INTHEBLACK May 2022 - Magazine - Page 3
MAY 2022
LEADERSHIP // STRATEGY // BUSINESS
Cover photography:
Andrew Coffey
CONTENTS
MAY 2022
“We have dozens of
airline customers, each with
different needs and customer
service propositions, so we
can’t please everybody. We
have to be bold and take a
position that we believe is in
the best interests of our wider
travelling public.”
BALANCING ACT
After a rough couple of years, the air travel industry is taking tentative
steps towards recovery. Phil Neutze FCPA is tasked with maintaining a
balance between optimism for the future and advancing with caution.
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T I M E O U T Successful sabbaticals S P E A K U P Break the culture of silence C O M I C R E L I E F Humour in the workplace
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GAME OF BALANCE
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C AS H T O A C C R U A L
Governments are being
called upon for more
transparency around
budgeting and spending,
and accrual accounting
appears to be the answer.
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C U LT U R E O F S I L E N C E
Failure to call out instances
of toxic workplace
behaviour can have a wideranging and long-term
effect on teams.
Auckland Airport CFO Phil
Neutze FCPA expertly
balances competing priorities
and perspectives in his role.
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CRINGE-FREE
TEAM BUILDING
Why do most of us dismiss
team building activities as
contrived and cringe-worthy,
and what can be done to
turn these activities into a
powerful tool in creating
connections?
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THE FUNNY SIDE
When used well, humour
can be one of the most
competitive advantages
in business.
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AGEISM IN THE WORKPLACE
Despite great potential to bring a
wealth of experience and skills to the
market, an entire cohort of matureaged job seekers is being overlooked
in the search for talent.
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