I have had the privilege of being CEO at Standards New Zealand for the last three years. In that time we've reduced the average time it takes to produce a standard by two years; introduced electronic working for committees using SPEX; re-introduced seminars as an active way of telling those who use standards what's actually available; and made a buck to start developing the long-term ability of the organization to stay in business. I'm lucky, the place has a superb team and this part has been the easy bit. So what's been hard? It's been getting people to focus on the need for, and benefits of standards. So, being an accountant by training (yeah I know, I admit it) here are some stats that you might not have heard yet, or may have missed.
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