These Markets Aren't Emerging, They're Exploding

Look, it's not that "emerging markets" is a loaded term. In fact, it's a pretty exciting one. You're talking about countries that are transforming themselves in a few short years from being highly dependent on their ability to sell raw materials to the West into dynamic, information-driven economies with burgeoning middle classes and plenty of domestic consumption. Yes, they're emerging. But that sounds a bit like a butterfly emerging from a chrysalis....

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Why can we make disastrous decisions in love?

This is your brain on love - more neuroscience! Her front brain is telling her he's trouble. Look at the facts, it says. He's never made a commitment, he drinks too much, he can't hold down a job.But her middle brain won't listen. Man, it swoons, he looks great in those jeans, his black hair curls onto his forehead so adorably, and when he drags on a cigarette, he's so bad he's good. His front brain is lecturing, too: She's flirting with every guy...

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Womenomics

A recent McKinsey survey asked men and women executives to define the event that has had the most significant impact on their careers. Both men & women report that work factors have more influence than those from home. Women were more likely to say they had role models and mentors. The top three career changing moments were:Realisation you were not leading the life you wanted.Difficulties balancing work and private life.Change in marital status.Women...

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Who's counting?

The UN estimates that the cost to end world hunger completely along with diseases related to hunger and poverty is about $195 billion a year.Twenty two countries have joined together to raise this money by each contributing 0.7% (less than 1% of national income).Now let’s think about US foreign policy dominated by its military budget. The US will spend about $800 billion on security compared with less than $20 billion for economic development.Take...

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Everyday Money

Everyday we pay tax – in fact work for months to fill the government’s coffers before we get our share of our earnings. Most of us understand that we have to fund the services we enjoy, but the surplus the government has now is something else entirely – and the speciousness of those in charge in regards to this is incredible. Finance Minister Michael Cullen told a select committee last year that anyone advocating large tax cuts because large surpluses...

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I have decided to apply for the position of All Blacks coach

I have decided to apply for the position of All Blacks coach. I feel I have superb qualifications;Teamwork; - I never have an issue with teamwork as long as everyone does what I say. Fieldwork; - I have a lovely garden so don’t see how I can fail to be creative in a field. Rotations; I have rotated a few men in my time and it has not been wildly successful. Based on those experiences I firmly believe that no rotation would benefit the AB’s.Uniform Colour; - as every fashionista knows black is the new…..black so no pansy pink shirts for the...

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