It’s scientifically proven that humans need some stress to perform at their best. A little stress for short amounts of time is good; the stress we’ve been living with over the past 18 months is bad. We’re all feeling it: business owners, leaders,
In the media
Zac talks to Stuff about keeping your team productive
(As published on Stuff, September 8, 2021: HERE) There’s an elephant in the room for many business owners and senior managers at the moment: should the people in my team be relaxing at home or should I be keeping them busy? And if I do keep them
Why business partnerships are like MAFS
(As published on Stuff on May 5, 2021 — READ HERE) Now I haven't been watching MAFS (Married at First Sight) but I gather a LOT of Kiwis have, going by casual conversations I've had with clients! It's an interesting concept: matching people on
How will you make 2021 your best year yet?
As published in NZ Business magazine. We all know that 2020 was likely the most challenging year we have collectively faced globally in business (and life) in living memory. I trust you’ve had a decent break over the holidays and are hopefully
A travel agency client post Covid
I enjoyed reading this article in Channel magazine about our long-time client Mary Buckley who, along with husband Jason, own four helloworld travel agencies in Auckland. Obviously their business has been turned upside down this year, but Mary talks
Small business confidence on rise despite expected downturn ahead
Zac spoke to NZ Herald reporter Aimee Shaw about how — in his experience — small businesses are feeling about the future and how confident they are that this "money merry-go-round" will continue beyond Christmas… Read the article on the Herald