Becoming Agile: Surviving a downturn
An economic downturn affects everyone whether the impact be declining customers and confidence, poorer cashflow, less expenditure in development and staff or, even, the identification of opportunities in the market or to address issues at home or work as potentially more time becomes available. One factor long recognised as critical to determining whether a business or team survives a recession [...]
Self care tips after a disaster
Resilience is a word often bandied about but often misunderstood. Often we are better able to define what resilience is not rather than what it is – the failure to cope, persevere, and overcome the challenges we face. We think of resilience either as a fluid – able to blend and move around the obstacles in its path, [...]
Leadership in Crisis
Leadership must be one of the most mis-used words in the world of work. A great concept we often try to simplify what is a more complicated issue than that answered by a mere paragraph or list of ‘approved’ qualities. The simple fact is that the question “What is a good leader?” is the wrong one to ask. The [...]
Business lessons from the FIFA world cup
Whether you’re a genuine sports fan, reluctant follower because everyone else in the office is interested, or card carrying member of the ‘I hate sports’ club there are valuable lessons for all businesses from sporting endeavours.
Setting up for Success
So often I come across examples of conversations - be they meetings or presentations – that fail due to lack of a little bit of planning.
Hiring in a recession
Hiring new staff in a recession always creates concern for businesses.
Communication – Taking Stock
A recent announcement by the new US government that they are putting negotiations for a free trade deal with New Zealand on hold has been, in the eyes of many, further evidence of doom and gloom