Events
What Extra - Ordinary Leaders Do!
Discovering HOW a manager can become a LEADER who gets positive results in business.
Book Now: 18 years running worldwide & 8th intake in China.
Dates: 13 to 14 September 2010.
Venue: Shanghai Jin Jiang Hotel, Mao Ming Road, Shanghai.
What Extra - Ordinary Leaders Do!
Discovering HOW a manager can become a LEADER who gets positive results in business.
Book Now: 18 years running worldwide & 8th intake in China.
Dates: 20 to 21 September 2010.
Venue: Shanghai Jin Jiang Hotel, Mao Ming Road, Shanghai.
Kea Japan Event
On Sunday 14 March 2010, the IAS Learning Group celebrated its 21st Birthday, with past and current employees. This was held at the estate of the founder, Brian Martin.
It was a fun time and a great opportunity to catch up with old workmates, so many of whom have become friends.
Brian Martin acknowledged that when he started the IAS Group, it was to escape from the boredom of early retirement, when he had originally thought retirement would be a cool experience and in fact, created quite the opposite with boredom and lack of mental stimulation.
He said he never realised that his hobby would turn into an international business, in the Asia Pacific region.
He did say that the IAS work had fulfilled one of his lifelong philosophies and that was to have fun.
The former president of Levi's Japan, Brian Martin has been appointed as the new chair of the Japan/New Zealand Business Council.
Brian, now resident in New Zealand, has lived in Japan for many years. He has a Japanese wife, Keiko and says that he is well-trained.
He welcomes the opportunity of being the bridge between New Zealand and Japan, and in further deepening the excellent relationship that exists between the two countries.
Brian attributes much of his Japanese success, to “loving what you do, and doing what you love”.
He said that respect and understanding, are important ingredients to harmonious working relationships, with Japanese people.
He found that when he first came to New Zealand from England, one of the things which stood him in good stead for working in Japan, was a philosophy of “when in Rome, do as the Romans do”.
As the president of Levi Strauss Ltd Japan, he achieved a turnaround from a substantial loss to a profit position, and Levi's was reported, as a US success story in Japan, alongside IBM and Coca-Cola.
For four years, Brian Martin was the Levi Strauss Asia Area Chief-Executive, in charge of all the Asian countries and based in Hong Kong.
After joining Triumph International, the world’s largest intimate apparel company, which operates in 65 countries, Brian repeated another successful turnaround.
He found the key to success, in challenging situations, was the importance of working together in harmony for a common outcome. He likes to use the acronym of TEAM - together, everyone, achieves, more.
Brian was the first non-Japanese person to be appointed to the industry organisation, advising the Japanese government on industry related matters.
He has been a long time member of the executive of the Japan/New Zealand business Council.
Brian was elected as an Honoured Member the International Who's Who of Professionals in 1998.
In 2001, he received the 21st Century award for achievement in recognition of outstanding achievements in the field of business.
Brian is a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Management and is a Senior Member of the American Society of Training and Development (ASTD).
He is a guest lecturer on management and leadership topics, in both New Zealand and Asia.
He has also served as a member of the advisory board for the Business Faculty of the Auckland University of Technology, for six years.
Brian is the author of the book “Who’s in Charge of your Life” which has been published in English and Japanese.
For further information contact:
Brian Martin
Chairman
Japan/New Zealand business Council
Phone 09 - 415 – 7561
E-mail: brian.martin@ias.co.nz
Web: http://www.iaslearninggroup.com/ias-team.html
For further information regarding the Japan and New Zealand business Council contact:
Tony Boot
Executive Director
Japan New Zealand Business Council
Ph: 09-478 5947
Fax: 09-478 8066
Mobile: 021-742191
Email: info@jnzbc.com
Web: www.jnzbc.com
IAS News
IAS New Zealand Managing Director Terry Patterson and IAS Learning Group Founder Brian Martin announced winners at the AUT Business School Awards held in Auckland on March 16th 2010 at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. The AUT Business School Awards acknowledge the highest achieving students in the Faculty of Business and Law.
Over 200 guests from industry and the community joined the winners in celebrating excellence in Business education and engagement with the business world.
Thirty-three awards were presented at both undergraduate and postgraduate level representing the top achievers across the Business School qualifications.
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Terry Patterson awarded the IAS New Zealand Award, for Top Graduate for Master of Business Majoring in Management, to Xavier Black. |
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Brian Martin presented the IAS Learning Group International Award for the Top Graduate Bachelor of Business Majoring in International Business to Helen Limongan. |
Brian Martin has served on the AUT Business Advisory Program Committee, since 2004.
Congratulations Xavier and Helen on your success.
For the full list of awards click here.
Student's feedback
"I came back to hear some more of Brian's stories"
"We had built a rapport with Brian and so was really looking forward to sharing more time with Brian"
"Brian is so down to earth and I can relate easily to what he says about leadership, he is very inspiring"
"How did we AUT get such a great speaker to come and talk to us? I'm really glad I came to this workshop, I've learnt so much over the past couple hours"
"Can we have more workshops with him?"
"He has helped me take my leadership skills from the class out to my family and community, I have been so encouraged by Brian that I am speaking out more and not afraid to share my thoughts"
"I am more of a leader now in my church with my own women's group, I remember what Brian said about not letting fear rule me"
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