November 28, 2012

Leaving positive legacies

If the rumours are anything to go by, it’s time for the humble old intranet to bow out gracefully in the face of slew of “Facebooks for the enterprise” or

NZIM and the Office of Ethnic Affairs (OEA) are bedding down new joint initiative aimed at helping Kiwi business leaders unlock the potential of our country’s increasingly multinational workforce. Despite

Dear editor You mention in “New learning for new economy” (NZ Management magazine, November 2012, page 6) that there is high level of disengaged students throughout the schooling system. This

He may be listed as Forbes billionaire but Jack Dangermond remains man of the land, driven by an insatiable curiosity about all things geographical. Which explains why he is now

Social media presents sticky employment trap for unwary staff and lesson for management. So says DLA Phillips Fox partner John Hannan who warns that managers should take staff misuse of

Building sustainable communities

Another year is all but over. And, on reflection, there haven’t been many examples of outstanding leadership on which to comment or from which to draw inspiration this year, at

Whether at home or in the office, a drinks cabinet charged with the taste of excellence is more than just a luxury. It is a celebration of the very finest things in life.

Scott Brown is chair of Kea China and heads up consultancy Redfern Associates in Shanghai.

A solid foundation

Employers want workers with attitude – the ‘can do’ approach to life that can be channelled to achieve successful outcomes. The 2012 Attitude Awards celebrate people with exactly that mindset

Transformative initiatives by NZIM in 2012 portend major change in the not-too-distant future.

What is local and what is central? The Key Government has rephrased this as what is local is central – when it gets in the way of economic development. In

Governing through transition

TOP 200 Suzanne Snively, ONZM, is managing director of MoreMedia Enterprises and chairs the Agri-women Development Trust. She is member of the Ministry of Transport’s Performance and Risk Advisory Group

Welcome to this special issue of Executive Update: a comprehensive summary of the top stories behind this year’s Deloitte/Management magazine Top 200 Awards.

Abano Healthcare Group152 ABB151 AgResearch177 Air New Zealand5 Airways Corporation of New Zealand176 Alcatel-Lucent New Zealand129 Alliance Group25 Allied Foods (NZ)117 Amcor Packaging (New Zealand)95 ANZCO Foods31 Aotea Energy8 Aperio

Perseverance, innovation, vision and courage: great companies rise to the top in tough times.

This year’s Designworks Visionary Leader, Ngai Tahu’s Mark Solomon, is “unquestionably one of the most constructive players involved in trying to deliver a positive, fair and enlightened future for New Zealand,” say this year’s Top200 Awards judges. 

A focus on facilitating and delivering positive change is one of the many attributes that single out Glenys Powell as this year’s NZIM/Eagle Technology Young Executive of the Year.

The Government’s environmental critics had much to grouch about, early in November. Legislative amendments to the Emissions Trading Scheme would enable polluters to keep buying cheap carbon credits and enjoy

The past, present and future strength of New Zealand business enterprise all featured strongly in the winners’ line-up at this year’s 2012 Deloitte/Management magazine Top 200 Awards.

Sir Henry van der Heyden, Fonterra’s chair for the past 10 years, cements his place among New Zealand’s most acclaimed business leaders by taking out this year’s QBE Chairperson of the Year Award.

“As One” is concept that is fundamental to what it takes to be Top 200 great and is intertwined with the four traits of courage, vision, perseverance and innovation that

Ryman Healthcare notched up record profits this year on top of a decade of record profits. This – and a stack of other reasons – lies behind the decision for this year’s Top 200 judges to crown Ryman as the Deloitte/Management magazine 2012 Company of Year.

December 2012 • Vol 59 No 11

NZ Management magazine’s listing of New Zealand’s largest organisations includes publicly listed companies and larger unlisted companies required to disclose audited financial statements, including New Zealand subsidiaries and branches of overseas

Outstanding performance

Focusing on the future

Guardian of the future

Counties Manukau student Lar Su’a is this year’s NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants Young MD of the Year.

How fast year flits by. Just one year ago I returned to NZ Management magazine just in time to catch the tail end of that year’s Top 200 Awards. I

Niamh Lawless is the first woman to take up the chief executive position at Scouts New Zealand in over 100 years. Lawless has extensive experience in community and government organisations

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New Zealand is divided nation when it comes to exercise habits. We have reputation of being nation of outdoorsy, exercise enthusiasts. From particular viewpoint, this could very well be true.

Mark Cairns’ proven and talented leadership of Port of Tauranga has won him this year’s Deloitte/Management magazine Executive of the Year Award.

Strategy with insight

Business decision makers have longer annual leave entitlements than employed New Zealanders as whole. Horizon Research poll finds 17 percent of decision makers have five weeks annual leave, compared with

A lack of mentoring and other forms of guidance compounds the dramatic gender divide that opens up by the time many business people hit their 30s and 40s. New research

When it comes to customer service, businesses ignore the growing power of social media at their peril. The latest annual KiwiHost Service Survey shows people under 25 are almost twice