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In good faith? Job cuts at TVNZ and the consultation process
Proposed TVNZ staff cuts puts spotlight on business rights versus rights of employees in redundancy...
3 lessons for women leaders, from women leaders
Kristen Lunman and Natalie Ferguson share their top lessons for women leaders to succeed in business without sacrificing...
How to cope when a difficult client causes anxiety
Haiming Jiang shares strategies on how to overcome work-related anxiety and go on to achieve better business...
Navigating troubled waters
Joshua Tan on the situation in the Red Sea and Suez Canal and the implications for...
Keep it simple: get your customer experience humming
Ensuring a great customer experience even when times are...
Competing for gov’t tenders, empowering consumers
Lessons from an unsuccessful attempt at winning a government...
Time to put AI to the test
How AI technology can streamline your workflow and boost...
Waikato surpasses Silicon Valley reputation
Silicon Valley-based technology multinationals and their like, wherever they are headquartered, have been turning to Waikato technologists...
How to keep your people in tough times
Samantha Gadd offers some advice on retaining employees in difficult times. There is no doubt the state of our economy and global headlines...
Utilising technology for sales effectiveness
Looking to boost the results performance of your salespeople? Logan Wedgwood identifies self-management and technology adoption as the key...
Was COP26 a COP-OUT?
Dave Rouse attended COP26 and came away both inspired and disappointed. The tears of disappointment in the eyes of president Alok Sharma...
Stronger together
Simon Lord explains how New Zealand’s business franchisees found support paid off during lockdown. The recent Delta outbreak, and...
Understanding the goodness that exists in business
Sue de Bievre writes on ‘the goodness in business’ and how we can all be more trusting when it comes to running businesses and managing...
Supporting an excellent cause
It’s time to unleash the power of the Kiwi business community. Time to rally behind one of New Zealand’s most well-known industry...
Workplace law changes: are SMBs being left in the lurch?
Proposed new changes New Zealand workplace laws, which look set to come into play in 2022, will cause the biggest disruption to small...
Asking the tough questions on housing
New Zealand’s housing and building market is in disarray. Ashley Balls investigation reveals that the real problems extend far beyond the...
How to avoid hiring the wrong salespeople
Logan Wedgwood explains how to create the best chance of hiring the right person for your sales role. Have you ever experienced a bad hire?...
Tell better stories to stand out from the crowd
Robert Tighe explains the spotlight versus mirror approach to storytelling and what it can do for business. If you’ve ever asked...
How will you make 2021 your best year yet?
Zac de Silva delivers five non-negotiable action points to help you get 2021 off to a flying start. We all know that 2020 was likely the...
NZ’s housing prices: finding a remedy
In Part Two of a two-part series on New Zealand’s skyrocketing house prices, Ashley Balls offers explanations and potential strategies...
NZ’s housing prices: opportunity or crisis?
Europe-based legal and business commentator, author, and former NZBusiness columnist Ashley Balls offers his unique viewpoint on New...
Leading by example
Wendy Thompson shares her thoughts on leadership during a crisis, and how it all starts by looking after yourself. Fellow business leaders,...
The Emperor’s new clothes
Ben Keyes pays tribute to the ‘real’ small businesses of New Zealand – the ones holding up our economy in the most difficult of...
How to choose the right clients and why it’s important
James Nicolle explains why it’s important to choose clients who align with your business’s purpose, vision and values. It isn’t...
Embracing new ideas
The history of Formula 1 has some lessons for franchisors on managing innovation, suggests Simon Lord. The 1970s were a fertile time in...
Marketing mileage: a Nike case study
Nike’s latest marketing achievement in Southeast Asia demonstrates the absolute power of...
The wages of sin
Employment issues continue to dog the franchise sector in Australia. Simon Lord asks if New Zealand franchisors are prepared? Last...
Franchise File – Bad bed-fellows
Mixing private equity and franchising rarely works, says Simon...
Time to sit in the bath
Brian H Meredith gets to the heart of poor customer experiences, and explains how it takes hard work and a paradigm shift from the CEO down...