By Andrea Thompson Over the last 25 years I’ve had the privilege of working with thousands of people to unleash their leadership potential. Since 2017, I have had a special focus on…
Summit Wrong in Leadership
Leadership can be tricky. It can be hard. Doing the right thing is not always the popular thing. But nice guys do sometimes finish first, even when they should finish last. I…
Sustainability Leadership
Why the world needs more sustainability leaders who can do ‘less harm’ and ‘more good’ Originally published in the B Corp Blog 29 August 2022. B Corp is a not-for-profit network transforming…
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.…
The myth of motivation
Managers and leaders often ask us “how can I improve employee engagement?” We know why – motivated employees are more committed, effective, productive and creative. It makes smart business sense to have…
Resilience—navigating major change
Catapult’s coaches have recently completed a series of change resilience workshops for a large organisation going through major restructuring. Catapult coach, Liz Riversdale, shares some of the approaches they have been using…
Feeling stressed? Take five.
We’ve been noticing in our consulting work that people are feeling increasingly stressed out. When we are alone with leaders and ask “how are you doing?”, it’s common for them to sit…
Why crucial conversations are crucial
Elva Philipps is a Catapult consultant certified in running Crucial Conversations Training. In this interview Elva outlines what crucial conversations are, why they can be tricky, and provides a couple of tips…
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.…
Creating an effective senior team
Many senior leadership teams struggle to be cohesive and high performing. While some actively work to lift their game there are thousands and thousands of New Zealand organisations being “led” be dysfunctional…