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Business ImprovementDon’t settle for an average company culture
This is a topic I am incredibly passionate about, and you should be, too. Everyone knows intuitively that if you have a great culture, great things happen. But most companies don’t have any culture, or at least it’s average. Or worse, it’s toxic. And it comes from the owners, managers, or average leaders who aren’t […]
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Breathing, bleeding, burns and bones
I recently completed a St John First Aid Level 2 course. I am surprised by what has changed over the course of a few years. Methods from my education have been over turned, some old-wives tales’ proved false and some myths busted. It was fun and the teaching style varied – our tutor Ray used […]
Wealth, privilege and responsibility
Most do not have to consider the vexed issue of legacy and succession. Most don’t have to fret that when they die, their children will have choices that they are ill prepared for. Some fret that their children expect to inherit and thus live waiting for their parents to die. This is the point where […]
Tax Changes Continue to Catch-Out Non-Residents
For many years, the New Zealand property market has been an attractive investment opportunity for foreign buyers, predominantly due to the fact that NZ does not have a capital gains tax regime. Consequently, a residential rental property, could be acquired by the non-resident, rented for a number of years, and sold for a gain upon […]
Five learnings from five years at GS
1) Appearances and decorum are not what create lasting, valuable relationships Checking emails twice for perfect grammar, having client letters sit in in-trays for partner reviews, indirect client communication, ensuring shirt and ties/suits for every client meeting – this is what I was used to in a previous life before GS. At GS, interviewed by […]
Standing up for the little guy…
Imagine this… [box] You own a successful business in a great location, and you have plans for the future, and/or you are a landlord with a building and/or land that you bought for the longer term for you and your family. [/box] Then out of the blue, the Public Works Act (PWA) is forced […]