Leadership
What Makes a Great Team Environment?
It’s a fact. If you are looking to attract and retain top performers in your organisation, you’ll need an awesome team environment. Sounds easy, but it’s pretty hard to do in reality. One of the advantages we have at Consult is we get to work with...
Attraction and Retention in 2021
2021 has been off to a flying start with plenty of businesses hitting go on recruitment plans and bringing new talent into their teams. It’s an incredibly busy market and we’re seeing candidate shortages as companies scramble to fight over talent. On a daily basis...
Fisher Funds Appoints New Data & Information Security Officer
Consult is thrilled to announce the appointment of Gladwin Mendez as the new Data & Information Security Officer for Fisher Funds. Gladwin is a senior executive with over 15 years of experience encompassing technology, data and analytics. He has worked across New Zealand’s large Financial Services and Insurance organisations, as...
How To Find Inspiration When You Need It
I've been looking for clues to what reliably inspires me. And I found it when a colleague didn't like a suggestion I made. There it was - the answer. Right in front of me. “You must get closer to the client work,” I was encouraging my colleague, who...
The Guiding Hand To Happiness We Ignore
Here’s a brutal truth. We all have a constant and powerful guide to tell us exactly what we need to do to build happiness and success. Yet we ignore it. I sure as heck do. Bet you do too. Here it is. There are two aspects...
Focus on the Good, Not on the Negativity that Sells Papers
We spent much of the lock-down connecting with our community - how they were faring, how they were feeling, what their worries were and how we could help. Now back in the office - we are continuing to do this. Many people are reading the media...
Let us all over-communicate!
There is no doubt that we are in unprecedented times right now. It seems strange right now to reflect on ‘normal life’ 6 weeks ago and it seems much has changed. But we will get through. We will persevere, and we will have so many learnings...
How We Changed the Commuting Habits of Our People
Habits may be hard to change but through initiatives like a public transport allowance and carpooling scheme, we have managed to change the commuting habits of our employees, making getting to work less challenging and more sustainable. staff transport and the benefits it's brought. This interview first appeared in their newsletter. Firstly,...