Albert Einstein famously called compound interest the “eighth wonder of the... Read More
Insights
26 July 2015
My Memories of Craig Norgate
It’s been a sad week with Craig Norgate’s funeral in Taranaki, and along with many others, the tragedy of losing a colleague and friend too soon has really sunk in.... Read more...
10 July 2015
Five Things you can learn from my First Marathon (without having to actually race)
Last Sunday I ran my first ever full marathon on the Gold Coast. I chose it because the course is fast, it’s fun, it’s warm and there are plenty of... Read more...
3 July 2015
Keep your Eyes on your Goal
I remember when I first started riding a bike with seriously good riders. I’d been riding for a while and competed in triathlons for some time, but if you asked... Read more...
1 July 2015
Farewell to the Financial Year – So, What’s Next?
Welcome to the new financial year, though for most of us, the old one still hangs on doggedly and will do so for a few more weeks. The new financial... Read more...
24 June 2015
People Join Managers and Leave Managers
Late last century Marcus Buckingham gave us the insight that ‘people join companies and leave managers’. Times have changed, people have changed and it would appear that Buckingham’s insight has... Read more...
19 June 2015
The Arc of a Story
I was presenting at a senior HR conference this week in Sydney, and my subject was ‘Mastering Presentations’. Dang, talk about raising the stakes – giving a presentation on presentation... Read more...
12 June 2015
Why you actually need to think about HR
As an HR professional, I got a little scared even writing that title – is it possible that some people don’t think about HR or even think it doesn’t actually... Read more...
10 June 2015
Identify Your Contra Values
We’ve worked in a range of companies and now, as consultants, get to interact with many more, from large to small. Almost without exception, these companies have nothing but positive... Read more...
28 May 2015
The One Question Succession Plan
How many hours are devoted to succession planning in your organisation? Are you happy with both the process and the outcome? Does the process result in a pipeline of ‘ready... Read more...
22 May 2015
Become an HR Master – 6 Reasons to come to our HR Mastery Program
The HR Mastery Program Register You might have noticed we write a lot about the HR function, providing our POV and insights into what we do, how we do it... Read more...
