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Outward Bound McKenzie Watch, May 2003 and still going

Outward Bound McKenzie Watch, May 2003 and still going

Hilary Bryan

21 February 2020

Why did I ever go on Outward Bound all those years ago? Well, it was an accident really... and once I'd signed up and got sponsorship I c...

Why we need to keep on learning - just give it 20 hours

Why we need to keep on learning - just give it 20 hours

Hilary Bryan

3 February 2020

I was at a workshop last week and another attendee commented on my age (I'm 64) and said they were gratified to see someone of my increas...

My word of the year - detach

My word of the year - detach

Hilary Bryan

21 January 2020

When we decided at The Training Practice to each choose a word for the year, I was concerned mine sounded negative. So why: detach? Two r...

Learning for the future

Learning for the future

Hilary Bryan

28 November 2019

Learning is our business and of course we love it and follow trends and pick up fresh ideas all the time. So, we've enthusiastically devo...

What I learned at Outward Bound

What I learned at Outward Bound

Kristen Gyorgak

17 February 2020

10 days ago I got back from Outward Bound in Anakiwa. 10 days and I'm still trying to fully process all the challenges I faced (both phys...

Three lessons from Outward Bound, 30 years on

Three lessons from Outward Bound, 30 years on

Dinah Vincent

31 January 2020

Next week my colleague Kristen Gyorgak is heading to Anakiwa in the Marlborough Sounds, for a 5-day Outward Bound course. The programme i...

2020: A year to enjoy

2020: A year to enjoy

Dinah Vincent

13 January 2020

We're still in the counting time of the year - how many times recently have you heard or said: 'my last week of leave' or 'my first day bac...

Why council election non-voters are the majority

Why council election non-voters are the majority

Hilary Bryan

4 November 2019

Hamilton City Council Chief Executive, Richard Briggs, recently claimed our system of local government elections was 'demonstrably broken...

Enjoy - a #OneWord progress report

Enjoy - a #OneWord progress report

Dinah Vincent

11 February 2020

I'll admit it: there have been a few days when 'enjoy' has seemed like a high bar for my #OneWord. January slipped by, February is nearly...

Why leaders need to recognise the power of emotion

Why leaders need to recognise the power of emotion

Hilary Bryan

28 January 2020

We assume if we present a logical argument, people will rationally think through their reaction and respond accordingly. But they don't.

Set the tone for 2020

Set the tone for 2020

Kristen Gyorgak

10 January 2020

Yesterday I read a great blog by Cathy De Jongh reflecting on New Year's resolutions and why studies show 80% fail within the first 30 da...

Artificial intelligence is changing my work

Artificial intelligence is changing my work

Dinah Vincent

1 November 2019

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer science fiction - you are increasingly exposed to it, whether you know it or not. Melbourne-based...

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