The new normal presents a leadership challenge for many businesses. How do you lead an organisation in crisis? In this new normal digital transformation has been accelerated, and many organisations are undergoing rapid change. It was nicely summed up on social media: The first priority for many small businesses has been to simply survive through … Continue reading COVID and the 8 accelerators of change
Those of us who lived in Christchurch through the 2010-11 earthquakes have our own language. "Where were you. for the big one? The first one? The Christmas one, or the June one?" And out of the devastation of the city, the grief and the loss, the chaos, uncertainty and insurance dramas (and later, the wave … Continue reading Community and the stay-at-home economy
These are extraordinary times, with unprecedented market turmoil. We are all experiencing uncertainty over the duration of this lockdown period, with many service businesses scrambling to take their offerings online. What IS certain is that the business, education and service interface has changed, with technology an enabler and connector like never before. Demand will continue … Continue reading Business survival
Why is it important to challenge yourself on different levels? It's possible to design your own learning process, so you can then apply the same principles across all aspects of your life. This enables you to take learnings from one situation and apply them to a completely different situation, with measurable results. One of my … Continue reading The parallel growth lifehack
I’ve always had this perception of a multi-sporter as a genetically gifted, natural athlete. While I’ve had a keen interest in health and fitness over the years, I would never have considered entering a multi-sport event. Then, two years ago I read a book, Conquering the Coast to Coast, the journey of Kelly Barber to … Continue reading Journey to the Coast to Coast
I seem to continuously put myself out of my comfort zone, and not always intentionally. As a curious person I like to say "yes" to opportunities, and set goals that lead to interesting places. One of these was Paris, late last year, en-route to Web Summit in Lisbon. The Goddess of Victory stands proudly in the … Continue reading 3 ways to put yourself out of your comfort zone this year
I was lucky enough to get along to Web Summit in Lisbon recently with 70,000 other attendees including a live-streamed Edward Snowden kicking the event off with a caution about data collection and privacy. AI (artificial intelligence) was a hot topic, with Microsoft’s President Brad Smith stating that AI would be as revolutionary for our society … Continue reading How can tech take your business forward?
I’ve been self-employed, a business co-founder/owner, and have worked in high-growth tech companies. There is NO DOUBT that culture eats strategy for breakfast, and there is a huge opportunity cost in getting that wrong. I recently had the pleasure of catching up with Mel Rowsell, who has published her book Leadership for the Fourth Age. Mel provides … Continue reading Leadership, and a high performance culture
Learning to fly is one is the best experiences I've had. Benefits of learning to fly include improving situational awareness, learning new skills such as when to mitigate risk and 'go around', and studying interesting subjects including aviation law (looking at you now, drone operators). Flying helps us understand how to move and interact with … Continue reading Situational awareness in action
Sometimes it is challenging to make a start with marketing your business. Often, marketing resources are at the bottom of a long list of priorities and expenses. So, what is growth hacking? Growth hacking is part of the online marketing ecosystem and includes SEO, website analytics, content marketing and A/B testing. Growth hacking is a … Continue reading Growth hacking your business
