Tool-box News and Blog

Recruitment survey. How employers use Social Networking

by Ann Andrews CSP / Tool-box News
I guess we already knew that employers were using facebook etc to check out potential employees - but check out these http://www.thecorporate...

Are kids becoming addicted with multitasking technologies

by Ann Andrews CSP / Tool-box News
Watched a show on NZ TV where 6 young girls were parted from their cellphones for TWO HOURS; taken out for coffee and some shopping and they showed vi...

sex.com up for Auction. Purchased in 2006 for $14m!

by Ann Andrews CSP / Tool-box News
Watch that space - it is viewed as the most expensive piece of internet real estate - the site makes an estimated US$15k a day! ann

I'm Sorry. The art (or PR disaster) of apologising

by Ann Andrews CSP / Tool-box News
Some people never apologise for anything; others apologise for everything....in the news of late we have seen several very public apologies.

Its raining FISH in Australia

by Ann Andrews CSP / Tool-box News
A town in northern Australia has experienced a downpour (much needed because of serious drought conditions) but sadly it wasn't rain it was FISH!!! Ye...

Alcohol and teenage drivers. A lethal cocktail in NZ't mix!

by Ann Andrews CSP / Tool-box News
The age for driving in NZ is 15 (because of our rural population); we also have a hideous binge drinking culture, especially among our young teenagers...

How our oldies survived The Great Depression and what we can learn from them

by Ann Andrews CSP / Tool-box News
Not sure how many people have heard of Gordon Dryden. Gordon is a legend in ...

Do you think the day will come when families are limited to one child?

by Ann Andrews CSP / Tool-box News
Years ago I was in Singapore for a speaking gig and I took a bus tour around the place. I was fascinated when the tour guide started telling us 'this ...

How America (and others) could get out of the economic woes

by Ann Andrews CSP / Tool-box News
I've just posted a blog about the Royal Bank of Scotland paying out 1.5b sterling in bonuses, when they have just posted a loss of 5b. And these are t...

And another bank is going to pay out massive bonuses!!

by Ann Andrews CSP / Tool-box News
Just read that the Royal Bank of Scotland is preparing to post losses of 5.1b sterling for 2009 AND IS STILL GOING TO PAY OUT BONUSES OF 1.5b!! ...

What is the greatest management challenge of all?

by Ann Andrews CSP / Tool-box News
Check the answer here - ann <...

Which company is set to become the world's most sustainable by 2015?

by Ann Andrews CSP / Tool-box News
M & S (Marks & spencers). They have set up plans to go green by opting for more sustainable ingredients and agreeing a living wage for suppliers - WEL...