Boardroom magazine - Autumn 2023

What is wellbeing?

Health and Safety Forum executive director Francois Barton says there is a need for boards to broaden their understanding of wellbeing.

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Are directors getting younger?

US data shows the average age of directors has fallen since the start of the pandemic. What’s happening in New Zealand?

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Donning a miner's hat

A search for a radioactive capsule in remote Australia made Rio Tinto and its chair, Dominic Barton, look deeper for other obscure risks.

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Sparkling connection

Spark New Zealand chair Justine Smyth CFInstD and CEO Jolie Hodson talk about their special relationship and how they tackle tough issues.

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Lifting their game

A ‘horizontal governance’ initiative by Sport New Zealand is helping inexperienced chairs step up to the plate.

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Reinventing Queenstown

Tech entrepreneur and growth company chair Roger Sharp says the ‘one-trick pony’ needs to hitch its wagon to another industry.

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How franchising works

Franchising has proven its resilience in tough times, highlighting the need for good system governance.

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Art of negotiation

Negotiating skills tend to be learnt on the job but can allow dangerous shortcuts or counterproductive behaviour.

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Expecting the unexpected

Now we are living in a new abnormal, how does a board equip itself for unknown unknowns?

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From fragile to agile

UN Guiding Principles are a perfect starting point for boards to consider what human rights policies and processes are appropriate.

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Modern slavery exists, but where?

Modern boards need to govern faster than the speed of change. Unlocking digital board agility will be crucial to future success.

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No secret formula to workplace wellbeing

Pandemic helps focus spotlight on wellbeing and the impact Covid-19 had on people’s lives.

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The value of lived experience in leadership

Once-locked doors are opening thanks to shift in social attitudes towards wellbeing and mental health.

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Urgent need for change

Mayor agrees economic diversification essential for adventure capital of the world.

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Laying a golden egg

There’s plenty of room for the tech sector as planners look to the future for the jewel in our tourism crown.

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Sustainable. Motivated. Ethical.

Being a small business has its advantages but there are also missed opportunities when values do not align.

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Supporting SMEs through change

Directors are well placed to help New Zealand’s small businesses turn adversity into opportunity.

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Collaboration at the core

Open and honest conversations helping to develop better and more effective chairs.

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Playing at a 'different level'

Former Black Sticks captain bouncing high in table tennis leadership role.

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Help in hiring a CEO

Support network is taking the guesswork out of finding the right chief executive.

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date: 02 Oct 2024

Boardroom magazine - Spring 2024

The ‘value-adding board’ is one of the Top 5 issues facing directors in 2024. How do you measure your value as a director and a board?

date: 03 Jul 2024

Boardroom magazine - Winter 2024

Succession planning should not be difficult. Some organisations do it well, some not so well. Learn more in the latest issue of Boardroom.

date: 10 Apr 2024

Boardroom magazine - Autumn 2024

Why has New Zealand’s economy gone from being one of the most productive in the OECD to one of the least productive?

date: 15 Dec 2023

Boardroom magazine - Summer 2023-2024

In a world of continual crisis, directors need to take their game to a whole new level.

date: 29 Sep 2023

Boardroom magazine - Spring 2023

In the spring edition of Boardroom we look at shared value – one of the top 5 issues facing directors in 2023.

date: 20 Jun 2023

Boardroom magazine - Winter 2023

Our winter edition looks at different aspects of financial resilience, a topic surely top of mind for all boards and directors.

date: 20 Dec 2022

Boardroom magazine - Summer 2022-2023

Boards and directors are facing myriad challenges and many of these will only increase in scale and importance in 2023.

date: 30 Sep 2022

Boardroom magazine - Spring 2022

In this issue we explore governance of the new national health agencies and active regulation of climate, privacy and supermarkets.