by Steve Barnett | Nov 30, 2022 | News
This is an epic story, not only of survival but of flourishing through the Covid-19 years of 2020-2022: a story of entrepreneurial success against the odds. On the one hand opportunistic, innovative, agile, lucky, chaotic, adaptative, fast-learning and on the other,...
by Steve Barnett | Nov 23, 2022 | News
2019 was a celebratory year for Sandra Barnett. She achieved her PhD, the culmination of six years of original research and writing at the same time as working full time, managing several tertiary education programs and teaching Business Communication....
by Steve Barnett | Oct 20, 2017 | News
Justine Munro, Director, Z Energy and founder of 21C Skills Lab wrote in the NZ Herald “New work order requires education shake-up.” “On September 26, over 100 Kiwi companies wrote an open letter that made it explicit a “new work order” is here. In...
by Steve Barnett | Oct 2, 2017 | News
Back in Sept 2013 when I was blogging a lot I wrote about increasingly disruptive effects of social media on management in “Change your Attitude or Die Like a Frog”. That title, by the way, was a reference to the “boiled frog syndrome” where...
by Steve Barnett | Sep 30, 2011 | News
The third edition of Sandy Barnett and Susan O’Rourke’s highly successful authoritative text, published by Pearson, is due out on September 30 2011. This new edition shows how innovative methods of communication teaching and learning can benefit and...
by Steve Barnett | Mar 30, 2011 | News
Omnicom OCC Ltd with the Faculty of Creative Industries and Business of Unitec Institute of Technology, and the Unitec Falkenstein Trust are collaborating to radically change Business teaching & learning in New Zealand. Initial financial support and international...
by Steve Barnett | Dec 30, 2010 | News
Research by Sandra Barnett & Susan O’Rourke, published in the December 2010 issue of the Communication Journal of New Zealand, shows that although employers want graduates skilled in communication, business communication is compulsory in only 50% of Business...
by Steve Barnett | Dec 30, 2010 | News
In Decemebr 2010 Pearson Education announced that six chapters from O’Rourke and Barnett “Communication Organisation & Innovation (2/e)” will comprise the Communication section of a Pearson Education’s new custom book commissioned by AUT...
by Steve Barnett | Dec 30, 2010 | News
From early March to November 2010, following almost three years focusing on coaching business development in multiple firms with the Results.com organisation, Steve focused on the growth of one firm, mental health service provider Challenge Trust; an NGO with an...
by Steve Barnett | Dec 30, 2009 | News
At the annual conference of NZCA in December 2009 Sandra was elected by her peers to the office of President. Sandra steps into the role at a time when demand for Communication knowledge and skill is rapidly increasing. Trust is at a premium in the post 2008/9...
