by Bruce Cotterill | Jun 10, 2019 | General
The Wellbeing Budget left me uninspired and disappointed. Don’t get me wrong. There have been big allowances made for improving mental health services, which are long overdue. A substantial investment into the hospitals of our growing population is a good thing...
by Bruce Cotterill | May 27, 2019 | General
I used to work in the media. Magazine publishing to be exact. We published most of the country’s leading magazines. One thing I remember clearly from that period, was the time and effort that went into ensuring that our facts were correct. The importance of...
by Bruce Cotterill | May 13, 2019 | Business
Over the years I have attended plenty of ‘pitches’ from people seeking to raise money for their business projects. While there are always exceptions, most are appalling, unprepared, poorly structured, and worst of all, unrehearsed. A Good Pitch Isn’t...
by Bruce Cotterill | May 5, 2019 | General
I’ve been thinking about the future of communication. Not as it relates to technologies, satellites, mobile coverage or even computers and phones. But communication in relation to how we interact with each other. Last week I arrived at a meeting a couple of minutes...
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...
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