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Ten victories for the Human Resources function

January 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment

In our four years of running better practice exercises for the HR function, we have accumulated a wealth of better practice ideas. Based on participants experience, the following suggestions have been made to assist you in aligning your HR function to “better practice”.

Make your HR monthly report work for you by introducing clear […]

Jan

30

Ten victories for the Accounting function

January 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment

In our seven years of running better practice exercises for the Accounting function, we have accumulated a wealth of better practice ideas. Based on participants experience, the following suggestions have been made to assist you in aligning your Accounting function to “better practice”.

Take your accounting team off site once every six months for a […]

Jan

29

Were we so clever to get rid of morning tea?

January 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I remember my first impressions of the New Zealand business world when I arrived from England in 1982, just after the Springbok Tour. As an Auditor I visited many New Zealand companies and experienced firsthand the daily procession to morning tea. Looking back, I do recall some interesting characteristics of this ritual, such […]

Jan

26

When TOMs (takeovers or mergers) go bad

January 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The Economist ran a very interesting series on six major TOMs and this article looks at some of the lessons learnt, which are very relevant to the NZ environment, and provides a scorecard for your next TOM.
It is often quoted, and even great leaders seem to forget, that history has a habit of repeating itself. […]

Jan

25

Is your board reporting process out of control?

January 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Board papers can reach mammoth proportions, tying up vast amounts of management time in preparation. The result of these excesses, are often late board meetings with the papers often being sent to the directors only a day or two before the meeting. The board meetings themselves can then be side tracked by the […]

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