The Good the Bad and the Downright Ugly Side of New Zealand Business by Ralph Bathurst

$34.99 NZD

Category: Business & Finance

This book charts the course of business decisions over the last twenty-five years that led to some of New Zealand's worst losses and greatest successes. From how team culture reflects dysfunctional boardroom behaviours at NZ Warriors and the outrageous management decisions that led to the collapse at An sett to the brilliance and sure guidance of a2 milk and the 'rags to riches' story of Deep Creek Brewery, this is New Zealand business at its very best and its very worst. ...Show more

The Barefoot Investor: The Only Money Guide You'll Ever Need Updated 2019 by Scott Pape

$33.99 NZD

Category: Business & Finance

** Fully reviewed and updated for the 2018-2019 financial year** This is the only money guide you'll ever need That's a bold claim, given there are already thousands of finance books on the shelves. So what makes this one different? Well, you won't be overwhelmed with a bunch of 'tips' ... or a strict b udget (that you won't follow). You'll get a step-by-step formula: open this account, then do this; call this person, and say this; invest money here, and not there. All with a glass of wine in your hand. This book will show you how to create an entire financial plan that is so simple you can sketch it on the back of a serviette ... and you'll be able to manage your money in 10 minutes a week. You'll also get the skinny on: Saving up a six-figure house deposit in 20 months Doubling your income using the 'Trapeze Strategy' Saving $78,173 on your mortgage and wiping out 7 years of payments Finding a financial advisor who won't rip you off Handing your kids (or grandkids) a $140,000 cheque on their 21st birthday Why you don't need $1 million to retire ... with the 'Donald Bradman Retirement Strategy' Sound too good to be true? It's not. This book is full of stories from everyday Aussies -- single people, young families, empty nesters, retirees -- who have applied the simple steps in this book and achieved amazing, life-changing results. And you're next.     ...Show more

Starting Out Starting Over by Susan Edmunds

$34.99 NZD

Category: Business & Finance | Reading Level: very good

A comprehensive, practical guide to help women who are just starting out in their careers, or who have been faced with managing finances after being in a relationship so that they can make the most of what they earn, and plan a long-term strategy for a secure, independent financial future. This book cha llenges the stereotype that women aren’t good with money and offers advice on managing finances, investment, savings, budgets and mortgages, with case studies, exercises, worksheets and quizzes tailored specifically for women. ...Show more

Joy at Work - The Life-Changing Magic of Organising Your Working Life by Marie Kondo

$39.99 NZD

Category: Business & Finance

In Joy at Work, KonMari method pioneer Marie Kondo and organizational psychologist Scott Sonenshein will help you to refocus your mind on what's important at work, and as their examples show, the results can be truly life-changing. With advice on how to improve the way you work, the book features advice on problem areas including fundamentals like how to organize your desk, finally get through your emails and find what sparks joy in an open plan office. Like how the key to successful tidying in the home is by tackling clutter in the correct order, Joy at Work adapts the inspirational KonMari Method for the workplace, taking you step-by-step through your professional environment so that you can identify the most joyful way to work for you. Once you've found order in your work life, you can feel empowered to find confidence, energy and motivation to create the career you want and move on from negative working practices. ...Show more

Fly!: Life Lessons from the Cockpit of QF32 by Richard de Crespigny

$38.00 NZD

Category: Business & Finance

In 2010, thousands of feet in the air above Singapore, the 469 passengers aboard QF32 found themselves in a crisis that no one could have anticipated when the A380 in which they were flying suffered a catastrophic explosion.Captain Richard de Crespigny and his crew confronted extraordinary challenges ov er the next four hours, with only three partially working engines, and a potentially explosive plane facing an imminent emergency landing. Even experienced crash-investigators later revealed they thought recovery in such circumstances was impossible. Yet in the end all aboard walked away safely.Why was there a seemingly miraculous outcome to what could so easily have become one of the world?s worst aviation disasters? And how did the captain and his crew remain so calm in such a stressful situation? The answer is leadership, teamwork and skill. In Fly!, Richard de Crespigny shares the insights and techniques he built up over decades in the high-pressure world of military and civilian aviation. Covering leadership, teamwork, risk-assessment, decision-making, crisis management, lifelong resilience and more, it?s a book whose wisdom can be applied to challenges and opportunities in the workplace as well as to life. Including exclusive insights from fellow hero pilot Sully Sullenberger, astronaut Neil Armstrong, NASA?s Gene Kranz and others who have, like Richard de Crespigny, succeeded under intense pressure, Fly! will enable everybody to perform at their best and to succeed in any situation. ...Show more

Billion Dollar Whale - The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World by Bradley Hope; Tom Wright

