NZBusiness+Management - June 2018

JUNE 2018 | management.co.nz | M 15

MANAGEMENT

after the trial has run its course.
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to the number one priority for talent
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control and manager-led teams are out
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are the future.
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gender balance and helping to close

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commitments.

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time which can support balancing both

professional and family obligations. While

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responsibility for the children generally

sits with women.

There is also a level of stress and

time that is associated with the travel

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understand that one of the observations

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be spent in traffic can be spent on

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spend more productively.

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has already done incredible things

for employee engagement and how

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employer of choice. It seems that CVs

have flooded into the organisation

following the announcement of the trial

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there’s something in it for everyone to

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it suits is something of a given in the

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there are conversations happening all

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our teams more productive and give

our people more time.

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can be a great place to start to help

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together to create great outcomes.

Clear performance measures will be

imperative too.

The advancements in technology

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webinars and other digital forums will

be complemented by face-to-face

meetings too.

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diverse or dynamic. We are sharing the

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There are so many things about

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event series and we will be covering

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along with events on the ethics of AI

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goal at IMNZ is to help individuals and

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and membership at IMNZ. The Institute

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INSIGHT

One panel of the glass ceiling is removed through providing

extra family time which can support balancing both

professional and family obligations."