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Experimentation: Why it requires rigour
If more and more companies are responding to the siren song of experimentation, doing it right…
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If more and more companies are responding to the siren song of experimentation, doing it right…
“My job was to make everyone understand that the impossible was possible. That’s the difference…
As technology provides consumers with new, smarter options, there’s been a seismic shift in…
Meet the three finalists in the IMNZ/Eagle Technology Young Executive of the Year Award 2015…
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Megatrends: Forget the future – it’s already here
As every CEO knows the pace of change today is unprecedented; it’s either disrupt or be disrupted.
Emotional self-awareness is important in being able to remain calm and frame situations…
Instead of an uncomfortable, formal meeting once, twice or three times a year, the expectation…
We have only seen the first waves of digitalisation, and the next waves will be based on the…
No organisation, product or service can permanently rest on its laurels and the need to innovate…
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A new generation of cyber risks: Is New zealand ready for what’s coming?
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Building a highly engaged workforce
Repositioning for relevance
Women in the corporate world need to banish the word ‘busy’ from their life and instead…
In the year to June 2015, 540,000 delegates attended 5,500 local and international business…
You can’t be a leader without followers, says Kate Kearins. It’s a bit lonely leading yourself – and…
Before you start your next benchmarking project, check out these best practices for savvier…
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Emergency response
When things turn ugly, when you, or your family, are in need of immediate help and rescue, chances are one of the 11 rescue helicopter trusts around the country will be ready to come to your aid.
As a nation we are shortly going to be captured by the excitement of the business end of the…
Companies that continually want to develop and move forward need diversity and original…
Corporate social responsibility through sustainability is becoming the driver for enterprises…
Defining your focal customer is possibly the most central – and simultaneously the most…
If we all strived to operate from a place that respects who we are as individuals, in an ethical manner with integrity in our business dealings, can you imagine the type of leaders we could be for others and, ultimately, ourselves, asks Fiona Hewitt.
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Relishing the challenge: Sky TV’s John Fellet on longevity at the top, the changing media landscape, telling the story and baseball
In war there is only one winner, but in business many firms can win by offering different types of value to their customers, say Suvi Nenonen and Kaj Storbacka.
No longer the stuff of futuristic fiction, electric vehicles and hybrids are an accepted part of the motoring scene across the globe; plugin, charge up and drive away.
If we are going to be leaders that inspire and encourage others to achieve great things then we first need to start with the ‘why’, says Fiona Hewitt.
LEAD STORY
Traci Houpapa: Courage, conviction, integrity and authenticity
If you are already suffering from content overload, by 2020 the amount of information on the web is estimated to increase by 600 percent. Fiona Powell offers useful ways to manage and filter your digital reading.
What is talentism? Simon Arcus discusses the growing relevance of talent to New Zealand boards and…
New Zealand leaders need to reinvent, reimagine, explore, create, heal, inspire. Sina Wendt-Moore says that fearless leaders have a responsibility to embrace life, influence it, change it, shake things up – make this world a better place and make a difference.
LEAD STORY
Leading with the head and the heart
Commissioner of Police Mike Bush is a career policeman, starting out as a raw 17-year-old straight from school.
There are four major global trends predicted to impact leadership and management capability and development over the next 10 years. Fiona Hewitt explains why impactful leadership is so important.
Monitoring social mentions and trending topics is crucial for any brand or business, and tapping…
If you feel like you are an imposter, despite your successes in life, you are not alone, says Iain McCormack.
To be successful in today’s disrupted business reality, managers must learn to break free from the restraints of textbook strategies and look beyond the blinders of products, competition and company boundaries. By Suvi Nenonen and Kaj Storbacka.
For many corporates the global financial crisis put the brakes on education and training; as financial woes hit home, up-skilling was seen as a luxury – a nice-to-have when you can afford it.
EcoMatters Environmental Trust is building healthy environments with local communities and for the first time in its 13 year history it’s looking to grow sponsorship opportunities.
We need to encourage acts of bravery so that if change is initiated and success isn’t achieved straight away – it isn’t a failure. It’s simply a step in the direction of improving and ultimately obtaining fresh and innovative results. By Fiona Hewitt.
