For any business, people are your primary asset. Look after your employees and they’ll look after the business. But many managers still don’t realise the true cost of sick days.
Slim-fitting suits are the new season’s essential for every successful businessman’s wardrobe, says stylist Michiko Hylands. Although men often choose looser suits for comfort, that’s mistake, says Hylands, who is
A Zegna jacket became an argument for sustainability in the hands of Auckland mayor and super city mayoral candidate John Banks at business leaders’ breakfast hosted by Deloitte. The jacket,
More than three-quarters of employees like the company they work for – and it’s not just pay that makes them satisfied, new survey of New Zealand finance and accounting companies
Air New Zealand chief executive Rob Fyfe doesn’t use the terms ‘vision’ or ‘mission’. “The guys on the baggage line would not enjoy that”, he told the finalists in 2009’s
Now anyone can live like member of the New Zealand television show The Apprentice – without the stress. Heritage Hotels is offering high-flying special ‘Live like an Apprentice’ package, staying
New Zealand has slipped five places to 20 out of 58 economies measured on the world competitiveness scoreboard, according to the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook released last month. The slip
Maybe having flowers around your workplace seems like an unnecessary expense. Think again. Having flowers in your office can boost your team’s problem-solving skills, ideas generation and creative performance, 10-month
Would you entrust your business’ precious reputation to your printer? What if they’re using paper from suppliers who are destroying native forests, wildlife habitats, killing orangutans and causing thousands of
You already pay tax while you earn So why not donate money to your favourite charity while you earn? New tax changes mean it’s easy for your staff to become payroll givers.
The Leadership New Zealand leadership development programme challenges leaders of the future by engaging them in conversations they would never otherwise have had, says Kirsty Pillay-Hansen, one of this year’s
Management matters. No use arguing the point any longer. But, a just released government-sponsored research report suggests that where effective management matters most, New Zealand managers must lift their game.
Gavin Walker, Jonathan Ling Walker and Ling have been appointed independent non-executive directors of ASB Bank. Walker currently serves on the boards of BT Investment Management and Lion Nathan National
Which major party is harder-nosed on bicultural issues: the supposedly soft-centred left-of-centre Labour party or the supposedly hard-nosed right-of-centre National party? The answer will be obvious from the mere posing
Scott Bartlett says Orcon’s “circular” culture of creativity and innovation has got his internet service provider company to number four telco in New Zealand.
There are pieces of workplace advice – be on time to work and avoid gossiping about your boss or colleagues, for example – that are never contested. Other rules, however,
If your company’s not into social media, the hottest new rocket in business will leave you in its wake. Brenda Ward asks the experts how Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are changing the universe of marketing and communications.
Some media reports suggest more executives and aspiring directors are showing an interest in working in the not-for-profit sector. Wellington-based, professional director Tony Hassed has been involved with community-good boards for many years. Here is his advice.
Some media reports suggest more executives and aspiring directors are showing an interest in working in the not-for-profit sector. Wellington-based, professional director Tony Hassed has been involved with community-good boards for many years. Here is his advice.
• Joseph Stiglitz • Allen Lane • RRP $39.00 Joseph Stiglitz is slightly rumpled, friendly and thoughtful man. But he is not happy with the state of the world. And,
• Ben McNeil • Allen & Unwin • RRP $35 Its focus may be Australia, but Ben McNeil’s overview of the seismic shift in how more carbon-conscious world will be
Directors come to the board table for the satisfaction, and stay for the contribution, according to the latest annual “Directions – Understanding Governance” survey just released. Jens Mueller and Sandy Maier report on the latest findings of the research programme they initiated six years ago.
Psychopathic behaviour crops up in companies as well as courts – and bullies can look quite at home in suits. They’re even impressive at first sight. Iain McCormick exposes the counterproductive CEO.
Psychopathic behaviour crops up in companies as well as courts – and bullies can look quite at home in suits. They’re even impressive at first sight. Iain McCormick exposes the counterproductive CEO.
