September 2007 Issue

Cover:

Te Arawa Bond (aka Temuera Morrison) arrives the the AAPNZ 2007 Conference Gala Dinner.

Cover caption:

Te Arawa Bond (aka Temuera Morrison) arrives at the Casino Royale gala dinner in Rotorua in July with ‘Bond’ girls Jade (l) and Brooke Joseph. Jade is a member of AAPNZ Rotorua. The AAPNZ Conference 2(007) included presentations on a range of motivational and career (and personal) development topics teamed with movie titles such as The World is Not Enough, Goldfinger, Die Another Day, The Living Daylights and The Spy Who Loved Me. You can read more about some of the presentations in this issue of admiNZ.

Articles:

• Business etiquette (Kim Chamberlain)
• Goldfinger: Career intelligence (Eth Lloyd)
• Business networking (Deb Bell)
• How to deal with prickly personalities (Steven Saunders)
• Undercover development (Stuart Fleming)
• AGM and Conference photos
• Meet the MIT team
• Scholarship opportunities
• Coaching for professional development (Debbie Jeffery)
• Die another day! Optimising what we have now (Pat Armitstead)

• Upskilling makes perfect business sense

• Taking the plunge – a member’s story (Tricia Caughley)

• AAPNZ Certification – an update

• The rise and rise of mentoring (Jane Fanselow)

• Getting good reception – why it’s important (Vivienne Kermode)

• Profile – Vicki Faint, AAPNZ 2007 Administrative Professional of the Year

• Managing a flexible workforce (Recruitment Solutions)

• Win a ‘101 Quick Tips’ book (Debbie Mayo-Smith)

• The real business of travel (Wotif.com)

Regular columns:

• Editorial, Web watch, Upcoming events
• National President’s column
• Pointers from Patti– Plurals: Part I
• Around the groups–news from the regions
• Directory