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.
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10 tips to improving your team’s engagement
Staff engagement is the key to organisational success because it governs discretionary effort. To maximise your peoples' engagement, consider these tips: Relevance: The more relevant your people feel they are, the more they will engage.
Team NZ and the AB’s – some final thoughts
Team New Zealand As Team New Zealand prepares to put the Auld Mug away following their impressive performance in Bermuda, I would like to pay a special tribute to team boss Grant Dalton on behalf of the country for pursuing an agenda that proved...
What do great leaders do?
More than anything, great leaders believe in their people and their potential to advance. When leadership is examined, it becomes ever more apparent that it's about the impact those in a leadership position have on their people.
Assessing our performance
As US professor Paul Krugman once said, “Productivity isn't everything, but in the end, it is almost everything”. In this sense, productivity isn't just about widgets produced, but the impact people have on those they work with.
How to make the year a success
To get your year off to a cracking start, I thought a few prompts might be in order. First off, the key to having a successful year is to be our best today i.e. we need to live today as we would ideally like our lives to be then repeat it again tomorrow.
It is what we make it
Back in March, I wrote about Donald Trump's rise towards the Presidency. His vision of making America great again resonated with an audience who were not only tired of costly foreign policy blunders, but the hardship it has placed on their own.
Where to after Rio?
As the excitement of the Rio Olympics fades into the background, High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) will once again have the unenviable task of trying to work out which sports to fund going forward.
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 difference between business and sport
We are often asked about the similarities and differences between business and sport. For those of you who are interested, heres what weve found.
Why your success matters
At Vantaset, we believe a persons success is governed by what they contribute, not what they gain. When viewed this way, it becomes increasingly obvious that the more a person contributes, the more successful they will be.
What people want from their leaders
Leadership isnt a perk for those who stick around. Its to enable those weve been entrusted to lead to deliver the outcomes the organisation requires from their role.
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