In Business | Author Katie Foley

The Creative Divide (2)

7/06/10 •

Is a creative business model an oxymoron? Can accountants, bankers and lawyers reveal their deepest selves and stay profitable? And what, if anything, has the business world to learn from the world of art?

Inner City Vision (1)

5/17/10 •

“What is a city, but the people,” Shakespeare wrote. Businessman Sir Robert Jones wants
to reclaim Lambton Quay – the heart of Wellington – for pedestrians. Auckland says it’s already doing it in Queen Street.

Winning State of Mind (1)

5/02/10 •

The winds of change are buffeting the beehive. Opportunities for companies that had put doing business with the New Zealand government in the ‘too-hard basket’ are emerging through a programme of procurement reform. Katie Foley looks at the issues as in-business begins a series on “doing business with government”.

The Award Machine (0)

5/02/10 •

When it comes to business awards, does less equal more?

Children of the Technical Revolution (1)

1/19/10 •

The boundaries, until now, have been pretty clear: Business innovates.
The tertiary education sector educates.

Katie Foley looks at a new innovation in Kiwi polytechnics and discovers that six heads are better than one.

Short Selling (2)

1/17/10 •

You could walk away from five minutes with Suzanne Paul having sold your soul for a vibrating massage pillow. What’s more, you would be feeling damn good about it. Katie Foley visits the strange world of the serial entrepreneur.

The Big Payback (2)

1/17/10 •

Efficient buildings are good for the bottom line – and much nicer places to work.

Looking Up (2)

1/17/10 •

From preachers to green collar entrepreneurs, the evolution of green over the last decade has been remarkable. Katie Foley talked to Sustainable Business Network Chief Executive Rachel Brown, Board Chair Chris Morrison and kiwibank General Manager of Business Transformation Murray Wu.

Thoughts from the Ice Chair (0)

12/01/09 •

IN-Business wanted to examine the idea of ‘thought leadership’, those people in business who have the idea first, and put their necks on the line to make it happen. The term has been gaining traction in business circles, but is it bona-fide or buzzword? Katie Foley asked Jeremy Moon, Chief Executive of innovative merino outdoor clothing company Icebreaker, for a definition.

Ricoh Exhibition of Art (0)

11/10/09 •

Supple, full bodied, aromatic.
It was just the right combination of wine, food, art, and people at the exclusive RICOH client preview night of the annual 3, 4, five art exhibition held at Shed 11 on November 3.
The exhibition brought together the work of five renowned New Zealand artists and gave invited guests the first opportunity [more »]