Articles and updates

Business success comes from many sources, but among those are diversity of thought, openness and willingness to challenge, innovate and a determination to do better and deliver outcomes. Most advisory firms are often closed loops that generate group think and are often not subject to external challenge on their performance until it is too late […]

I don’t think that we are facing the upheaval that the UK did in 1978-79, and while there is no Margaret Thatcher or Richard the Third waiting in the wings, there are some interesting parallels. Housing and the failure of Kiwi Build, ongoing industrial action, and a changing consumer sentiment will impact the driver of […]

With the creation of the internet in the late 20th century, development of all things has exponentially exploded in the 21st century. With everyone from around the world suddenly able to easily and (somewhat) freely share their thoughts and ideas, the whole world has been moulded. Jobs are no exception to this. What were once […]

Elon Musk was quoted as saying, “If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.”, which is easy to say when you are a billionaire, but does strike at the difference between attitudes to innovation in New Zealand and most other OECD countries. As a firm, Gilligan Sheppard have been supporters of innovative companies […]

We are half way through the 2019 year. The things I was going to get done in 2019 – not done because time has just gone by so fast, and I have just been ‘too busy’. The year so far has been an odd year for me and is the first time I have felt […]