by Bruce Cotterill | May 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
This week we heard some details of the future of our immigration policy, as seen by the current Government. Like a lot of what’s coming out of Wellington at the moment, it masquerades as long term idealist thinking that pays no attention to short to medium term...
by Bruce Cotterill | May 8, 2021 | Uncategorised
Gee, I think we’re starting to make it hard for ourselves. I’ve spent plenty of time looking at the problems experienced by large organisations. And believe me, there are plenty. As a result, I’ve always believed that you don’t improve...
by Bruce Cotterill | Apr 24, 2021 | Uncategorised
A few of us have forgotten about the “I” word. You know, the one that was around in the 1970s and 80s. In those days it peaked at 15-20 per cent per year. We haven’t had much cause to worry about it for the last 30 or so years. Central banks worked...
by Bruce Cotterill | Apr 10, 2021 | Uncategorised
There’s an old saying in business citing that successful organisations need finders, minders, binders and grinders. The rhyming words convey that every organisation needs a combination of people with different but complimentary skillsets, that enable them to...
by Bruce Cotterill | Mar 27, 2021 | Uncategorised
Like many of us, I’m puzzled at why it is taking so long to open the so-called “Aussie bubble”. I’m also surprised that it’s us who is dragging the chain rather than the other way around. For those of you who missed it, the Government...
by Bruce Cotterill | Mar 13, 2021 | Uncategorised
Our business chatter over the past two weeks has been dominated by the downstream impacts of one event. Specifically, the Government decision at 9pm on a Saturday night to lock down Auckland, and to a lesser extent the rest of the country, effective from the next...
by Bruce Cotterill | Feb 27, 2021 | Uncategorised
You can’t help but wonder what people around the world might be thinking. As they sit in their locked down towns and cities, staring at their overused TV screens, looking at the clear blue skies of a New Zealand summer and the spectacle of America’s Cup...
by Bruce Cotterill | Feb 13, 2021 | Uncategorised
I’m in the middle of a two-week stint in Central Otago. I’m touring the towns that need tourists. Riding my bike and enjoying some of New Zealand’s amazing scenery. In preparing for the trip, I took an interest in the various commentators referring...
by Bruce Cotterill | Jan 30, 2021 | Uncategorised
I still remember the excitement in my dad’s voice. It was the early 1970’s and he was telling me you could now buy a new car “off the floor”. You see, until that moment, you could wander into a car showroom – which usually only had a...
by Bruce Cotterill | Dec 19, 2020 | Uncategorised
Most people I speak to can’t wait for 2020 to end. Businesspeople in particular seem keen to move on in the hope that 2021 might be a better year. Of course, there is still plenty of uncertainty about what the next couple of years may bring. But for now, it...
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