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Make Clear Decisions
First understand when a decision needs to be made and by who. The impact of making good clear decisions with the best info available at the time & then iterating them to improve upon them if needed...
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Get out of the way of your Team
Notes from a client session today: reality is we create most of our own frustrations by not allowing our people to to their jobs…. by constantly stepping in & rescuing them. Over time we are the...
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2018: The Leadership Lessons I Learnt
The Southern Alps of New Zealand: A great spot to reflect. I loved 2018. It was an exciting, challenging year packed with fun, great work assignments, tough conversations, big decisions, awesome...
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Leadership Lessons form 200 CEO’s: 2018/19
Annually since 2013 I have surveyed over 200 CEO’s across the USA, Australia and New Zealand to seek feedback on two key questions relating to what they have learnt and what challenges they feel they...
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Manhatten
I recently spent a week in Manhattan, New York & enjoyed learning from Google about how they attract, recruit & induct top talent. A fantastic environment. A minimum of 8 interviews up front...
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What I Learnt at Google
In early September in my role as Chairman of tech company Link Engine Management Ltd, the CEO & I went to the USA as part of the New Zealand Trade & Enterprise Better By Design Service. We are...
View ArticleThe Path to Success
The path to success through mastery…. practice, work ethic & consistency....
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2019: Leadership Lessons I have Learnt
Manhatten, New York: sep 19 2019 has been a fantastic & full on year working as part of a talented team and supporting some of the top companies across New Zealand, Australia and the USA. It is...
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What We are Seeing from CEO’s in Lockdown
He aha te kai a te rangatira? He kōrero, he kōrero, he kōrero. What is the food of the leader? It is knowledge. It is communication It is an amazing time to be leading people and leading a business....
View ArticleLeadership Insights: Massive & Sudden Change
Today John Spence & I spent some time reflecting on the impact of the the Covid-19 lockdowns and how it has impacted business and leaders in both NZ & the USA as we work hard to support their...
View ArticleReflections on the Last Two weeks: USA & NZ/Australia
I caught up with John Spence today & we reflected on a busy two weeks since we last spoke. A lot has changed in both the USA & in our part of the world here in NZ & Australia. Whilst each...
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Anyone Can Lead in Good Times
Anyone can lead in good times, it’s when things are tough that you really see the best leaders in action. At present we are seeing decades worth of change occurring in days as the economic, social...
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Staying on Track: Leaders are Adapting Fast
There has never been a more exciting time to be leading people in business, in fact leading people in any organisation. 2020 has delivered more change in the last 7 months than we’ve seen in the last...
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2020: The Leadership Lessons I Learnt
Landing back in CHCH. 2020 has been an amazing year really. As I reflect back on the first year of the new decade…..it really has been quite fascinating from a leadership point of view. We entered the...
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The Fog of (War) Business
Out of Chaos comes Clarity On the battle field the fog of war refers to the fact that it can be very hard to see the full picture of what is happening let alone how you are progressing your part of...
View ArticleThe future of Governance
Governance is an important component of any business. All companies have directors but not all place an emphasis on its importance nor the value it can add. It is a key part of succession (allowing...
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