Equality
Simplicity's bold plan to make New Zealand businesses more diverse
Simplicity, the nonprofit KiwiSaver provider which owns shares in the top 50 listed companies in New Zealand, has written to all top 50 CEOs advocating for full diversity in board and senior management within five years. But will anyone listen?
Deep wisdom
'Technology can be democratised': Xero's Rod Drury on equality, marketing, and building a sustainable business
Xero's CEO shares what he's learned about building a global company - and how tech can be used to promote equality.
Equality
Why are boards at New Zealand businesses a sausage fest?
A new report from Deloitte shows that women are still largely under-represented on corporate boards worldwide, despite continued efforts to improve boardroom gender diversity.
Equality
We need to talk about the lack of female directors at New Zealand companies
New stats from the NZX reveal not enough women are serving as directors of Kiwi businesses, with 87 percent of the roles being held by men.
More diversity = better business
Xero's Rod Drury on reaching one million subscribers and promoting gender equality
Xero has reached the one million subscriber mark. But CEO Rod Drury says he’s more proud of what his company’s been doing to promote gender equality and encourage more women to go into STEM careers.
Self-centeredness
How to innovate (and how not to), part 5: Become the centre of an ecosystem
Where does innovation come from? And which method works best? Jihee Junn continues her look at the many and varied approaches to innovation in the fifth part of a series.
Equality
Xero's Anna Curzon on women in business, feminism and the fight for equality
For International Women's Day and amid a flurry of reports showing a clear bias against women in New Zealand workplaces, digital editor Ben Mack chats with Xero managing director Anna Curzon.
Vodafone xone innovators series
Vodafone xone Innovators Series: Xero's Anna Curzon on the power of ecosystems, jumping curves and Pokémon on The Strand
Xero needs little introduction. But we'll give it one anyway. It's New Zealand's undisputed tech darling, a major force in the small (and increasingly large) business world and, if things keep going the way they are with the country's booming tech sector, hopefully a taste of things to come. Ben Fahy, Idealog’s publisher and editorial director, sat down with managing director Anna Curzon in the Lorde room of its Auckland office.
Report
Xero launches Signals, its insight into NZ small business
70% of small business owners don’t want to grow their business, but 83% want to improve efficiency, according to Signals, Xero's new ongoing New Zealand small business report.
