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Can you help my manager?
I recently had a client ask if we had a programme I could recommend for a person who was struggling with decisive decision making. The answer was yes but the recommended choice of programme depends...
New Appointments: June 2022
BBN’s guide to new people and new roles across business in the Bay
Erena Miller
Erena Miller has recently joined MediaWorks in the Bay of Plenty...
Tauranga Business Chamber’s April BA5, hosted by Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology
Tauranga Business Chamber’s April BA5, hosted by Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology. The focus of the evening was the future of vocational and applied...
Regular Columns
Credit Control
The science of trust
As a private investigator and debtor behavior consultant, I am always surprised at how people seemingly walk blindly into situations where they lose their...
Human Resources
How to deal with Covid burnout
We are hopefully now past the peak of the current Omicron outbreak and with many returning to work after suffering through the illness, it...
Franchising
Why franchising matters to the New Zealand economy
The Franchising New Zealand 2021 Survey provides insight into the significant contribution that the franchise sector makes to the New Zealand economy.
The size of...
Taxation
An alternative approach to the Budget
In the not so distant past, Budget day would herald significant, and often unexpected, tax announcements. But in more recent years, the big tax...
Workplace Wellbeing
Avoiding talent wobbles as the borders reopen
Finally, New Zealand’s borders are wedging open and with it, we breathe a collective sigh of relief.
While it suggests things might be getting back...
Training & Education
Recognising leadership blind spots
Chatting with an acquaintance at a cafe on Saturday, he remarked how a colleague of his was diligent and hard working, but that any...
Tech Talk
Digital passwords are your first line of defence against cyber security attacks
Imagine that you receive an email from your work email provider requesting that you log in to review recent activity. You click on the...
Mining Business Wealth
Wake Up, Lazy Ass(ets)
Hundreds of New Zealand businesses are sitting on a goldmine, and they don’t even realise it. While the herd is sleepwalking through economic uncertainty,...
EDITOR'S NOTE
From the editor: June 2022
I am amongst those who are amazed that the US seems incapable of taking any concrete action to stem the appalling flow of mass shootings in that country.