We all know the link between good diet and healthy body, but did you realise the link between what person eats and the job they do at work? Here’s something
Associate Director and Head of Directing, Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School
Lead Story MBAs – Are they WORTH IT? What is it about Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree that attracts such an ambivalent global reaction to its worth? Those who
Directors come to the board table for the satisfaction, and stay for the contribution, according to the latest annual “Directions – Understanding Governance” survey just released. Jens Mueller and Sandy Maier report on the latest findings of the research programme they initiated six years ago.
A few weeks ahead of the presentation of this year’s Budget, Treasury analysis showed the economy recovering slightly more strongly than officials had forecast in December. The impact of the
So we know how the cynics interpret the letters MBA – and some of the more infamous recipients (former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling for one) haven’t exactly been great role
Knowing theft is going on in your company is one thing; being able to bring the culprits to task is another. The secret is verifiable, security-grade video footage. Pauline Herbst talks to two experts about the latest developments in surveillance camera technology.
MAY 9-14 Company Directors’ Course. Auckland. Institute of Directors. www.managementsouth.co.nz 10-11 LEAN Thinking. Auckland. University of Auckland Short Courses. www.shortcourses.ac.nz 10-12 FranklinCovey: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Auckland.
It’s not just her travel schedule that makes Helen Robinson a Kiwi in full flight. Her background may be in software but Markit’s global managing director for environmental markets has proved that her eye for opportunity and ability to build scale is totally transportable – into a whole new area of global trade.
At Leadership NZ’s cafe conversation on climate change: 1. Karen Dobric, Maurice Boland and Helen Robinson; 2. Morgan Williams (Future Steps) explains why the world urgently needs to reduce its
It can happen in any family – and in any workplace. Abuse of drugs and alcohol leads to accidents, poor performance, lost productivity and dysfunction within teams. We talk to the experts, the victims and those who’ve dealt with the fallout.
Policy makers would be well advised to understand how deeply “green” New Zealanders are. And it may surprise some that senior business people are often more green than the general
Embracing green Far from being just “nice-to-have”, green buildings are proving their worth around the world – not only in terms of ROI and energy savings, but also in increased employee productivity. A Kiwi who’s now heading the World Green Building Council explains why.
What is it about a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree that attracts such an ambivalent global reaction to its worth? Those who sweat the usually demanding programme call the experience “life changing”; NZ employers seem unconvinced.
Senior legal counsel Global Retail & Commercial Banking: Western Europe, Barclays Bank
Research coming out of Europe and the United States suggests that the global financial meltdown and ensuing economic downturn has not negatively impacted the executive learning market. That is undoubtedly good news for learning providers. It is probably, therefore, worth considering just how organisational managers learn best and who provides those opportunities. Reg Birchfield reviews the relevance of experiential learning in today’s fast changing world.
Bryan Thomson CEO of Harcourts New Zealand for the past eight years, Thomson has been appointed to the new role of head of real estate operations for Harcourts’ Australasia. He
Bill English’s budget this month has two points to prove. He must show he is holding spending enough to get on credible path back to surplus. And he must encapsulate
When times are tough, why do companies choose sponsorships over other forms of marketing? We asked those who make the decisions.
Data can be one of your company’s biggest assets – if you can make sense of it. Here’s how. 1 Be very clear on your objectives Hold the business question
Managers’ salaries are too high!” “We have poor-performing companies with poor ethical values!” These statements are becoming more than just thought, and more like Kiwi mantra with many in our
A recent survey shows that bullying is rife in New Zealand workplaces and that managers have limited understanding of the problem or how to address it. Targeting workers in health,
It’s hardly news that bullying boss or negative work environment is bad news for employee engagement but new research into how the brain works highlights just how bad that impact
While it’s historically been seen as disadvantaging employees, new school of thought is emerging about dyslexia in the workplace. Internationally, employers are learning to celebrate the difference and harness the
Winners of last year’s EEO Trust Work & Life Awards (featured in NZ Management, November issue) are still reaping the benefits many months later. “Huge, huge benefits – we became
Q: How long is piece of No 8 wire? A: Long enough to stretch around the globe. Every day, Kiwis are proving that our innovative ways of thinking around problems
Far from being best kept secrets, great Kiwi experiences or people are something to brag about – and next year’s World Cup Tournament offers the incentive to do just that.
