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Giving tough feedback to an employee

February 22, 2022 by Zac de Silva Leave a Comment

Giving tough feedback to an employee

Ever wondered why sometimes your feedback to one staff member can go amazingly whereas to another it falls like a lead balloon? I asked Relationship & Family Therapist Stephen Taylor from Relationship Matters International why some people

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Filed Under: Blog, Business coaching, Business strategy

Let me tell you about John

February 1, 2022 by Zac de Silva Leave a Comment

Let me tell you about John

I want to tell you about this guy — let’s call him John. He recently purchased an existing business and I caught up with him when due diligence was being done. When we first talked he was full of great ideas, outlining some initiatives and processes

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Filed Under: Blog, Business coaching, Business planning, Business strategy, Motivation coming at ya

How to determine risk and an idea around managing Omicron risk

January 28, 2022 by Zac de Silva Leave a Comment

How to determine risk and an idea around managing Omicron risk

Someone told me the other day that people view or access risk according to A. the likelihood of it happening and B. the consequences. So if the consequences are huge (like death) but the likelihood is extremely low, they might not view it as much

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Why you need to keep an eye on the big picture

January 27, 2022 by Zac de Silva Leave a Comment

Why you need to keep an eye on the big picture

I spoke to a guy a while back who told me he never keeps a to-do list. That way, he said, he only remembers the 1-2 big things that he needs to do, rather than having a long list of inconsequential (to him) items. “Those smaller things will just

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Filed Under: Blog, Business strategy, Motivation coming at ya

What I learnt in 2021 that you can apply to 2022

January 24, 2022 by Zac de Silva Leave a Comment

Zac at Hokitika beach

(As published on Stuff on January 24, 2022)You can read the article HERE Here we go — a new year, with new challenges? Will 2022 be more of the same as 2021? You’d have to assume so. As they say, “information is power” so knowing we are in for

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Mistakes people make when creating their business plan

December 10, 2021 by Zac de Silva Leave a Comment

Mistakes people make when creating their business plan

Having helped hundreds of businesses create business plans at our workshops over the past few years, I’ve gotten a pretty good idea of how to make an effective plan – and the common mistakes people make. Here’s a brief round-up of what NOT to do when

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