing” and “straight up”. Why? Carl Bergstrom shares his ingredients for leadership success.
The management world is suddenly awash with tales about just how effective storytelling is as core leadership competency. The thinking goes something like this. Storytelling, like the opposable thumb, differentiates
The NZBCSD Vision 2050 project is gaining momentum. On August 30, over 20 chief executives reviewed the work completed by the Future Leaders group in respect of the Vision “pathways”.
The state of the executive body and mind are increasingly valuable corporate currency. Wellness programmes are more than ever woven into everyday executive life. Fitness of mind is the new priority. For a growing number it comes packaged in a 2500 year-old box of tricks called mindfulness.
The New Zealand Institute of Management is concerned about the impact and implications of the Government’s latest industry training and youth unemployment policies.
When the Maori party won four seats in the 2005 election its president, Whata Winiata, said the Treaty partner had come to Parliament. In 2008, with five seats, it partnered
Mighty River Power has made an impressive effort to understand and promote the value of strong partnerships with Maori business enterprises. What it has learned in the process is central to its commercially and culturally enlightened governance practices. This is the sixth and final article in Reg Birchfield’s series on responsible governance.
For most companies, the green agenda has been about assessing manufacturing and distribution processes and then finding ways to minimise their impacts on the environment. Instead, taking our inspiration from
