by Kathy Martin | Nov 1, 2019 | Business Improvement, Team Management
Recent research has found New Zealander’s rank work-life balance at number two in what they want from an employer. Yet the perception is work-life balance is not a high priority for many New Zealand businesses. Here’s a short article from a recent...
by Kathy Martin | Oct 23, 2019 | Business Improvement, Strategic Planning
Over the many years we’ve been working alongside family businesses one thing has become clear: Only 1/3 of them will survive the transition to the second generation. And of that 1/3, only 1/3 of those will survive to the third generation. That’s not very good...
by Kathy Martin | Sep 19, 2019 | Business Improvement, Strategic Planning, Wealth Protection
If you want to get the most for your business when it’s time to go, you’ll need a plan. Yet many business owners have no plan or strategy about their business exit. They think the “man with the golden cheque” will appear when the time comes....
by Kathy Martin | Jul 29, 2019 | Business Improvement
A lot of people, when asked about their brand, will simply flourish their business card or point to the large letters emblazoned across their building and say “there, that’s my brand”. But your brand is more than a logo. Gary Cross talks about the...
by Kathy Martin | Jun 21, 2019 | Business Improvement
Wikipedia says a consigliere is “… an advisor or counsellor, especially to a mafia boss … a close trusted friend and confidant.” No doubt the Mafia bosses felt under threat from all sides. Even within their own organisations. One of the few people they could trust was...
by Kathy Martin | May 29, 2019 | Business Improvement
Most businesses operate in a marketplace where they have competitors. Sometimes the competition is fierce. If you have to struggle to come out on top it’s understandable you may look at your competitors as rivals. They could take customers and money out of your pocket...
