Picture this: You’re standing at the base of a mountain, looking up at what seems like a straightforward trail. The path ahead appears clear, each step obvious, each obstacle manageable. But as any…
The Circle of Influence: A Leadership Framework for Complex Times
The Leadership Challenge: Where Should You Focus? A major policy change has just been announced. Your team looks to you for direction, but uncertainty looms large. Meanwhile, external pressures – economic shifts,…
Beyond ‘Human Capital’: Workplace Trends in NZ for 2025
The way we work is undergoing a seismic shift – across the globe and here in Aotearoa. Reports from the World Economic Forum, Deloitte, McKinsey, and others paint a picture of rapid transformation,…
Authentic Leadership is Overhyped
Your Team Needs Your Best Self, Not Your True Self. Let’s talk leadership authenticity – that buzzword plastered across so many HR blogs and management seminars. Be yourself! Lead with transparency! It’s…
5 Reasons Why Networking is Essential for Your Career
I’ve lived in Aotearoa New Zealand for most of my life. I grew up in Gisborne, a small East Cost town that felt plenty big enough. Networking wasn’t something I was taught.…
Diversity – Lean In Tune In
The biggest leadership challenge and opportunity facing organisations, and New Zealand itself, is harnessing our ever-increasing diversity. That’s the view of the majority of leaders we interviewed for our book Leaders Like You.…
Leadership—the art of changing habits
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle Our daily lives are a series of habits played out through the day. How did you get up…
Strengths-based Leadership
It’s human nature to want to look for what’s wrong and try to fix it. Some of us do this more than others! So, what’s wrong with that, you might ask. Well,…
You are contagious!
When we ask participants in our leadership programmes to identify the four things they most want in a leader – being inspiring is always one of them. Why? Because we want to…
Can leadership be learned?
We believe that while some people may be more naturally inclined to lead, good leadership can be learned. One of the things that gets in the way of many people leading is…