Management Columnist, Author at Management Magazine NZ

Do you know what you’re holding?

November 7, 2024

Knowing what data you have, understanding its purpose and having strong privacy practices in place to manage and protect its use will go a long way to helping you ensure

More than one role at a time

October 16, 2024

If you are new to the world of double hatting (doing two full time roles at the same time) Kate Kearins offers tips she hopes might help you and your

There are two key strategies that will impact productivity: task focused interventions and people focused interventions. By Neil McGregor. Productivity generally refers to the measure of efficiency in converting inputs

The role of culture in the future of work

August 19, 2024

What culture dominates your organisation? And why care about creating a constructive culture? Culture & Leadership Lab with Human Synergistics Consulting: The Future of Work is going to be characterised

New privacy toolkit to support business

August 8, 2024

A free online toolkit called Poupou Matatapu is designed to help with privacy management, but it also helps organisations improve their data quality. By Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster. A strong

Why your organisation needs a breach management system

July 12, 2024

A privacy breach will more than likely happen to your organisation and how you prepare for a breach matters. By Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster. When it comes to keeping personal

How to embed the importance of privacy across your organisation

June 12, 2024

Privacy needs to be a year-round activity, as the implications of poor privacy practice are simply too significant to ignore. By Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster. We often hear from organisations

Business benefits of privacy

May 8, 2024

Privacy Week (13-17 May) is a great time to consider the importance of privacy and to help ensure you and your company have good privacy practices in place, writes Privacy

Leadership: How to move from ‘difficult’ to ‘difference-making’ conversations

April 24, 2024

Few people enjoy holding ‘difficult’ conversations in the workplace, but there are approaches you can take that make these conversations easier and ensure the other party feels understood. By Kate

How to promote good organisational privacy practices

April 11, 2024

Most leaders understand the importance of privacy and the need to protect and respect sensitive information, but perhaps there is less awareness about the benefits that good privacy practices can

AI: How to embrace change and overcome the hurdles

April 3, 2024

Embracing AI in management is not for the faint of heart. It requires a willingness to embrace change, a commitment to ethical principles, and a readiness to tackle the challenges

Privacy and the use of overseas service providers

March 6, 2024

When using offshore providers New Zealand businesses need to ensure that personal information being sent out of the country will be subject to privacy safeguards that are comparable to ours.

Salary expectations at odds with reality

February 29, 2024

Projected salary increases are looking a lot lower than they have been in the last 18-24 months, writes Cathy Hendry. The trading conditions for most organisations in 2023 were tough.

Privacy practices that just make good business sense

February 7, 2024

Making privacy a business priority includes talking about privacy at the governance level, or ‘breaking the mahogany ceiling’ explains Privacy Commissioner, Michael Webster. Your business depends on privacy for trust