Handing Over the Baton
In 2015 the ANZ Business Barometer of New Zealand businesses, found that succession was an issue for 44% of kiwi businesses. It also found that finding a suitable successor, complicated by....
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Oh Crap…! Leading in a Crisis
We have all had those days – when the crap hits the fan and we are leading in a crisis. Greg Allnutt, Strategic Advisor, shares some of....
Reflection: the Secret Skill of Top Leaders
Kendall Langston, Strategic Advisor to Business Leaders & High Performance Leadership Coach tells us why he believes reflection is a critical tool for a leader. I am lucky....
Simon Sinek’s Ruse – Sales and the Art of Communication
One day after seeing the same Simon Sinek video posted online for the 10,000thtime, Logan Wedgwood tells us how he said “enough is enough!”
Fight to Win: Business Lessons from the Army
Kendall Langston, Strategic Advisor at Advisory.Works, shares insights from his early working life as a professional Army Officer. Much of my initial working life was spent as a....
Are You Too Old to Sit on a Board?
I was recently involved in a conversation where a CEO openly discussed how an entrenched and successful business failed under their watch. The business was more than 80 years old....THE BUSINESS
You Can’t Outsource Leadership
I recently had an occurrence where a client asked me to come and start coaching one of their staff members. As I do with many organisations, I assist the CEO by....
Male, Pale & Stale: The Diversity Challenge
Chances are your company will be led by a group of middle aged men with 30 + years of experience. The vast majority of established companies tend to be. Most won’t....
4 Characteristics for Businesses to Thrive
As Darwin stated “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change”. This ground breaking view of its....
4 Strikes from Calamity
I’ll put forward an opinion here. I have a business that got to its 3rd....
Most businesses can cope with 3 strikes but it’s the fourth one that puts you under.