Leadership
What Sushi Taught Me About Leadership
One of my favourite places to eat lunch is a dinky little Japanese sushi bar 2 minutes’ walk from my office. Their salmon sashimi is TO DIE FOR and I’ve been known to down not one, but THREE bowls of their miso soup in one sitting. It’s not only...
8 Ways To Make Brainstorming Sessions Fly
If you think brainstorming sessions are a waste of time, you’re right… when they’re not run properly… which is most of the time. Do any of these sound familiar? Only a couple of people are talking and the rest of the group are standing around looking at...
Accounting & Finance Job Market Update: October 2017
The last three months can be summed up with one word - change! Change has dominated politics - both in New Zealand and abroad (Trump, Brexit, etc). Change has hit our much-talked-about property market, and change has begun to hit the accounting and finance sector. The accounting...
6 Ways To Lead Your Team Through Turbulent Times
It would be a right ‘box of fluffy ducks’ if leading was all plain sailing. But if you’ve been a leader for longer than a nanosecond, you’ll know all too well the pain of leading through tough times. From a complicated crisis to the slow, grinding burn of...
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...
Why Great Leaders Do Need Some Baggage
Last week, my 15-year-old son went on a week-long hike into the New Zealand bush. The list for what he had to pack in his backpack left us both scratching our heads – it was as precise as it was long. When he returned yesterday, tired but happy...
When It All Hits The Fan
Everyone has periods in their personal and professional lives where things change – it’s life. Things happen both good and bad and you have to roll with the punches, no matter how hard they are. I joined Consult Recruitment earlier this year after much consideration and...
How To Win By Not Being The Best
Is this madness? “If you want to succeed, do NOT try to be the best at what you do.” No. It’s absolute magic. Here’s why. Okay. It sure sounded like madness when I heard it. Then, in the next sentence, came the gem that can change careers and...