For SMEs baffled about issues related to health and safety, hiring new employees, pay, holidays and leave, performance management or ending employment relationships, the NZ Department of Labour (DOL) has
Now into its seventh year, the Kea World Class New Zealand Leaders Awards again prove that there is no shortage of candidates whose achievements are impressive by global standards. The 2010 line-up provides some clues as to why Kiwis often seem to punch above their weight on the world stage – and why more of us should just “get out and try”.
How would you describe the New Zealand identity? At the end of an epic sporting battle, what is it you feel when you see team of New Zealanders step onto
• Tim Jackson • Earthscan • RRP $30 Despite attempts in New Zealand to evict “sustainability” from the public service lexicon, the rest of the world is moving on –
• Sheryl Sutherland & Marty Witty • New Holland • RRP $29.99 It was conveniently serendipitous that review copy of Smart Money: how to structure your New Zealand business for
Clever new teleconferencing technologies, pressure to cut organisational travel costs and a desire to placate the increasingly vocal carbon footprint lobby seem, on the face of it, to threaten New Zealand’s large and lucrative conferencing and conventions industry. But industry advocate Alan Trotter doesn’t think so.
Cover Story Kea’s World Class Kiwis – Networks and Know-how Now into its seventh year, the Kea World Class New Zealand Leaders Awards again prove that there is no shortage
Business gave Labour leader Phil Goff roasting last month after he told Federated Farmers that Labour now believed it was time to review the country’s monetary policy. His party was,
Those living in small communities know that small degree of separation can be both blessing and curse. But perhaps that depends on whether you’re thinking big or small. When world
The past month saw a flurry of new releases in New Zealand. Pauline Herbst finds out how a few of these devices and applications offer new solutions to old problems.
April 7 Empowering Individuals and Teams. Auckland. University of Auckland Short Courses. www.shortcourses.ac.nz 7-9 FranklinCovey: Supervision. Auckland. David Forman. www.iod.org.nz 13 Governance Essentials. Hamilton. Institute of Directors. www.projectplusgroup.com 14 Finance
The concept of “kaizen” is one most of today’s managers would recognise – even if they haven’t embraced the philosophy. That this Japanese term for “improvement” made it into the language of global business is largely thanks to one man – Masaaki Imai. The Kaizen Institute founder was in Auckland recently and spoke to Management magazine.
At the 2010 Leadership NZ Programme Cocktail Launch: 1. Jo Brosnahan (CEO, Leadership NZ). 2. Recipients of scholarships to participate in the 2010 Leadership Programme. 3. Alumni from the 2009
Our workforce is just heading over the crest of demographic wave – nearly one in three New Zealand workers is now aged 50 or over, according to Statistics New Zealand.
Do managers really have good grip on how well they’re managing? recent survey raises some doubts. The Great New Zealand Employment Survey 2010 by Clarian Human Resources reveals perception gap
NZ Management is delighted to welcome new member to our Top 200 family of major award sponsors. Workbase, New Zealand’s leading organisation tackling literacy and numeracy issues in the workplace,
It’s no surprise people don’t want tax rise. So opposition to increasing GST from 12.5 percent to 15 percent is strong. However, only 11 percent of New Zealanders think the
A group of business people who are pushing for public/private taskforce that would help develop clean technology in New Zealand is gaining some political traction. Group spokesman Phillip Mills (chair
Although the “S” word (sustainable) has apparently become lingua non grata in public service circles these days, new book Hatched from Landcare Research provides an extremely useful research summary for
Powering productivity Companies looking to meet what has become a mantra of business performance – increased productivity – may need to look no further than their own employee base. Re-tuning literacy levels to increasingly complex workplace needs pays dividends.
