Are You Encouraging Laziness?
Laurie has mid-level responsibilities in an IT firm. It’s fast-paced, the firm is growing fast, new faces keep showing up every week, and an underlying sense of organised chaos permeates the whole firm...
View ArticleHow a CEO With a Seriously Messy Office Got Her Mojo Back
At the conclusion of a day’s time management training for Suzanne and her staff of 20, although we’d achieved a lot, she asked for more assistance. ‘Robyn, can you come and help me sort out my office....
View ArticleGuest Article – For SME Business Owners Serious About Growing Their Business
My business colleague Neil Sayer is a very effective Business Coach whose clients get great value in working with him as they grow their business. (Every now and then Neil also gets me to come in as a...
View ArticleDoes a 4-day week really work?
Have you seen some of the media about the 4-day week that Perpetual Guardian, a New Zealand financial services company, experimented with earlier this year? Their CEO Andrew Barnes and his partner...
View ArticleA surprisingly easy way to motivate co-workers
A few weeks ago, while being briefed prior to a Zoom training session, a client asked me to talk about how to encourage higher productivity. The participants were all business owners and concerned that...
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