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A vintage read
If you’re looking for an inspiring local business book to digest over the holiday period, look no further than The Winemaker....
The secret weapons of great leaders
Drawing on more than 30 years of experience interviewing stars from politics, business and the arts – from Bill Clinton to Angelina...
Getting the most from Outlook
The sub-heading for Jim Huse’s book Revolutionise the Way You Work is “to realise your full potential”. It shows how you...
Making a Difference
I must admit to knowing very little about Sir Owen Glenn’s background prior to his media exposure in recent years. It wasn’t...
Conquer Your Email Overload
Debbie’s productivity tips for busy people If email is taking up too much of your valuable time and your communication flow keeps...
Bridging the gap to commercialisation
A new book from entrepreneurial Wellington publisher and author Jenny Douché is aimed at helping bridge the sometimes huge gap between...
The life and times of Peter Yealands
Peter Yealands is the quintessential Kiwi entrepreneur who has also been described as “a true maverick”. In a career spanning...
The business guide that covers it all
There is an awful lot to learn when you launch your first business – and all the time you’re in business you never really stop...
How not to Commit Business Suicide
Coming in at under 180 pages, Gavin Waring’s guide covering business structure, debt, tax and other issues SMEs (small and medium sized...
Bullet-Proof Your Business Now
How do we protect our business when times get tough?” This is the most common question Andrew Griffiths is asked nowadays. With 25...
The Shower, the Course and the Thought Bubble
This cute little book is written by London born and Australian based business trainer and human development organiser, Rum Charles....
Revolutionise the way you work
This book has a very apt title – because it does have the power to change forever the way you work. In Revolutionise the Way...
Mega Thinking
If you decided to travel to another country and you had the choice of going first class or economy class, of course you would...
When a Billion Chinese Jump
When Jonathan Watts was a small boy growing up in England he used to fret about what would happen to the world if everyone in China...
Changing Gears
After taking a hard, honest look at your business, what keeps you awake at night?Aimed at those who own and manage their business in...
From Crisis to Confidence
Research indicates we are prepared to spend more time and effort planning our annual holidays and other lifestyle activities than...
Deliver
At its Auckland launch, Mayor John Banks described Deliver as a pocket book resource, proving the point by...
What’s keeping you awake at night?
Problems affect individuals, companies, organisations and countries alike, and David Bogan knows all about them. Thirty years plus...
Every Bastard Says No
This book begs to be picked up and looked through. Just as you would expect from its creators, the 42 Below story comes smartly...
101 Ways to Sell More of Anything to Anyone
When asked “What is the best way to make a business more profitable?” Andrew Griffiths responds “Learn how to...
Get Rich with Twitter
It all began with the simple question – What are you doing?” evolving to, “What’s happening?” Twitter, Dennis Prince explains,...
Slippers – Service by Selling
Based on ‘What the plumber taught the mayor about business’, this simple story highlights practical ways to succeed in business....
The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs
This book makes me wish some of my former bosses had been more like Steve Jobs and less like Pooh Bear-without-the-cuddly-charm. It unpicks...
Who wants to be a Billionaire?
Paul Barry, who has been writing about the Packer family for more than 15 years, combines observation with well-honed investigative...
How did I get here?
Unless your child was seriously into skateboarding while growing up, there’s a strong chance you’ll never have heard of...
The Brain Audit
It’s not surprising to find out Sean D’Souza was a cartoonist before writing The Brain Audit. Along with an...
The Jimmy Choo Story
Jimmy Choo is a household name to followers of luxury fashion. The exclusive London shoe brand hit the limelight when...
Toughen Up
Michael Hill agrees times are tough, but says rather than panicking as the global economy crunches, now is the time to...
Drowning in Oil
I'm betting not too many NZBusiness readers head up mega-massive international oil companies, so it’s fair to grizzle...