Albert Einstein famously called compound interest the “eighth wonder of the... Read More
Insights
19 May 2020
Working From Home – Tips and Tricks For Leaders
With all the uncertainty created by the pandemic, one thing that seems to be set in concrete is that working from home more regularly (if not all the time) will... Read more...
11 May 2020
Meet our new Partner in Auckland, Clayton Badland!
Clayton is a Partner in our in Auckland office. He has close to 20 years global consulting experience where he has focused his career on helping organisations get better business... Read more...
12 March 2020
Successful Change: You don’t need to be Einstein . . .
You’ve probably seen the quote, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results”, words widely credited to Albert Einstein. It’s almost the... Read more...
17 February 2020
In Defence of HR
We truly believe that great HR people play an important role in generating value in their organisations through the levers of people performance. There are plenty of examples of CHROs... Read more...
4 February 2020
The HR Strategy Health Check
In our work we see two types of HR Strategy, one that is all about what HR does and the other is an HR strategy based on the needs of... Read more...
20 December 2019
The Best Time for a Performance Review
“When people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute.” Simon Sinek This post is not about entering the should we or... Read more...
11 December 2019
What Can You Get Fired For?
While it’s not a great dinner party conversation starter, that question has become a key tool in our work in organisation design, recruiting and performance management. Once again though, it’s... Read more...
2 December 2019
‘We’re too busy to do that right now’.
“To do two things at once is to do neither.” Publilius Syrus Put your hand up if competitive, financial, regulatory, shareholder, technological, environmental or political disruption is making your organisation... Read more...
22 November 2019
Leadership Has a Price
“If you don’t get what you want, it’s a sign either that you did not seriously want it, or that you tried to bargain over the price.” Rudyard Kipling Do... Read more...
14 November 2019
There are two Types of HR Leader. Which one are you?
Dave Ulrich puts it simply, “HR is not about HR, it’s about the business”. Succinct and powerful, this phrase has cut-through. Most of the HR leaders we interact with recognise... Read more...
