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(Work) Life on Mars: Mars NZ wins workplace of the year
Mars New Zealand, the local manufacturer of many of those sugary treats sitting in a jar on your colleague’s desk, have won the title of New Zealand’s Overall Best Workplace of 2015.
Isthmus: Land, people, culture (and a book)
Isthmus, the multidisciplinary design studio behind public projects as diverse as Auckland’s planned neighbourhood Hobsonville Point, the development of the New Plymouth foreshore, and the extension of Wellington’s Oriental Bay, release 'Coast. Country. Neighbourhood. City.', an immaculate book showcasing a selection of its work on the occasion of the studio's 27th anniversary.
Sparkie-turned-$23 million security technology expert wins supreme Business Support award
Leaders in everything from legal services to research, from search optimisation to disputes resolution and more gathered to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the AUT Excellence in Business Support Awards this week. And the winners are (drum roll here)…
Collaboration nation: Why two heads aren’t nearly as good as four, or eight, or…
Forget cut-throat competition, the hot topic these days is collaboration. Whether it’s companies in shared working spaces exchanging ideas around the water cooler, entrepreneurs picking other people’s brains via crowdsourcing, Xero start-ups teaming up to get customers, or big bosses of primary producers strategising at Stanford University, working together is de rigueur.
How to get hacked: Idealog’s guide to catastrophic data loss
From Stuxnet to Sony, the US military to Ashley Madison, hacking makes headlines, but for every high-profile breach, there are hundreds more happening every day that don’t. So what’s the real risk? Idealog investigates.
Opinion: Flag selection process a “flawed, dishonest pantomime”
Michael Smythe enters the flagellation fray with a constructive critique of the populist flag selection process.
Five tips if you are thinking about changing the world
Guy Ryan’s Festival for the Future last weekend attracted more than 500 young people with an inconsequential goal: making the world a better place.
The subtle psychology behind giving parents time off to have a baby
Paid parental leave is back on the New Zealand agenda with Government legislation and a private members bill looming. But do more generous provisions actually encourage parents to spend more time with their babies?
NZ innovation: No women allowed?
There’s a gender gap in Kiwi business, science and technology. And for a country that prides itself on its progressiveness and its innovation, that’s a problem. But there’s good news too – New Zealand may have just have found its great untapped potential.
No bosses allowed: Holacracy looks to remove the hierarchy from business
Looking for a new way to improve productivity, give employees more autonomy and job satisfaction and even improve your bottom line? Easy. Get rid of the boss.
Putting together a start-up? What’s your personality?
Almost nine out of 10 Fortune 100 companies use Myers-Briggs personality profiling in some way to check out how their employees view the world and make decisions. But it’s also a cunning tool for start-ups.
12 cunning ways to use social media to hire hard-to-find staff
Idealog had never thought about companies using Pinterest or Airbnb as part of a recruitment campaign. How wrong we were.
Dairy disaster or white gold opportunity? Will the milk price slump kill or cure innovation in the dairy sector?
Two years ago Fonterra was paying farmers $8.40. This season it'll probably be $3.85. So will the slump be the death of R&D or the spur for much-needed moves away from the commodity market?
It’s not all about gender diversity: the place for Gen Y in the boardroom
According to recent research in Australia, the average age of directors is approximately 63 years for men and 57 years for women for the top 100 listed companies. Korn Ferry research indicates that the average age of NZX female directors is 56 and males are 58.
One year later: Inside Spark Digital
The rebrand of Spark, the biggest name change in recent times, also included Gen-i, one of the largest and most successful ICT services providers in the country. Renamed as Spark Digital, the old Gen-i didn’t need that much fixing. Or did it?
Highlights from the fifth IdealogLive Pitch Circus
Another IdealogLive Pitch Circus event came and went last night and it was a cracker, with big ideas, great food and drinks and a bunch of clever pitches: An app to get kids to do their chores, a new business to bring transparency to the property investment business and the best darn cookies you ever tasted.
How to be Resilient: what to do when things don’t go to plan
Author Stacey Copas knows a bit about resiliency. At twelve years old Copas broke her neck diving into a shallow swimming pool, an event which left her depressed, heartbroken and a quadriplegic.
IdealogLive returns!
If you’re a fan of big ideas, great food and fine Scotch whisky, this Tuesday’s IdealogLive Pitch Circus event is your poison.
Picking losers: How to know when you’re about to be disrupted
Xerox and Kodak have become by-words for failure. But it's all so easy to pick the losers in hindsight. Knowing when you are about to be up-ended is much harder.
Tickets on sale now for IdealogLive with Dry & Tea’s Amy Sznicer and Johnnie Walker!
There’s a lot happening at this month's IdealogLive event! Dry & Tea's Amy Sznicer will be giving an inspirational talk about leadership and entrepreneurship, we’ve got our famous white-knuckle Dragon's Den-style pitching event, plus there will be some of the most delectable finger foods you’ve ever tasted.
Weird is good: why dissonance fosters innovation
I recently overheard someone talking about a cutting-edge leadership workshop they had just attended.
High-tech car-sharing start-up brings P2P to the transport industry
Anyone who has ever spent 60 rush-hour minutes stuck in traffic can attest: commuting sucks. But is there a better way? Andrew Kissling sure thinks so.
OPINION: The pain of change
When Cantabrians protest the disappearance of the old cathedral, they are simply following a long and noble tradition of resistance to altering the status quo.
IdealogLive’s next event features Dry & Tea’s Amy Sznicer
Dry & Tea owner Amy Sznicer is the guest speaker at IdealogLive this month. Sznicer will be talking about leadership, entrepreneurship and how she created one of the most popular boutique businesses in Auckland.
IdealogLive returns, with Amy from Dry & Tea as star speaker
Mark Tuesday 28th July in your calendars and come join us for a great evening filled with fun, fabulous drinks and a nerve-wrecking pitching circle - at least for the entrepreneurs!
Downs vs the Professor: Part 2 – Viva El Presidente!
In his new role as International Cross-dressing Teacher’s Pet at Stanford’s prestigious business school, NZTE executive David Downs is elected Class President, and pisses off the Aussies by making sure the Professor sports an All Blacks jersey.
Speak no evil: A new code of conduct from Royal Society may dictate the future of New Zealand science
The Royal Society of New Zealand (RSNZ) is implementing a new code aimed to clarify what scientists may or may not say to the public about their projects. However some researchers fear the guidelines will be aimed at gagging discussion of controversial or commercially valuable research.
Opinion: How traditional businesses can – and must – effectively manage their transformation to the digital model
With customers increasingly demanding online solutions from business, traditional models are scrambling to bring their online engagement models up to snuff.
A Kiwi at Stanford: Russians, bicycles, unicorns – Oh and a business school
David Downs, NZTE executive and author of No.8 Re-wired, arrived at Stanford University last week for six-weeks of high-pressure business strategy and leadership development. In the first of a series of irreverent blog posts, he explores this stronghold of intellectual endeavour – and drinks some red wine with a Russian.