by Bruce Cotterill | Oct 21, 2019 | Blog, Leadership, People Management
Our business confidence figures have been in the spotlight again in recent weeks. Apparently the national mindset is not particularly positive. In fact, the index is at it’s lowest since 2008. And we all know what happened then. Sometimes I find the various surveys...
by Bruce Cotterill | Oct 2, 2019 | Leadership, Reflections
One thing you can always be sure of. The great Kiwi knocking machine is never far away. Just ask most of the people who have popped their heads up for a moment of public life. Be they politicians, artists, broadcasters, models or CEO’s, chances are there have been...
by Bruce Cotterill | Sep 4, 2019 | Blog, Business, Leadership, People Management
During the last few months, I have had the opportunity to observe, from close quarters, the behaviour and performance of a recently appointed CEO who is charged with leading a public company. For the purposes of this article, I’ll call him Peter. The person in...
by Bruce Cotterill | Aug 21, 2019 | Blog, Leadership, People Management
The world is changing fast. As previously discussed in this column, our expectations regarding the behaviour of others is moving rapidly. In some cases, the speed of that change is more swift than the ability of people to adapt their own behaviours. The change has...
by Bruce Cotterill | Jul 24, 2019 | Blog, Leadership, People Management
My last article on managing millennials has sparked a few calls from executives around the country. In the last two weeks, I have spoken to a number of baby boomer managers who are struggling to cope with the many challenges of the changing business landscape. It’s...
by Bruce Cotterill | Jul 10, 2019 | Leadership
Despite having lived with rapid change throughout my executive career, I continue to be surprised by the speed of change as it relates to the impact on the people we work with. Most of us will be aware of the changing nature of work and the workplace. Most of us will...
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