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Read our latest insights on learning, consultancy, and coaching.

Sep 13

Do you see yourself as others see you?

Bit of a tough one. This isn't just vital for leaders, but for everyone.

Jul 12

Your new superpower: storytelling

Want to achieve outcomes and create engagement? It's time to write your story.

Apr 10

Your leadership (bandana) brand

Your leadership brand matters - although a jaunty red bandana is optional

May 18, 2021

The great leadership debate: do you need to be an SME?

I live in New Zealand, so I have to slip rugby in here somewhere. Sir Steve Hansen will do. He led the All Blacks to win 93 of the 107...

Mar 30, 2021

Lessons from a dull Saturday night: losing and failure

Last Saturday night I sat doing my knitting with half an eye on the Blues/Chiefs game on the TV - an insight into my thrilling social...

Aug 16, 2020

Yesterday's news, today's agility

Tuesday night Prime Minister Ardern and Director-General of Health Dr. Ashley Bloomfield held an emergency press conference. New...

Aug 7, 2020

We get the why, focus on the how

A few years ago, Simon Sinek came to the mainstream with The Golden Circle concept: Start with Why. In short, he states all organisations...

May 18, 2020

Our Friday quizzes

A few weeks back we decided to up our quiz game. Not content with simply ploughing through the Stuff quizzes, we decided that on Fridays...

May 8, 2020

The 5G conversation we should be having

For the past few months, conspiracy theories have been running wild about what 5G networks are and aren't doing (newsflash: they do not...

Apr 2, 2020

Tight teams in turbulent times

We use Patrick Lencioni's work on teams in our face-to-face workshops. The concepts from The Five Dysfunctions of a Team are relateable...

Mar 16, 2020

SCARF—a tool to understand reaction to the pandemic?

Threats and rewards are a topic in many of our workshops—they are a way to understand what drives people to behave in particular ways....

Mar 6, 2020

Laughing all the way to a great team

I was working with a team this week and we ended up talking about humour and why it's a powerful ingredient for teams. Years ago I joined...