Being there for staff 100% of the time is neither good management nor good delegation, writes Robyn Pearce.

Even though NZ is a small player globally, we should pay a great deal of attention to what's happening with internet governance, writes Juha Saarinen.

There is already considerable foreign investment in New Zealand agribusiness, writes Fran O'Sullivan. Several Chinese companies have meat interests and there is major Japanese investment in Anzco.

Marketing consultant Graham McGregor says webinars are an extraordinary modern way to get your message out.

As businesses grow and expand, certain aspects of the day-to-day management of the organisation inevitably become more complex.

You'd think any government would do what it could to protect a valuable asset, however it's the big banks that are trying to save the Barrier Reef from destruction.

A new video series and website aims to get us on the on-ramp to savvy investment.

Persistence pays heaps. Most people in sales give up after the first go. Don't be in that category, writes Debbie Mayo-Smith.

Interest rate cut this week is certain but all eyes will be hunting for clues to the future.

When you work with a new client, you do research on It. That's what I do too.

Sell-off critics do not realise how well the Crown has done.

Will a Kiwi white knight emerge to fully recapitalise Silver Fern Farms, or will Chinese interests emerge as 50-50 partners with a New Zealand consortium to take the company forward?

A reader asks Mary Holm: Is it true I could lose all my KiwiSaver fund if the investment crashed?

TVNZ chief executive puts a new twist on TV3 assertions that its news ratings slump has been caused by losing the rights to Home and Away to TVNZ.

After 68 weekly columns of irreverent fun, frivolity, jolly japes and an occasional fact or two, CaseLoad is spiked from the NZ Herald as of today, writes Jock Anderson.

Brian Fallow speaks to a New Zealand-based analyst who sees the EU sliding into paralysis and inevitable decay.

"Efficiency is a life-long discipline, and not everyone has it or can learn it," says Robyn Pearce's wise old aunt.

Iconic Kiwi businessman Lloyd Morrison would have been pleased to see New Zealanders now have four new options to weigh up should the vote be in favour of changing the flag, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Business disquiet about Uberisation is misplaced, writes Kevin Malloy.

Liam Dann writes: Inflation is not dead and there seems no doubt market volatility and the slowdown in China were top of mind for many.

There's nowhere to hide in a duopoly, as Ralph Waters has discovered to his cost.

Tom Hartmann asks: Everyone's busy - so what's the one thing you can focus on this week that will make the most difference?

Debbie Mayo-Smith shares her recipe for working smarter and tips for automating tasks.

Bernard Hickey writes: Just how long will governments and central banks be able to use public balance sheets to turn the tides of markets?

If you think education is "going to the dogs" then you really ought to get down to a local school and take a look at how they're teaching.

Auckland Council chief executive Stephen Town is displaying all the hallmarks of a bureaucratic stealth bomber.

Your advice to retirees to get out there and live it up - and not worry about investing money, or putting it into term investments - is probably a good idea.

What is going on in China and why is it having such a profound impact on world financial markets?

Mary Holm responds to readers financial questions - should old people spend the money and live it up?