If you find challenging conversations, erm, challenging, this framework might help you - it's one a client of mine uses to keep him on track. For a more in-depth look at how to tackle a challenging conversation read this blog I wrote
Leadership
How to have the talks you don’t want to – but need to
When you went into business, did you ever consider you’d have to ‘growl’ people? Or, like most of us, were you just excited about getting your team on the same jolly bus, all facing forward and singing Kumbaya from the same song sheet?
What you can learn from your last financial year
End of the financial year is here for us Kiwis (Australians, yours is not too far away in June and North Americans, you're halfway through yours). A lot of people use New Year's Eve to take stock of their past year and what goals they'd like to
The 16 personal traits of our most successful clients
At Business Changing, we work with clients of all types - from start-ups and those in growth phase to some very, very successful ones. I have been thinking about our most successful clients and have noticed they all share certain personal traits - 16
Interview with branding guru, Mary Ellen Davy
This time we've talked to a master of branding: our client Mary Ellen Davy from Ellen & Company (www.ellenandcompany.co.nz). Mary and her business have just made the finals of the AUT Business Support Awards 2017 which is a massive achievement
Client Q&A: Jacquie Barker, Chief Executive of Quotable Value
We have some incredible business coaching clients on our books, doing all kinds of great things – we swear we learn more from them than they do from us at times! We work with clients at all levels in all industries, clients who are owning
Learnings from Alex Ferguson – The legend coach
Hi guys. I read this and thought some great gems on how to run a successful business... Sir Alex Ferguson had amazing success with Manchester United and his sharing of 8 learnings is really
My interview with Jeremy Moon, Founder of Icebreaker
I am very lucky to meet some interesting people in what I do. Interesting people who are great business people and also great people. Jeremy Moon is one of them. Beyond the obvious (Icebreaker now exporting more than $200 million a year, holy!)