By Martyn McKessar \ Director. “I am neither clever nor especially gifted, I am only very, very curious.” – Albert Einstein. I’ve recently been involved in appointing a new salesperson and asked myself, what am I looking for in a successful candidate? My answer surprised me. I described the key attribute as “intellectual curiosity”, even though I wasn’t exactly sure I...
Written by Adam Harvey | Business Performance Partner I’ve been listening to the Learning and Development Podcast with David James for about 6 months now, and I’ve been really impressed. In this thought-provoking episode, Serena Gonsalves-Fersch, a learning practitioner with 20 years’ experience in companies such as KPMC, Deloitte, and most recently as Head of Global Learning for Cloudreach,...
Christmas is meant to be a happy time of year connecting with family and friends. Unfortunately, some families will be missing loved ones as they didn’t come home from work. We’re committed making sure that every Kiwi gets home from work, safe and healthy, every day. We want to transform the way Kiwi’s think about health and safety, so...
During the conversation at the Trans Tasman Business circle event yesterday with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, the topic of the ‘C skills’ came up. ‘C skills’ being Communication, Creativity, Curiosity, Collaboration, Cooperation and Caring. I have been pondering… If these are seen as the essential (and transferable) skills needed for us to cope with the future of work effectively….: Where...
It was fantastic to spend some time this morning with some other New Zealand businesses where Prime Minister Ardern was discussing the future of work and our people. Whatever your political preferences are, I think we could all agree as Kiwi’s, that a focus on the holistic wellbeing of people is a good thing. In discussing the challenges regarding the...
With the exponential impact of technology on business, how prepared are you and your organisation for the future of work? ‘How can Business Leaders make the new world of work better for people?’ This podcast speaks with two leaders at the forefront of applying AI techniques such as automation and machine learning in the business world. And asks How can...
Adele Holmes one of our superstar Account Managers has written our blog post for this month. Adele shares some of her key insights and thoughts about the book ‘Life Is Good’ a memoir of George Dawson. One of the most beautiful memoirs I have ever read, George Dawson hasn’t gone out and changed the lives of many à la Nelson...
When an event as catastrophic as the recent Christchurch terrorism attack on March 15th occurs, we are all impacted. The people in your workplace will be feeling a range of emotions. You can help simply by using a process that will enable them to talk about how they feel and find ideas for ways the team can help each other...
