Cover Story :
DIVING NOT SKIVING: WHEN CEO APPOINTMENTS TAKE TIME
Top CEO skills are going begging in New Zealand.
Why is the employment market for our top executives narrowing – and how does this impact local leadership and economic growth? By Vikki Bland
MW Special Feature
HEY BABY – WHO’S ROCKING THE CORPORATE CRADLE?
Westpac is firming its family-friendly image with news it is setting up childcare facilities for staff in major centres. Why, given the tight labour market, are such moves so rare? By Vicki Jayne
By Vicki Jayne
Face to Face
MURRAY BAIN: CHAMPIONING TOMORROW’S SCIENCE HEROES
Science, systems and stories form part of the daily lexicon of FRST chief executive Murray Bain.
By Ruth Le Pla
Leadership
THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS
Big mistakes. The wages of sin. And the road to righteousness. Zirk van den Berg spells it all out.
Communication
FOOD FOR THOUGHTS: WHAT MAKES MANAGEMENT MESSAGES STICK
Scientific study into how the brain works has revealed how best to provide people with information and help them retain it. By Mark Blackham
Education & Training
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GUIDE
Education and training courses for 2007.
PLUS
Editor’s Letter
InTouch
Opinion
• Thought Leaders
Manuka Henare
• Politics
Colin James
• Economics
Bob Edlin
Savvy
• Bookcase
Reg Birchfield, Rose Joudi, Ruth Le Pla
• NZIM
Des Hunt
• Corporate Governance Tony Falkenstein
Advice
• Techwise
Mark Evans
• After Thought
Kevin Gaunt
Plus The Director, Vol 4, No 3
