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Bruce'sPassing the torch of succession
We all know that our time is finite; sudden succession is traumatic for everyone. When death and disability sneak up on you, it creates uncertainty and angst for everyone around you: customers, teams, family, shareholders, everyone. We all crave certainty, and few achieve a certainty we welcome. While sitting at the top of the business, […]
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Bruce Sheppard, ONZM
I was advised in October last year that I was being considered for an honour, and surprisingly I managed to keep that very quiet. Before they give it to you they ask you to confirm if offered will you accept it, clearly, they don’t want the humiliation of someone turning it down. In my case, […]
What the hell have we been doing!
2015 is our 30th anniversary of business with the same name, same culture, same leadership from the same premises. We have always been different, but some of our points of difference are now main stream; How often do you see professionals in funeral clobber these days, casual dress is increasingly the norm everywhere. Sure some […]
Meanwhile, at the Pearly Gates…
An accountant dies in a car accident on his 40th birthday and finds himself at the Pearly Gates. A brass band is playing, the angels are singing a beautiful hymn, there is a huge crowd cheering and shouting his name and absolutely everyone wants to shake his hand. Just when he thinks things can’t possibly […]
Bruce speaks at Waikato University
Bruce is a guest speaker at Waikato University and on this occasion, speaks to a class on “Corporate ethics as opposed to business ethics.” These should be the same but they aren’t. Director’s liability – What is a director? What is the role of a director?… and of course Bruce’s humour and wit comes throughout […]
Trustees and their obligations
We have written before on this topic. Sorry if it sounds like a broken record, but we are trying to be the fence at the top of the hill, rather than the ambulance at the bottom! If you know of anyone looking at becoming a trustee, we’d be more than happy to have a chat […]
