January 29, 2013

We might feel we’re doing it hard in New Zealand, but not only is it one of the best places in the world to be born in 2013, but we’re

Jobs. That, in word, is what the Government is about this year. Against that Labour will pose “active government”. Before the 2011 election senior ministers decided 2012 had to generate

Ten years ago, one of the New Zealand Institute of Management’s more thoughtful and visionary leaders turned his mind to an issue that had tested the organisation’s management development advice

This year will not be an easy year for leaders. It goes without saying therefore, that it will be even worse for followers. Here’s sample of the problems leaders face

From advanced technology being even more accessible and personalised to yoghurt shops as the latest foodie trend, global communications and marketing agency JWT has released its top100 trends for 2013.

In the UK Christmas sales bumped up tablet ownership to 12.2 million adults. That’s almost 30 percent of the UK’s adult online population, and almost one in five of every man,

A joint study by the Australian and New Zealand Productivity Commissions has failed to respond to the challenge of moving the trans-Tasman relationship to new level. That is the view

More than 90 percent of employers plan to maintain staffing levels or hire more people in the first quarter of 2013, according to the latest “Hudson Report: Employment Trends” released

NZ Management magazine readers are in senior positions in large companies, have high level of purchasing authority and high personal incomes. Colmar Brunton readership survey conducted for the magazine in

Cover Story: NZ in 2013 – The three-speed economy “Normal is not normal” – welcome to 2013 and NZ Management magazine’s special focus on the challenges and opportunities for business

Know someone who has shown outstanding leadership and deserves recognition? Now’s your chance to put them forward for one of New Zealand’s most prestigious awards programmes. The Sir Peter Blake

Businessman and philanthropist Sir Owen Glenn is promoting longer-term planning approach to tackling New Zealand’s economic challenges. Writing in the Weekend Herald in January Sir Owen identified bureaucracy and lack

Managers who clearly communicate with their employees about their organisation’s performance and prospects head Leadership Management Australasia’s annual Top 5 Characteristics of Good Manager list, as viewed by employees. With

Imagine the difficulty of trying to save for something that you don’t know the price of. A recent survey of 2000 New Zealanders by Southern Cross found that the majority

The New Zealand Institute of Management has appointed Glenys Talivai (née Powell), the winner of last year’s Top 200 Companies NZIM/Eagle Technology Young Executive of the Year Award, to its

Welcome to this special issue of NZ Management magazine which will now be an annual feature on the magazine’s publishing schedule. The 2014 preview will come out at the end

The NZIER’s Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion, showing surge in economic activity in the December 2012 quarter, was portent – here’s hoping – that we will enjoy prosperous new year.

“Normal is not normal” – welcome to 2013 and NZ Management magazine’s special focus on the challenges and opportunities for business and the economy in the year ahead. We asked New Zealand business and thought leaders to respond to a specific set of questions and you can read their inspiring and generally optimistic responses in the following pages.