A first-of-its-kind Deloitte survey of Kiwi CFOs shows them inching towards confidence: albeit very carefully… March quarter Household Labour Force Survey ignites call for action to address Kiwi youngsters’ lack of employable skills… Uncertain times fail to dampen trust in business leaders… Read more »
Caution is still the watchword for many NZ chief financial officers (CFOs) despite rising levels of confidence. That’s according to Deloitte’s inaugural New Zealand CFO survey which draws on the insights of close to 100 CFOs from range of locations, industries and business sizes.Read more »
BusinessNZ chief executive Phil O’Reilly is calling for more action to help young people gain employable skills. Statistics NZ’s just-released March quarter Household Labour Force Survey shows two percent lift in youth employment. While this is “positive” result, O’Reilly says it also underscores the “paramount” need for more focus to be put on helping young people gain the skills necessary to gain meaningful employment.Read more »
Employees continue to trust managers and leaders despite uncertain times, according to the latest L.E.A.D. (Leadership Employment and Direction) Survey. Andrew Henderson, CEO of Leadership Management Australasia (LMA), the organisation behind the annual surveys, says levels of trust have held steady or in some cases strengthened in the past year.Read more »
Organisational purpose is playing an increasingly important role in helping New Zealand organisations navigate economic uncertainty, organisational change and evolving workforce expectations, new research from Hum Consulting, finds.
Aerospace researcher Dr Christina Dunker will join Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) in January 2027 to lead the university’s aerospace ambitions in one of Canterbury’s fastest-growing sectors.
Rising living costs, economic uncertainty and rapid technological change are reshaping how New Zealanders think, spend and live, a new report has found.
