by Bruce Cotterill | Dec 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
Do you remember George Burns? He was a wonderful American comedian who was still performing live in the 1990’s, complete with a cigar in one hand and a quick wit, at the age of 101. I once saw him speaking about his experience as an actor. He said, “acting...
by Bruce Cotterill | Nov 21, 2020 | Uncategorised
My kids bought me a voucher for Father’s Day. Because they both work in the city, they purchased it from a retailer in Auckland’s Queen St. A couple of weeks ago, I was in the city for a series of meetings, so I took the opportunity to drop in to the store...
by Bruce Cotterill | Nov 7, 2020 | Uncategorised
And so New Zealand’s election is over. It felt like the most drawn out election process I can remember. But in the end we have a result, one which is decisive and unambiguous. We’ve now had a few weeks to consider the results. In this time the elected...
by Bruce Cotterill | Oct 24, 2020 | Business, Covid-19
Leadership succession is a topic that often gets plenty of conversation but very little action. Such discussions are usually played out behind closed doors, but it is fair to say that getting succession outcomes right, while very important, is also very difficult. How...
by Bruce Cotterill | Oct 10, 2020 | Uncategorised
As the election looms, I note that those vying for our votes have seen an opportunity for a full-scale political attack on the process and costs of building in this country. Depending on who you listen to, we will be repealing the Resource Management Act or conducting...
by Bruce Cotterill | Sep 26, 2020 | Uncategorised
We’re seeing a lot of things breaking down at the moment. I’m not sure if it’s more than normal or if we’re just reporting it more, but it feels like we are failing a lot. We Kiwis can be a pretty laid back people. But it feels like our public services and...
by Bruce Cotterill | Sep 12, 2020 | Covid-19
The big problems never start here. The events that change our economic lives, like the oil shocks of the 1970s, or the 1987 stock market crash, always start somewhere else. The Asia Crisis began in Thailand in the late nineties and of course the GFC in 2007-08 was...
by Bruce Cotterill | Aug 29, 2020 | Uncategorised
This week I received a message on LinkedIn. It was from the CEO of a well-known privately-owned tourism company. They, like many in the sector, have been hammered by the impact of the virus and the associated global halt of the tourism industry. His message was...
by Bruce Cotterill | Aug 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
I try to stay away from matters of politics when I write. But the events of the last few months, and the last few days in particular, are making it hard for me to keep my distance. The reason is simple. Politics, and our politicians, are intervening more and more in...
by Bruce Cotterill | Aug 5, 2020 | Business, Leadership, People Management
Lately, I’ve been involved in a series of executive reviews. Some of them were delayed from the March year end because of the lockdown, and we have just completed a couple of others based on the June year end. The executives in question have included a couple of CEO’s...
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