Zero impact growth continues to confuse and confound many business leaders, according to new Deloitte report. The authors of “Towards Zero Impact Growth: Strategies of Leading Companies in 10 Industries”
Smart organisations tap in to the energies, interests and abilities of each and every member of their workforce. Rosemary Williams showcases the winners of this year’s ANZ New Zealand & EEO Trust Work & Life Awards.
Without relentless innovation, success will be fleeting, management guru Gary Hamel argues in his 2012 book What Matters Now. Less than one company in 100 makes innovation everyone’s job, every
In the past, managers who engaged in serious thinking about the future of customers, competitors, economics and government regulations typically relied heavily on external consultants. They did not have the
This month is the deadline for the Land and Water Forum to finalise consensus on water management. lot hangs on this. The forum is policymaking experiment in collaborative governance, variant
Fonterra director John Wilson will replace Sir Henry van der Heyden as the company’s chairman when Sir Henry steps down in December. Wilson has been on the board since 2003
Management thinkers are the direction finders for business. That’s why NZIM works at the point where theory and practice interlock.
Carolyn Smith is GM of China’s Westin Guangzhou.
Shimon Peres, Israel’s ninth president and an extraordinarily resilient leader, thinks the only leaders worthy of the title are individuals with “ambition for cause greater than themselves”. That’s reasonable observation.
Leadership New Zealand (LNZ) has launched the Sir Paul and Lady Reeves Scholarship Fund in memory of Bishop Sir Paul Reeves (1932-2011). Announced at the inaugural Sir Paul Reeves Memorial
The 11th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety 2012) is expected to provide valuable learning and networking opportunities for New Zealand businesses. The organisers have confirmed as
Can we as New Zealanders escape the old, frozen binary oppositions between town and country, nature and culture, men and women, young and old, Maori and Pakeha, left and right?
From creating new recruitment website for national logistics company, to identifying cost over-runs at local IT firm, Waikato Management School (WMS) students are making real impacts in the business community
Kapu Waretini, programmes manager diversity at Committee for Auckland, is a recipient of a 2012 Sir Peter Blake Leadership Award.
New Zealand’s businesses and public sector organisations will have accelerated access to innovation, commercialisation and entrepreneurial skills if Fulbright New Zealand business award scheme gets the support it needs to
Imagine time in the not too distant future. Chocolate bars are sold in uniform plain packaging, stored behind grey screen and available only upon request by those aged over 18.
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Lion has announced the appointment of Stuart Irvine as its next CEO. He takes over the role in January 2013 when current CEO Rob Murray steps down. Irvine has extensive
Debt-averse, bargain-minded and technology-driven, consumers are laying down some new rules for retailers. Those who respond in kind can still stuff their tills with dollars.
I’m blessed with surname that many people manage to mangle (that’s OK), so I’ve always been sensitive to the nuances of names. But what’s in an organisation’s name? I like
When it comes to reducing unemployment, the Government has had precious little to boast about, essentially because economic growth has been sluggish. When asked if he had confidence in his
Air New Zealand is this year’s Hay Group/NZ Management magazine Most Reputable Organisation. Our research says senior leadership is key. So what, exactly, underpins a good name?
Directors don’t think fraud and corruption is much of a problem in corporate New Zealand. Retiring Serious Fraud Office chief executive Adam Feeley thinks otherwise. He talked about the consequences of governance complacency.
The best conferences and conventions now pack an even more powerful punch as they align themselves to the new demands of business.
The Institute of Directors’ relaunch, restoration, facelift – call it what you will – of its Four Pillars of Governance Best Practice text is welcome. It is, in its significantly
