Boardroom magazine - Winter 2023

Immigration improves labour markets

Improved immigration policy could help relieve the pressure on a tight labour market and drive up productivity.

read time: 4 min to read

Constrained by covid

Director and investor Catherine Savage says New Zealand’s productivity has dropped and may be further eroded by a loss of skilled people.

read time: 4 min to read

Pulling their socks up

A century-old business knows how to respond in a crisis thanks to resilience being part of its DNA.

read time: 5 min to read

Afraid of the future?

Scientific futurist Dr Catherine Ball says not many directors are educated in the ways of new and emerging technologies.

read time: 5 min to read

Te ao Māori aligns with global shift

Incorporating the Māori worldview into boards and businesses needs to be authentic, people driven and begin with hearts and minds.

read time: 6 min to read

Fountain of youth

Expect to be challenged and expect change because young people have a different attitude to problem solving, and are long-term thinkers.

read time: 4 min to read

How to survive and thrive in a shaky economy

Businesses can rely on old- fashioned deal-making to weather stormy times, says experienced chair and director Mike O’Donnell.

read time: 6 min to read

Apple of their eye

Rockit Global investor and board member James Beale says “it is people that make a business and it is people that make it resilient”.

read time: 4 min to read

Seduced by startups

Being a startup director is not for the faint-hearted, says Suse Reynolds, and building an experienced pool of talent will take time.

read time: 5 min to read

Shooting for the stars

Being on a startup board presents specific challenges because the plane is being built as it’s rolling down the runway, says Anna Kominik.

read time: 5 min to read

Valued intelligence

Tech startup founder Genna Elvin says the secret to success is having a clear focus on the target market and monetising that.

read time: 3 min to read

Why AI might become your next executive

Imagine having an extra brain in your organisation and it just happens to be artificial intelligence, says Qrious’ Stephen Ponsford.

read time: 6 min to read

Iwi-empowered governance

A Ngāti Whakaue-led initiative, with history at its heart, is helping guide aspiring directors and giving them inner strength.

read time: 3 min to read

Why engineers bring value

Logical thinking is a strength and with every project engineers become well versed with the Four Pillars of Governance Best Practice.

read time: 5 min to read

Public defender

Rodney Scott, a proud and passionate public servant, finds the perfect fit – not-for-profit boards and governance.

read time: 3 min to read

Taking a ground-up approach to sustainability

Healthy buildings contribute to a healthy workforce, which studies have shown to increase productivity and staff retention.

read time: 6 min to read

Voice of reason

Iwi-centric broadcaster Erana Reedy says a light switched on at an IoD course, but she has been enlightening audiences for years.

read time: 2 min to read

How to deal with insolvency

Insolvency can have a number of implications for directors. Here is what you should – and shouldn’t – do.

read time: 4 min to read

Ensuring the AI dream does not become your biggest nightmare

Directors need to be acutely aware of the potential risks and consequences of using artificial intelligence tools.

read time: 3 min to read

Captive audience

An alternative to commercial insurance, captives are effective tools in responding to risks and changing market conditions.

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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: 31 Mar 2023

Boardroom magazine - Autumn 2023

Boards must govern faster than the speed of change. Board agility will become more important as the world spirals from crisis to crisis.

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.