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How to capture the imagination of a nation
Therese Walsh was chief operating officer for the Rugby World Cup 2011.
A half day conference offered a wealth of sustainability thinking, including a quick demonstration of how saying “no but” de-energises, and how the alternative “yes and” quickly leads to a plethora of possibilities, says Kate Kearins.
John McGill delves into the former Singaporean leader Lee Kuan Yew’s approach to public sector pay.
One useful way to better understand yourself as a leader is to understand your personality, says Iain McCormack. So how emotionally stable, extroverted, open to experience, agreeable and conscientious are you?
The Funding Network, which is described as “the Dragon’s Den for charities”, is a not-for-profit organisation which allows social entrepreneurs to pitch for funds at live crowd-funding events.
The need to constantly adapt could become a natural part of our everyday world, giving us not only the capability to understand and to cope, but the willingness and openness to evolve as well.
The premise that a fit and healthy CEO creates a healthy company is not a new concept, but are our business leaders working up a sweat to keep themselves and their organisations in peak condition? By Patricia Moore.
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Why diversity is today’s most important management performance issue
Diversity of thought is needed around every possible management and board table, according to Sovereign CEO Symon Brewis-Weston.
Perhaps it’s time for you to take some ownership, maybe become a little selfish, and permit…
For any organisation, workplace bullying leads to less organisational commitment, demotivation, job dissatisfaction and higher levels of absenteeism and resignations.
Although the frequency of a cybersecurity attack on a large scale is low, by 2018, 40 percent of large enterprises will have formal plans to address aggressive cybersecurity business disruption attacks, up from zero percent in 2015, according to a research and advisory firm, Gartner, Inc.
The YouTube generation offers brands and businesses an opportunity for collaboration to reach younger and niche audiences – as well as an insight into the minds and hearts of Gen Y and Z, says Fiona Powell.
Studies show that unconditional contribution to the wider community strongly contributes to healthier relationships, higher job satisfaction and can add an additional 10 years to life expectancy. So, says Fiona Hewitt, by doing good – you feel good too.
In today’s always-on world it’s important technology is managed effectively to ensure that its benefits aren’t outweighed by increased stress levels and the idea that you need to be “always on”. Both employers and employees have a responsibility to set some boundaries, writes Patricia Moore.
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Managing 30 million square kilometresof airspace
Airways CEO – Ed Sims
Fewer global CEOs than last year think global economic growth will improve over the next 12 months, although confidence in their ability to achieve revenue growth in their own companies remains stable.
It may be much more impactful to identify the five or six areas in which you are most talented and to find a way to leverage these, rather than look to develop areas in which you are not naturally gifted, says Douglas Lang
NZIM’s new Chief Executive has always been driven to find a better way of doing things.
In a crisis it’s incredibly important that it looks like a company is taking the situation seriously and the best way to do that is to have the CEO, or highest-ranking local executive, represent the business in every media interview. By Fleur Revell.
The habit of constant correction allows us to drive greater performance and results, over an extended period of time, with smaller and more realistic actions that we can improve on without it appearing a significant leap or change, says Fiona Hewitt.
More and more companies are making a conscious effort to put sustainable practices into action and more and more consumers really care about conscious capitalism. Here is what one charity is achieving with the help of both large and small New Zealand businesses.
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Building vibrant new communities
Simon Challies, Ryman Healthcare’s managing director, has a straightforward management philosophy and it’s doing him proud.
Whether managing a SME or a large corporation, business success naturally flows from investing in the right growth opportunities to build shareholder value. Strategy is fundamental to maximising value, and businesses must develop a meaningful strategic framework.
Good boards are realising that evaluation is a great deal more than box-ticking compliance, and that much can be gained from using an external facilitator.
That’s the advice of
Mike Lewis, winner of the Deloitte Top 200, NZIM/ Eagle Technology Young Executive of the Year Award for 2014.
By Kevin Kevany.
Leading Serko
“If you can communicate the story, then you can front the business. If you can’t, you need to step aside.”
Darrin Grafton, CEO of Serko on travel, tech and talking the talk.
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