Those who are overly cautious frequently fail. They are unable to act decisively at important moments.

A director must spend time visiting the operations of the businesses for which your board holds ultimate governance responsibility.

Depending on your job and ambition, the importance of making good decisions under pressure can vary.

Irving Kahn, the Manhattan money manager who predicted the 1929 Wall St crash, has died aged 109.

Seven years on from the global economic meltdown, New Zealand businesses are quietly optimistic, but the tide can turn quickly, warns an insolvency expert.

Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World, by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler

Dean Barker only discovered he was on the outer at Team New Zealand after reading about it on social media this week.

Former America's Cup skipper Chris Dickson isn't surprised time's been called on Dean Barker, who has helmed Team NZ for 15 years.

Bad business purchases here and in Australia hit Fletcher Building's bottom line result yesterday, leaving some shareholders keen to sell.

Office romances tend to be corrosive to office morale.

Erica Hannam and Richard Tout are restoring their heritage-listed Northcote Pt villa but are concerned about the proposed SkyPath pedestrian and cycle way.

Leaders have been encouraged to show their vulnerable side. But can showing vulnerability actually work against you?

Tips on how to brush up your director brand in order to secure your first or additional board appointments in 2015.

Westpac NZ's high-powered directors flexed their muscles - ever so diplomatically - to ensure the appointment of Kiwi David McLean as the bank's new chief executive.

Given that we spend so much time at work, shouldn't we at least find some pleasure in it?

If you can't influence others to change or adopt a view, then you'll struggle as a leader.

David McLean, the newly appointed boss of Westpac New Zealand, says he has landed his "dream job".

New Westpac boss Brian Hartzer has stamped his authority in his first day as chief executive of the Australian banking group.

A war of words has broken out between big cat conservationists, with Lion Man Craig Busch hitting back at South African critics who claimed he abused his animals.

Spark chief executive Simon Moutter is parting on great terms with his No 2 executive Chris Quin with appreciation "for a job well done".

If you're racked with uncertainty about your next corporate move, don't beat yourself up.

Please sir I want a tea break." In Charles Dickens' Victorian novel Oliver Twist, published three years after The Poor Law (Amendment) Act.

Long-promised law changes designed to make housing in New Zealand more affordable will be unveiled today as the Government makes its second attempt at reforming the Resource Management Act.