The 7 habits of difficult employees And how to deal with them!
Some employees are nothing but trouble. Dr Mary Casey offers up strategies for dealing with the seven difficult employee types. Every...
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Marketing on the new frontier
Kevin Kevany looks at online marketing in a world of hyper-connected, super-empowered individuals. How seriously should we be taking online...
NZBusiness December 2011
COVER STORYFrom mighty seeds - the NZ2011 Business ClubFEATURESTo market, to market - export initiative.Online marketingSecurity...
Kiwis would buy ‘green’ if they knew what it was
New Zealanders would buy more eco-friendly products if they had a greater...
CONTROLLING CAREER CHANGE
Denice Bennett-Rae doesn’t fluff around. The chartered accountant was the financial controller for a multi-national US$35 billion...
Tackling those late payments
Kevin Kevany reports on how changes to the way businesses manage debtors is helping protect the lifeblood of business – cashflow. You...
The price may be right, but is your business ready for sale?
David Newport has advice on how to make your business sale-ready should a keen buyer suddenly appear. Most business owners have a snappy...
Data security: facts and fallacies
Keeping your business data safe and secure is not just about covering yourself for catastrophic events such as earthquakes. There are many...
How to avoid Death by PowerPoint
Presenters must ‘get smart’ on visual aids if they want to grab the attention of audiences. Patricia Moore has this, and plenty more,...
NZBusiness November 2011
COVER STORYThe great balancing actFEATURESTackling those late payments‘Doing good’ is good for businessData security: facts and...
Survival tactics
Risk management is all about being on the ‘front-foot’ and it must reach across your entire operation. By Kevin Kevany. You are the...
Not just a tool; more a business solution
Choosing accounting software takes time and effort. In the long run finding the right package is an effective way to reduce business costs....
The amazing business world of unified comms
Modern businesses are looking for seamless communications solutions that integrate both fixed and mobile applications. Glenn Baker went to...
Acting like a ‘grown up’
Aaron Wallace looks at governance challenges facing SMEs and offers some pointers on how to get a board up and running. In today’s...
Serving the Martini revolution
Serviced and virtual offices, business hubs and business centres are providing flexible, affordable accommodation solutions for a new breed...
Cloud Cover
The Canterbury earthquakes helped elevate ‘cloud’ computing as a platform of choice for SMEs wanting to minimize their risk exposure....
Ready for kick-off
Auckland’s Eden Park is action central for the Rugby World Cup. So how has the surrounding Kingsland shopping district geared up for the...
The business of relationships
Peter Boyes analyses two client-mentor relationships to learn why they work so successfully. Demand from SMEs is high according to Business...
Degrees of leadership
Aspire to be the very best you can be in business management? For all-round business leadership skills there’s still no substitute for...
The perils of downloading from the Internet: do you know what your staff are doing online?
On 1 September 2011 new provisions in the Copyright Act will come into force to try and deal with the problem of illegal file sharing over...
NZBusiness September 2011
COVER STORYKiwis helping Kiwis: partners abroadFEATURESServing the martini office revolutionReady for kick-offDegrees of leadership:MBA...
Staying out of trouble: A guide for business start-ups
About to make the plunge into business? Prepare yourself – don’t become another failure statistic! This special report offers great...
Retaining your rock stars
Staff recruitment and retention is always a challenge for business owners and managers, particularly if you don’t enlist help from the...
Future-proofing your fleet
When it comes to company vehicle management, there’s less need to check the rear-vision mirror, more focus required for what lies ahead....
Simon says: listen to your customers
Tell Simon is a new Internet-based customer feedback channel that can tell businesses exactly how they’re performing on customer service....
Lifelines of credit
As a cashflow management tool, debt factoring is finding increasing favour amongst Kiwi businesses desperate to fuel growth in a sluggish...
Productivity by camera
Patricia Moore reports on how videoconferencing is enabling collaboration over greater distances and bringing down travel costs. iwis in...
IT made easy
IT training and support, when applied properly, can produce remarkable productivity improvements almost overnight. Kevin Kevany reports....
Business Interruption: The Forgotten Policy
Say the words “Business Interruption Insurance” to the majority of New Zealand business owners and you’ll probably have them running...
NZBusiness August 2011
COVER STORYPassing it onFEATURESStaying out of trouble: a guide for business start-ups Retaining your rock starsFuture-proofing...