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<i>Sean D'Souza</i>: Stories have the power to persuade
If you need to make a presentation to a client, which method is likely to dramatically improve your persuasion level - without even trying? Without a doubt, stories take first place.

<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Crunching the numbers more vital than ever
Statisticians well-placed in job market as demand for data keeps growing.

<i>Craig McIvor</i>: Time lies waiting to wreak havoc on all your best-laid plans
Businesses allow for many risks, but the risks posed by time are often underestimated.

<i>Fran O'Sullivan:</i> Two digit salute's not a sign of victory
No one will remember any prime ministerial egg-on-face when the Hobbit omelette is finally cooked.

<i>Deborah Hill Cone</i>: Make that leap? Of course we can
Recipe for change: Boundaries, work - and the occasional reward.

<i>Editorial:</i> New market regulator must set feisty tone
Sean Hughes will have two significant advantages when he sits down as the chief executive of the new Financial Markets Authority early next year.

<i>Gill South</i>: Change by encouraging ideas - not by giving orders
Staff frequently come up with the answers you need, says expert with an international track record.

<i>Stock Takes</i>: MD's shock resignation knocks PGG Wrightson shares
Shareholders are upset...

<i>Media</i>: Jackson's bitter truths win media war
Sir Peter Jackson and his business interests seem to have won the media battle over The Hobbit.

<i>Sean D'Souza</i>: Five reasons why newsletters fail to deliver
Five reasons? There may be 7000 reasons why your newsletter may not get a response. And the key lies in the word "response". When someone says, "I am getting no response"

<i>Mark Thomas</i>: In business as in rugby Obey the rules or risk being yellow-carded
Sport has a lot to teach us about the importance of knowing the laws of the game, and following them.

<i>Liam Dann</i>: Feel the excitement as aussie rises
Waiting for that magic moment when one Australian dollar can buy one US dollar has assumed a symbolic importance.

<i>Media</i>: Insult to injury for Indians
First it was Paul Henry. Now it's Michael Laws. These are cruel times for shock jocks and the people who love them, writes John Drinnan.

<i>Fran O'Sullivan</i>: Bit rich for Goff to find voice now
Goff has spent much of the past week playing political football with two of New Zealand's major trading relationships.