tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686354713190138224.post3149087517740137872..comments2023-10-12T00:07:25.722+13:00Comments on roarprawn: TOMORROWS POLITICAL DECISIONS CRUCIAL FOR FUTURE OF NZUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686354713190138224.post-20989960620251094082009-01-15T12:10:00.000+13:002009-01-15T12:10:00.000+13:00Mmmmmmmmmmmm -I have a feeling that this runs the ...Mmmmmmmmmmmm -I have a feeling that this runs the awful risk of Uncle Helens conference that was run a few years ago and resulted in absolutely nothing - Zilch, zero.<BR/><BR/>New Zealands biggest weakness is the quality of our senior managers. Take the top 10 or 20 on the NZX and plot the value those shares would have got for you over a 5 or 10 or 20 years period. I did this once and they returned about 10% over 10 years capital growth (- and many of them were not there 10 years after the start)<BR/><BR/>No one with half a brain will put their money into these guys. Look at how hopeless Fonterra have been handling the Sanlu case - both right back when it started and recently when they issued comments on what the CEO was saying in court. When ( not if) Finterra floats would you trust you money with them ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686354713190138224.post-37750128563641034952009-01-15T09:52:00.000+13:002009-01-15T09:52:00.000+13:00They should swallow their pride and get some Austr...They should swallow their pride and get some Australian advice.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>They need to turn prime indicator stats around with policy immediately, not use rugby analogies to con the plebs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686354713190138224.post-61737442238580865202009-01-15T07:20:00.000+13:002009-01-15T07:20:00.000+13:00A few ideas for starters: encourage a culture of e...A few ideas for starters: encourage a culture of excellence in business; actively scour the world for the best talent; tighten laws on monopolistic business practices; make it easier for companies to get rid of non-performing staff; make promotion based on merit; invest heavily in technology; leverage on NZ being the first coutry to see the day; develop downtime service industries for businesses in other time zones; identify growth industries and bend over backwards to get them here; get rid of – of significantly water down – the RMA; pay top professionals globally competitive rates; encourage a broader culture of success and achievement; teach kids to be entreprereneurs rather than bloody All Blacks ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com