SO, WHO IS ACTUALLY IN CHARGE HERE?

It is a question that plagues us here at Management: Who is really in charge here? Who is ensuring that the technological revolution, that just seems to keep coming and coming, at a faster and faster rate, is actually going to be for the good of humanity and the future of our children and grandchildren?

This thought was very much to the fore this month – with the extreme weather being felt all around the world; with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stressing the urgency with which the world needs to act, and with the phenomenon of CHATGPT (who hasn’t had a go yet?). Just as we were going to print, some 1,000 tech leaders were wanting a moratorium on any more development for at least six months. See our story answering your CHATGPT questions on page 8.

We’ve also asked New Zealand leaders for their take on what might be some quick-fixes to limit the damage next time extreme weather events strike New Zealand, as they did in January and February this year (see page 6).

This issue we also introduce two new columnists. Ed Sims (page 14) most recently headed up a large Canadian corporate and is now back in New Zealand with plenty of interesting observations for New Zealand leaders.

And Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster will also be joining us on a regular basis, helping companies navigate the increasingly knotty world of keeping your customers’, suppliers’ and employees’ privacy safe (see page 3).

As always if you would like us to cover any particular leadership topics, please don’t hesitate to let us know.