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7 Deadly Sins of Ineffective Governance
Good Governance takes planning, good agendas and skilled forward thinking Leaders who can contribute to the future direction of the Business. We get to work with many Advisory Boards and Boards of...
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The Importance of Action
When I did my officer training in the Army our instructors drummed into us the importance of making a plan. Any plan, just have one, engage your people to take action (or die) and alter the plan as...
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A word From The Wise on Change
A fantastic quote from All Black Coach Steve Hansen that applies as much to business (and the change ahead) as it does to Rugby, England 2015
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The Challenge of Getting Out of The Way
Business is hard enough without fighting about the way things used to be done. In our work with Business Leaders change is inevitably on their radar. Whether it is change due to market conditions,...
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The Journey with Cookietime Ltd
At the annual Cookietime Franchisee Conference 2015, Maloolabaa, Australia I along with others in my team have been lucky enough to work with and support one of New Zealand’s best known and loved...
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Feedback from Over 200 CEO’s: What they Learnt in 2015 and the Challenges...
Business change is constant and increasing at an alarming rate. We will face more change in the next 5-10 years than we have seen in the last 100. In December 2015 I went out to a wide network of...
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Don’t Issue Orders, Give Intent
A fantastic video from David Marquet challenging us to move from a Leader-Follower to a Leader-Leader style of Leadership. This is what we learnt as Army Officers and this video along with David’s...
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The Power of “Lessons Learnt”&“Reflection”
The definition of insanity – Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. There is a lot of research that shows the best lessons are learnt through experience and from...
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My Memories of 20 Feb 11: Ground zero post the Christchurch Earthquake
20 February 2011 (5 years ago) at just after 1pm was one that shook is all, a major earthquake. Our office building evacuated & we headed for home. That in itself was going to be challenge with a...
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Don’t want to Change? Just Wait it out……
A fantastic quote from All Black Coach Steve Hansen that applies as much to business (and the change ahead) as it does to Rugby, England 2015 This blog on Linkedin by Ziyad Jawabra delivers a very...
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The Ever Powerful: Purpose & Legacy
Last week I spent time in Florida doing some work with Top 100 Leadership & Business thought leader John Spence. I spent time working with him and a number of other business leaders on “Purpose”....
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What we do & Why we do it
I am often asked what we do and why we do it. A few weeks back I spent some time working with my good friend John Spence in Florida. We took the opportunity to shoot a few videos and I thought it was...
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The Power of Leader Reflection
I am lucky enough to work with a number of very effective professional leaders (Chief Executives, Founding/Managing Directors & Board Chairs) as they seek to perform & stay at the top of their...
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The Pivot: Staying at the Top of Your Game
How do the top performing teams in the world stay at the top of their game? Sports teams, racing teams, leading brands, innovative teams, military teams and many others? What do leaders at the top of...
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What Does it Take to Succeed in Business Today
A video discussion with top 100 Leadership thought leader John Spence in Florida ,USA.
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Leadership Panel:Gainesville Florida
This is an edited version of a leadership panel I took part in during a recent visit to Florida. It involves leaders from Infinity Energy, Santa Fe College & the University of Florida and covers...
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The Power of Leader Reflection
Leading From The Front I am lucky enough to work with a number of very effective professional leaders (Chief Executives, Founding/Managing Directors & Board Chairs) as they seek to perform &...
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Lessons Learnt From The Army: How to Fight to Win
Leading NZ soldiers is an incredible challenge, responsibility and privilege. Much of my working life has been spent as an Army Officer, initially as a regular and later in the Reserves. I have found...
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Benchmarking Leads to Mediocrity
I hate that word “benchmarking” and all it stands for around industry or competitor norms. Sure it is head and shoulders above the term “best practice” which reeks of theory & academic know how....
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University of Canterbury: Leading in Constant Change
I am lucky enough to guest lecture at the University of Canterbury at the School of Business and Law. Supporting Masters level and MBA students with access to real life business opportunities and...
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