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Busy Signals (0)
1/19/10 •
The huddled masses of pinstriped public servants are looking down the corridors of power in nervous anticipation. Last year the government gave them a high profile kick up the ass. Public sector recruitment specialist Brian Cowper outlines what’s in store for 2010.
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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.
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Business in the crockpot (0)
1/19/10 •
What do lamb shanks, an extended family meal, and a business relationship have in common? Plenty, as it turns out.
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Short Selling (1)
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.
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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.
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Thirst to be the First (0)
12/01/09 •
When Nadine Isler met local web media mogul Jack Yan, she found an unexpectedly engaging entrepreneur and a jack of all trades…
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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.
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The Tender Foot Forward (2)
12/01/09 •
It is a time of massive opportunities for businesses. Bigger spending by the country’s biggest spender – the government – is just around the corner, with huge numbers of contracts to be won. Euan Stitt, from bid winning experts Shipley NZ, tells Michael Dickison why this presents unparalleled opportunities for business and should be a lot of fun.
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The Peters Factor (8)
9/30/09 •
Sir Robert Jones predicts that National will prove to be a one-term pony, and that the former member for Tauranga will once again stalk the boards of parliament.
Political journalists are given to protesting that the public don’t understand the ghastly MMP system. Probably that was true for its first decade, but I doubt if it [more »]
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Persistence can pay (0)
7/20/09 •
The Government’s tightening of its belts on public sector procurement may not be a negative thing for the private sector, Peter Cooper writes.
