MANAGING SUSTAINABLY : Buying wisely
(September 2010)
As the world speeds along on procurement practices built on sustainability values, New Zealand is finally waking up to their bottom-line benefits.
EXECUTIVE HEALTH : Beat the business travel blues
(September 2010)
Passport, phone, credit card… It’s time to add healthy habits to your list of business travel essentials.
HEALTHY LIFESTYLES : Under the knife
(August 2010)
A stitch in time saves lives. It’s a fact of business that staff are going to have to undergo surgery. What does that mean for your workplace?
TEN TOP TIPS : Ten things to learn about Facebook
(August 2010)
Face it, Facebook is a strategy you shouldn’t ignore. Facebook is now the number-one website in the US, even ranking above Google, with around 500 million active users using the site each month, and around half those users visiting daily. The average user has around 130 friends, and spends around 40 minutes on the site when they visit, which not only is a huge amount of time, but other websites don’t come close to that. That means that Facebook is fast becoming the number-one choice for a lot of people to stay in touch with friends, and also to surf for information within their community.
HEALTH AND SAFETY : Managers at risk - How the law affects you
(July 2010)
If managers don’t want to end up in court, they should be looking seriously at new changes to our health and safety laws, says lawyer Grant Nicholson.
TEN TOP TIPS : How to match Australia
(July 2010)
Much has been made of Australia’s superior economic performance and the ways New Zealand can catch up. In workplaces around New Zealand, managers can also do their bit. So, based on years of advising managers on both sides of the Tasman about achieving the perfect team performance, here are my 10 tips for improving your organisation’s productivity – and helping your country.
1. Focus on investment, not cost Like many Kiwis, I grew up thinking I could buy something only if I’d saved up for it.
HEALTHY WORKSTYLES : The cost of getting sick
(June 2010)
For any business, people are your primary asset. Look after your employees and they’ll look after the business. But many managers still don’t realise the true cost of sick days. Here are some alarming facts every manager should know about workplace health: • The cost of illness to New Zealand employers each year is likely to be more than $1500 per employee or more than $2 billion across the whole workforce (TNS Conversa, Nov 2008).
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT : Create the change you want
(June 2010)
Focusing on the problem can keep you trapped in the same behaviour patterns, says change specialist Jhanna Culver. To change, you need to change your focus… and act.
TOP TIPS : Workplace rules that are made to be bent
(June 2010)
There are pieces of workplace advice – be on time to work and avoid gossiping about your boss or colleagues, for example – that are never contested. Other rules, however, are more flexible. In fact, you may even benefit from breaking, or at least bending, them. In my business I’ve found these rules are up for question.
1. The more hours you put in, the further you’ll go It seems logical that if you spend more time working, you’ll enjoy greater career success. But this isn’t always the case. Logging more time doesn’t necessarily mean you’re more productive.