$29.99 NZD

Category: Business & Finance

Named a Best Book of 2018 by the Financial Times and Fortune, this "thrilling" (Bill Gates) New York Times bestseller exposes how a "modern Gatsby" swindled over $5 billion with the aid of Goldman Sachs in "the heist of the century" (Axios).Now a #1 international bestseller, BILLION DOLLAR WHALEis "an e pic tale of white-collar crime on a global scale" (Publishers Weekly, starred review), revealing how a young social climber from Malaysia pulled off one of the biggest heists in history.   In 2009, a chubby, mild-mannered graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business named Jho Low set in motion a fraud of unprecedented gall and magnitude--one that would come to symbolize the next great threat to the global financial system. Over a decade, Low, with the aid of Goldman Sachs and others, siphoned billions of dollars from an investment fund--right under the nose of global financial industry watchdogs. Low used the money to finance elections, purchase luxury real estate, throw champagne-drenched parties, and even to finance Hollywood films like The Wolf of Wall Street.   By early 2019, with his yacht and private jet reportedly seized by authorities and facing criminal charges in Malaysia and in the United States, Low had become an international fugitive, even as the U.S. Department of Justice continued its investigation. BILLION DOLLAR WHALE has joined the ranks of Liar's Poker, Den of Thieves, and Bad Blood as a classic harrowing parable of hubris and greed in the financial world. ...Show more

Extreme You - Step up, Stand Out, Kick Ass, Repeat by Sarah Robb O'Hagan; Greg Lichtenberg

$27.99 NZD

Category: Business & Finance

'Sarah doesn't just sit at the table - she stands on it. She's full of inspiring advice about how to bounce back from failures, speak your truth, embrace your quirks, and have a lot more fun along the way.' - Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO and Founder of Leanin.org As a child, Sarah Robb O'Hagan felt de stined to become a champion, but her early efforts at sport, music and theatre failed to reveal a natural superstar. Unwilling to settle for average, she learned through a series of dramatic successes and epic failures to follow her own path to success. Sarah climbed the corporate ladder at Virgin Atlantic, Nike, Gatorade and Equinox - also becoming a wife, mother and endurance athlete - and though in her twenties she was fired twice, in her thirties she led the turnaround of a $5 billion sports drink business. Her approach has stemmed from personal experience and inspiration from the band of highly accomplished 'Extremers' that she has met along the way: entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, TV personalities, an Olympic champion downhill skier, a former secretary of state, and even a world-famous tattoo artist. These Extremers helped her recognise that success doesn't come from conforming, hiding weaknesses or reaching some pre-planned destination. The bolder choice is to embrace Extreme You: to bring all that is distinctive and relevant about yourself to everything you do, and to bring out the Extreme in the people and the culture around you. Inspiring, practical and funny, Extreme You is Sarah's training programme for developing the drive, originality and fierce attitude to become the best version of you. ...Show more

Global Investing: A Guide for New Zealanders by John Ryder

$39.99 NZD

Category: Business & Finance

From his wide-ranging practical experience as a business operator, investment analyst and writer, John Ryder explains how the 2007-09 Global Financial Crisis occurred and how meltdowns like this should be handled by investors. He also outlines techniques to invest in global opportunities, including how to profit from share markets, currencies, commodities, real estate and private equity and how to compensate for the psychological makeup of investors, that instinctively makes them invest the wrong way. The book outlines business cycles and how they can be harnessed to provide appropriate entry and exit strategies as well as twenty-three valuable trading strategies and tools. An analysis of the practices of some of the world's best-ever inspirational traders, investors and entrepreneurs and how they made their fortunes concludes the book. ...Show more

Safe Leadership by Dave Sewell

$29.99 NZD

Category: Business & Finance

How to Save the World - One Question at a Time by Craig McGregor

$29.99 NZD

Category: Business & Finance

Starting and Running a Coffee Shop - Brew Success with Proven Strategies for Every Aspect of Your Espresso Startup by Linda Formichelli; Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff; Melissa Villanueva

$37.00 NZD

Category: Business & Finance | Series: Starting & Running Ser.

Learn to start and run your own coffee bar with tips to brewing success The caffeine-lover in you has always wanted to start your own coffee bar--and all the guidance you'll need is right here in your hands Order up a double shot of success with this guide packed to the brim with all things coffee and b usiness. In it, you will find expert advice on selecting the best coffee beans and cafe treats, foolproof methods for tracking sales and inventory, straightforward suggestions on developing effective marketing strategies, helpful tips on negotiating contracts with employees and suppliers, and so much more... So tie that apron, grind those beans, and get started on that dream ...Show more

Gearing Up - Preparing Your Kiwi Business for an Uncertain Future by Darl Kolb

$35.00 NZD

Category: Business & Finance

The authors Changing Gears has reprinted a number of times since we published it in 2009. Now a decade later, the authors return to New Zealand's small businesses being transformed by technology, automation, overseas competitors, new consumer habits, the environment and much more. Focused on the owner m anager, Gearing Up will be the new go-to guide for New Zealand's huge SME sector written by business school professors who work with these businesses every day at business incubator The Icehouse. ...Show more