by Bruce Cotterill | Apr 24, 2019 | Leadership
OPINION: I recently spent a couple of days at a resort hotel in the Pacific Islands. Apart from the beautiful grounds and the sparkling entrance, the first thing that struck me was our welcome. It came not from the office manager or the events person, but from the...
by Bruce Cotterill | Apr 2, 2019 | Leadership
Late last year I wrote a column calling for an end to throwing older workers on the scrapheap. In it I discussed the trials of many experienced workers, particularly those in their fifties, who are having trouble finding work. Since the article was published, I have...
by Bruce Cotterill | Mar 4, 2019 | General
Government seems to be impacting our lives today more than ever before. At both a local and national level, we have seen a rapid growth in the role Government seeks to play over recent years. I’m not a fan of this, and here’s why. There is little evidence...
by Bruce Cotterill | Feb 19, 2019 | General
OPINION: Banks have been back in the spotlight this last week. With the release of the final report from Australia’s Royal Commission, we have seen the leadership of our banking executives under fire. And the result has seen resignations at one extreme and...
by Bruce Cotterill | Jan 22, 2019 | Business
Towards the end of last year, I was approached by TVNZ’s breakfast programme for my views on the business year that was 2018, and my forward-looking thoughts for the year ahead. Since then, the holiday period has enabled me to catch up with friends from all types of...
by Bruce Cotterill | Jan 13, 2019 | Leadership
I love a challenge. That’s one reason why for the past 30 years I’ve taken on CEO roles that many would avoid. Thankfully, in all situations we’ve been able to achieve remarkable results as a team. I attribute a lot of this success to “planning”, and the opportunities...
by Bruce Cotterill | Dec 17, 2018 | People Management
It seems that every year we look back and take in an event that has changed things forever. Sometimes it’s a big financial event, such as the 1987 crash or the GFC in 2008. Elsewhere it’s been a terror attack in the US in 2001, or earthquakes in our own...
by Bruce Cotterill | Dec 10, 2018 | Leadership
The Best Leaders Don’t Shout The best leaders don’t shout, but they do communicate. The best leaders don’t stand above their people, but alongside them. The best leaders don’t make waves, but they make ripples throughout the organisation. The best leaders don’t...
by Bruce Cotterill | Dec 3, 2018 | Reflections
OPINION: A few months back, I heard Mike Hosking trying to interview a Green Party member of Parliament. I say “trying” because, as much as the interviewer wanted to bring the conversation back to something rational, the interviewee would have none of...
by Bruce Cotterill | Nov 19, 2018 | General
This week Prince Charles celebrated his 70th birthday. Nothing unusual in that I hear you say. And you’re right. People, including working people, turn 70 every day. What is unusual is that Prince Charles, at 70 years of age, still hasn’t commenced the job he’s spent...
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