What Pisses You Off?
March 9, 2021
“So what pisses you off ?”
That was my opening line to a new group I was working with a few years back. They were a team who could not see past the controls and policies of the large organisation they worked for. Their team leader gave me an insight before I ...
The 3 questions you need to ask yourself about employee engagement.
February 22, 2021
I mention it a lot, talk about it and refer to it many times when I write about Business Improvement, implementing Lean programmes and Lego Serious Play. What is ‘it' - staff engagement.
It dominates the conversation many times because simply it is the make or break ...
So you have set the direction, now what?
May 13, 2020
If you are like me, you are sitting there, champing at the bit to get on with it. You have just set your plan, you know what the goals are and you are getting pretty excited about it all. The clarity is there, now let’s get out there and do it!
Stop.
It is one ...
Brick by Brick Podcast
May 7, 2020
Pilot Episode with Craig Oliver
This is the pilot episode of Brick by Brick. In this episode I talk to Craig Oliver, business advisor and owner of Project HQ and O2E Business Academy. Craig also hosts his own podcast - 'Talking Better Business'. We cover some of the common challenges smal...
Have you got two plans?
April 22, 2020
Double Planning
Life is certainly different in a C-19 world. Please note, it’s not going to be post-COVID, because whether or not we like it, this will be life as we know it. At the time of writing this, New Zealand is about to head back into a space where businesses can operate with Leve...
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