Have you heard the saying, "you are the sum of the company you keep"? If you think about the people you most hang out with, how would you describe them? Are they uplifting? Demotivating? Relaxed? Dynamic? Focused on material things? Focused on
Leadership
Thanks All Blacks (truly)
The mighty All Blacks have just lost 2 games in a row. This hasn't happened in 9 years. 9 years ago, when it happened under Sir Graham Henry, the ABs showed mental resilience and grit and then in 2011 they went on to famously win the Rugby World
How are you feeling? What about your staff?
How are you? Honestly? Tired? Feeling blah? From many of my clients — no matter how great their business is going — I'm hearing that 2020 has taken it out of them. They're exhausted. Some are low. Some are just hanging out for Christmas and time
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,
PwC New Zealand CEO Mark Averill on culture, strategy, performance and ‘just 2 things’
PwC New Zealand's CEO and senior partner Mark Averill joined Business Changing's high-performance group of business owners in July for a bit of a Q&A session. Below are some of the main takeaways from his talk, that you might be able to consider
Ex Zespri CEO on leadership…
Today, more than ever, business owners and senior managers need to be focused on strong leadership. On days when you feel like you're all out of opinions and you don't know which way is up, your team is relying on you to make a decision and lead
The best lessons from Zac’s chats with world-class business leaders
During lockdown and beyond, we have been hosting Zoom calls for our Business Changing clients with many great business leaders. We've treated these much like a podcast, with a chat between myself and the guest speaker, and then room for our clients