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Bruce'sThe blue deck chair: Putting a price on loyalty
In an unashamed take from Graham Norton, I intend to write a few stories called ‘the blue deck chair.’ You are free to pull the lever and flip my chair. So please send feedback, flip, or let me walk… Remember when we all jumped on the Flybuys bandwagon about thirty years ago? It seemed like […]
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Bruce’s big overseas experience
I travelled to the United States to attend a conference in early March 2020 for two weeks. It was like a rerun of my last overseas trip for pleasure, way back in October 1987. It’s almost surreal, because every time I leave New Zealand, the world goes into chaos! I clearly should never travel internationally […]
Preparing for a changed world
“Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable.” William Pollard It is undeniable that Covid-19 has, is and will continue to have, a significant impact on all our lives – personally, professionally and in business. Some […]
An opportunity to reset and test your innovative thinking
“Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.” Theodore Levitt “We don’t know who discovered water, but we’re certain it wasn’t a fish.” John Culkin Now more than ever, doing new things is going to be critical as we emerge from the lockdown and the subsequent realignment – both in our personal […]
Do what you can, then ask for help
Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it. The New Zealand 4-level Covid-19 alert system specifies public health and social measure to be taken against Covid-19. But there’s another system in play for New Zealand businesses… These are of course, very generalised […]
ADLS Commercial Leases – rent reduction when no access to premises
View all of our Covid-19 related articles by clicking here. Written by Kalev Crossland, www.shieffangland.co.nzRepublished with permission.Guidance only – not intended as a substitute for specific legal advice. Good morning everyone. This is a follow up article that sequels my earlier article on frustration of contract as it related to retail commercial leases. Frustration principles are judge made […]
