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Leadership: Signs You’re Not a Good Leader

2 May 2013

Many people in business think because they’re willing to take the risk of starting and running a business, they are a leader as well. Most innovators and entrepreneurs have neither the raw talent or the trained skill to actually be a good leader.

Trend – New Look Trucks Help Save Fuel

2 May 2013

New aerodynamic truck designs are being utilised to improve road safety, cut emissions, and reduce fuel costs. In the US trucks deliver about 10bn tons of products and raw materials each year, accounting for nearly 70% of all freight transported nationally. Costs are a sore spot for trucking companies and profit margins are slimming.

FDI Myths Debunked By Think Tank

2 May 2013

Think tank The NZ Initiative, has focused on NZ’s international debt position and foreign direct investment regimes in a new report – New Zealand’s Global Links: Foreign Ownership and the Status of New Zealand’s Net International Investment. Among its findings:

Brown Looking To PPPs To Solve Auckland’s Woes

2 May 2013

Auckland Mayor Len Brown is hopeful he may be able to unlock funds for Auckland’s much needed new infrastructure by using the PPP model. The Mayor has commissioned a study by Ernst & Young, calling it a warts and all position paper on PPPs and their potential to deliver for the region. The council wants business more involved in big projects.

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Canterbury Businesses Bucking National Trend

300 or more Canterbury businesses are starting every month, bucking a worrying nationwide drop in business numbers. Official figures show Kiwi business “deaths” outnumbered …

SEEK Says Job Ads On The Way Up

Jobs website SEEK says there’s been a strong start to 2013 with two months of consecutive growth in new job ads, now up 5.7% …

Tax: Be Prepared For 1 April

IRD suggests businesses use this checklist to help get ready for the 1 April changes. KiwiSaver contribution rate increases from 2% to 3%. From …

Wisdom – Change For Change’s Sake?

Seth Godin says changing the way you do business adds risk. This bring fear, because someone will be held responsible for the change.
This means …

What Does Your Signature Say About You?

A new study says leaders with extra-large signatures, may simply have outsized egos. The University of North Carolina study analysed CEO signatures, comparing the …

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