What prompted you to seek work outside New Zealand? I have always been fascinated in travel and the adventure that lies in living abroad. As keen entrepreneur, China has always
Tough times or not, top companies continue to invest in leadership development, according to a recently released combined study by US magazine BusinessWeek and global management consulting firm Hay Group. And the New Zealand Institute of Management agrees that creating and maintaining a leadership culture during crises, chaos and an economic downturn should be an organisational priority.
Michael Spaans The Katolyst Group, the trust with 100 percent ownership of the Waikato Innovation Park, has appointed Spaans, well-known, Waikato-based dairy farmer, as the new chairman of the board
How do you tie bureaucrats’ and politicians’ hands so they won’t make mucky law? Rodney Hide thinks he has the answer. New Zealand ranks high in some lists of “free”
Surfing the wave It takes some bottle to move into a new market, particularly when the rest of the world hasn’t yet realised the market exists. Michael Reynolds, anchor trustee and chief executive of Kiwi animation studio The Funny Farm wants the company to play a leading role in developing high quality movies for smartphones.
The way in which organisations develop strategy is under scrutiny. Because very little is constant in today’s world, the question is being asked: is strategic planning still relevant?
Business managers attempting to get some measure of how the general economic environment in New Zealand might affect their individual enterprises over 2010 and 2011 may be excused for being
This issue of NZ Management touches on two important organisational activities: The staging of effective conferences and conventions, both internal and international, and the need to think and plan strategically.
Fuelled in large part by the introduction of KiwiSaver, the New Zealand wealth and asset management industry is taking off. But is it geared for growth and performance? And can it attract the talent to capitalise on new opportunities?
Ten category winners and one overall winner will be chosen from field of over 30 finalists in the 2010 Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards at black-tie dinner being held
The risks of business travel are thrown into sharp relief by events such as the recent Chilean earthquake – but who knew that the mortality rate for those suffering heart
Looking forward to being “taken out of my comfort zone into areas that challenge and stretch me” is Kirsty Pillay-Hansen. The National Training manager for the Foundation for Youth Development
While it’s been tough year, salary increases continue to outpace inflation, according to Moyle Consulting’s 2010 Salary Review. It shows three percent increase in base pay across all levels of
Business just passes environmental responsibility test
A range of value-adding initiatives introduced by the HR team at Quality Bakers earned its national human resources manager Michael Peters the accolade of Young HR Practitioner of the Year
Biff out the notion of flat globalised world. International business is more partitioned than many of us care to admit. That’s according to professor Alan Rugman, who was in Auckland
Do we have too many managers and not enough trust? That was question posed at debate on New Zealand’s economic future hosted by AUT’s Department of Finance recently. The suggestion
NZ Management magazine and Hay Group are delighted to partner and undertake the first study into New Zealand’s ‘Most Reputable Organisations’. Globally, Hay Group works with Fortune magazine, CEO magazine,
With corporate crises on the rise, more CEOs worry their businesses are at greater risk of reputation damage than was the case three years ago. That’s according to recent survey
If Kiwis want to play catch up with their Aussie counterparts on the productivity front, one thing local managers could learn is to “strut their stuff” bit more. New Zealand
A bold new bid by Marks and Spencer (M&S) to become the world’s most sustainable retailer by 2015 sends an important signal to New Zealand businesses in the export supply
New Zealanders are well past the point of questioning whether or not climate change is occurring and say it is something which must be managed as priority. survey of 3296
The Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) Trust Diversity Survey is live at the EEO’s website until Monday 14 May. Allow around 10-15 minutes to complete the survey. Every respondent will receive
New Zealand inched up the world competitiveness scoreboard, according to latest results released by IMD. The 2007 rankings place New Zealand in 19th place nestled between Taiwan and the United
Air New Zealand’s Rob Fyfe named Executive of the Year; Abano Healthcare takes top honours as Company of the Year Read about the other award winners here. Photos from the
Should our Government throw its purchasing power behind companies that embrace sustainable practice? Yes, say the majority of respondents to recent Management Magazine/Shape NZ business poll. There was strong support
