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Heritage panel touted as safety valve

<i>Gill South</i>: For some chief executives, it's more than a job - it's a vocation

Engage your head and your heart, bosses advised.

Union critical of how bookstores were put under administration

The National Distribution Union (NDU) has criticised the owners of troubled bookshops Whitcoulls and Borders for putting workers' jobs on the line without consultation.

Union to meet administrator over bookshop chains

Union representatives will meet the administrators of the troubled Whitcoulls and Borders bookshop chains on Monday.

Whitcoulls' fate rests on two meetings

Poor success rate for voluntary administration, says insolvency specialist

Voluntary administration - which Whitcoulls is now in - has about a 4 per cent success rate, says a New Zealand insolvency specialist.

Westpac coy on Tower bid

Crane denies playing race card over Fletcher bid

Foster's Group loses taste for wine after profits droop 12pc

New bidder in the hunt for PGG Wrightson

<i>Kate Ross: </i> Strong start to the year for recruitment

It has been a very strong start to the year, says recruitment company director Kate Ross.

Young job seekers experience catch-22, says survey

New graduates trying to find work face a catch-22 situation with employers all demanding relevant experience in recruits, according to a survey.

Citigroup nabs control of EMI

Tower may return capital to shareholders

Tower, the insurer controlled by Guinness Peat Group, may return capital to shareholders, chairman Tony Gibbs told the annual meeting.

Mt Eden jail contract worth $300m

<i>Get The Answers:</i> Much to gain in teaming up with another business but there are risks

If the groundwork is done correctly, both parties can benefit, says Paul Davies.

<i>Craig McIvor</i>: Before you set a task, it pays to know where you want to finish

Good managers know how to define the desired result.

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