Stunning success from the Black Caps! As a long-time cricket fan, what a feeling. A very proud moment for our country. There are so many lessons from the team and their winning approach that we can take into the business world. Here is only a handful
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How to be more efficient & get more out of your day
Do you ever wonder how some people seem to pack more into their day than you do? Are their hours longer than yours or are you just slow at getting stuff done? I’m going with neither — it’s possibly just how they spend their time and how they control
Why you need to be thinking about digital initiatives to thrive in 2021
A recent survey by Gartner showed that 87% of organisations surveyed are prioritising customer-facing digital business initiatives. Why? They know that to stand out in a crowded market, they need to stand out online. They need to create content that
Are you missing the single most important thing to improving your business?
Occasionally, I see business owners who are afraid to be vulnerable about what they don’t know. For some reason, they think that they need to have all the answers; that customers come to them and expect them to be perfect. Now in an ideal world, we
How to write a good award entry
Awards are a good thing for business to have — having “award-winner” in front of your business name gives potential clients a decent level of trust in your business before they even work with you, and it reinforces to your current clients why they
Looking for areas of opportunity…
Someone sent me this blog a while ago on looking for opportunities in the market. I found it interesting so I wanted to share it in full for you to read now, and then I'll add my 2c at the end: A typical startup journey is to create one product
Leadership, culture and teamwork tips from Spark CEO, Jolie Hodson
Zac: It's very exciting for me to continue my chat with Jolie Hodson, CEO of Spark (see the first part HERE ). She’s the CEO of one of the biggest companies in New Zealand, so we're very lucky to have her with us today. We are going to chat through
Spark CEO Jolie Hodson on innovation, succeeding in business and her biggest career lessons
Zac: It's very exciting for me to have a chat to Jolie Hodson, CEO of Spark. Jolie and I used to work together many moons ago in our first job back at Deloitte’s, back in 1992. She left Deloitte’s at the end of 2000 and she’s now the CEO of Spark,