Futurist Tim Longhurst: Focus on core operations and ‘edge thinking’
Shares pointers on how to do this in a business environment buffeted by change
Shares pointers on how to do this in a business environment buffeted by change
The names of the 32 finalists in the PricewaterhouseCoopers New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards 2007 have been released, with the winner to be revealed at a Gala award on November 3 in Wellington.
The awards recognise the leading entrepreneurs and innovators from the information and communications technology sector. Previous winners include Navman, Rakon, Endace Measurement Systems and Pulse Data.
A close analysis of five successful IT brands unearths a constituent of hard-nosed and seasoned businessmen.
The boss of computer services company UXC, Geoff Lord, is the former head of Elders Resources, IBA Health chairman Greg Cohen was one of the country's top tax lawyers, and Oakton chief executive Neil Wilson is a business strategist.