Books

  This book has a very apt title – because it does have the power to change forever the way you work. In Revolutionise the Way You Work Auckland business consultant Jim Huse presents Microsoft’s Outlook programme as the business tool you have always dreamt of – and to think it was sitting right under your nose.Huse, who is fast becoming New Zealand’s guru on working smarter, shines the spotlight on how we work and deals a blow to job dissatisfaction in the process.But the real name of the game here is sustainable business productivity. In this practical book, Huse shares his holistic business sense to champion your workload head on. And since one size doesn’t fit all, the book’s

    If you decided to travel to another country and you had the choice of going first class or economy class, of course you would go first class. The same applies to your life,” says Charles Donoghue. There is practically nothing you cannot do in this life, unless you allow yourself to be negatively influenced by others.  Donoghue explains that the human brain, with its one hundred billion brain cells or neurons, holds unlimited potential to create literally anything we can imagine. However, we use as little as 10 percent of it and that’s where Mega Thinking comes in.  Described by the author as a step-by-step guide, the book explores how to reprogram your brain and stretch yourself mentally to find

  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 jumped at the same time. Many years on, he’s again worried that actions taken by that vast nation’s billion-plus people affect everyone else on this one planet of ours.When a Billion Chinese Jump joins a growing stack of weighty volumes on China. Many, like this one, are written by China-based western journalists who blend their professional eye for a good story with a huge sweep of big-picture statistics and sharp observation of what’s happening on the ground.The Guardian’s Asia environment correspondent Jonathan Watts traces the tension between China’s need to address its appalling environmental

  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 New Zealand, the question is posed by four New Zealand business experts in Changing Gears. Sharing their SME (small and medium sized enterprise) business experience, David Irving, Darl Kolb, Deborah Shepherd and Christine Woods draw on their own careers, international research and involvement in the successful ICEHOUSE (ICE stands for International Centre for Entrepreneurship) business growth centre and say, “This is one book we hope helps you sleep”.   Considering New Zealand has one of the highest proportions of its workforce in small business (one to 19 employees) and the lowest proportion of companies employing more than 100

  Research indicates we are prepared to spend more time and effort planning our annual holidays and other lifestyle activities than attending to matters relating to our personal financial requirements, says financial-planning practitioner, Graham Baker.One of 12 New Zealand economists, investment professionals and financial planners contributing to From Crisis to Confidence, Baker outlines the ‘seven step process’ of financial planning and gives ‘ten key financial planning golden rules’ for successful wealth management.  Divided into three parts, each chapter by a different author takes us from what caused the global financial crisis to investment guidance for the future.It’s aimed at the average investor and uses graphs, tables, bold highlights and today’s trend of amusing cartoon characters, but requires full concentration. First up, investment

      At its Auckland launch, Mayor John Banks described Deliver as a pocket book resource, proving the point by showing how well it fitted in his back pocket.     Not only is it a handy size, but it also has instant eye appeal. Colourful and delightfully illustrated, the 116-page publication is full of practical advice suited to the New Zealand business environment. As the introduction explains, the seed for Deliver came from an annual letter written by the author to himself under four headlines – family, health, work and finance.  “This letter sets up a scene that allows goals and dreams to be taken from the mind, written to the page, delivered to a trusted person and received back again.” Which raises