Career
What To Say When Asked “Do You Have Any Questions?”
The interview’s winding up, and you know it’s coming...
How To Show Your Boss You’re Ready To Be Promoted
If you’ve been in your current role for a while and you really feel like you're ready to take the next logical step in your career, you will first need to convince your boss that you're prepared to take on more work and greater responsibility. We’ve...
The Overseas Returner’s Guide To Moving Home
Over the last few years, we have seen loads more people returning home to New Zealand - particularly from the UK and Australia. Everyone has different experiences when they come home. Some are itching to get home and wish they’d come sooner, but for others it’s...
Get Stuff Done – Eight Of The Best Productivity Hacks For Leaders
If there was a trophy for short attention spans, I’d be on the winner’s podium. Google leads me down rabbit holes like an exuberant little beagle. I procrastinate with as much dedication as my 11-year-old son does when he’s faced with unstacking the dishwasher. Combine all that with an...
What To Do When You Feel Like You’re Falling Behind At Work
We all have those times at our job where we feel like it's just. too. much. The workload gets the better of you and you just can't think of any better way to cope with it other than throwing all your papers (or your computer)...
A Sure-Fire Way To Get You Started
I was all ready for action. But would I do it? Then there was a knock on my hotel door. When I opened it, I knew I could not resist. My heart sank. Here’s why. I’m nine months into my new career, building a portfolio of...
Never Mind The Gap: Women Face A Gender Pay Cap
“Recent survey shows that women face a gender cap,” - now that’s a headline that’ll stop in your tracks isn’t it?! I thought we were past all that gender-pay-carry-on? We are. Sort of. You may have heard of What The Buck: Again?! - the finest, dandiest accounting and finance salary...
The Benefits Of Working For A Small Business
I have interviewed thousands of people over the years and there has most certainly been a clear distinction between the 'corporates' and the 'non-corporates.' Without a shadow of a doubt, I fall into the latter group. When I moved countries, I went against my better judgement...