Our economic recovery
As expected, companies around the world are facing headwinds like we've never seen before. On one hand, there are some sectors benefiting from the crisis while the majority came to a grinding halt.
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Leading the field
For company founder Craig Steel, putting his early experiences in sport into a corporate context made sense in a multitude of ways. We all know the old line about sport and politics not mixing is nonsense.
Similarities and differences between sport and business
Following on from our previous blog about the difference between business and sport, its time to look at two levers you have to pull if you want to build a high-performance culture.
The 5 things you most need to know to improve your people’s performance
Given business performance is a consequence of human performance, knowing how to improve the performance of your people is critical. To help you improve the results your team delivers, here are the 5 most important things you need to get right.
Lessons from the All Blacks
As the excitement of the All Blacks historic back to back victory in the Rugby World Cup begins to fade, are there lessons we who have adopted the sport as our national game will retain?
Being better
In recent months the conversation about whats fair versus what could or should an organisation expect from its people in terms of performance has once again shifted from an interesting philosophical debate into a point of contention following the...
A summary of the racial effect on New Zealand’s prosperity
Sadly it is commonplace for the race debate to rise to the fore on national holidays (as it did again this Anzac period when self-proclaimed protagonist Wikatana Popata said he had “had enough of Pakeha” – TVNZs Close Up).
Similarities between business and sport
With a number of Olympic trials starting this month, it seemed pertinent to examine the correlation between business and sport in an attempt to help you identify strategies used by coaches that could be deployed in your organisation.
Future of the unions
Despite pressures on businesses intensifying and profitability for many falling, the cost of living continues to soar putting the topic of our long term viability as a nation squarely back on the table.
Developing a performance culture
In recent years companies have come to the realization that any effort to improve culture is not only smart business, but it is also a vital step to generating sustainable market differentiation.
Insights into commercial performance
During the past two years, we as a proud sporting nation have observed the impact the mind has on our performance, possibly more than during any other period in our illustrious sporting history.
Building a high performing team
In todays competitive market, building a high-performing team is smart business. However, despite the majority of business leaders in New Zealand considering it a top priority, research suggests it is proving difficult to achieve.