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Over-managing: Lessons in managing your brothers, sisters, cousins and strangers
How terrific to see our whole country is back Alert Level 1 just in time for the America’s Cup action, which is looking very exciting indeed! Funnily enough, there is a strong correlation between success in America’s Cup racing and the subject of ‘over-managing’,...
The financial year is drawing to a close – are you ready?
What a very eventful week we’ve had - one filled with earthquakes, tsunami warnings and thankfully, a change in COVID-19 Alert Levels on Sunday - all wrapped up with a win for both the Black Caps and Silver Ferns! In some ways, we can draw a correlation between the...
This may be the most important business blog you read this year
Some déjà vu creeping in again this week with Auckland back to Alert Level 3 and the rest of NZ Level 2, but, as frustrating as it is, we at Grow NZ, continue to believe better things are coming. So, continue to knuckle down, activate your contingency plans, adapt...
What are you over-managing?
I’m here this week to share some of the best business advice I have ever been given: ‘Don’t micro-manage, over-manage.’ While these two concepts may sound similar, they actually sit at polar opposite ends of the business productivity scale. Micro-management, as we...
Growing against all odds
Unfortunately, we had the change in COVID-19 Alert Levels on Sunday evening, reminding us all of the risks we will continue to face in 2021. Hopefully you have all completed the scenario planning we have recommended and your transition to Alert Level 3 or 2 has been...
Raising the bar in 2021
Wow, how is it February already? Thankfully, the COVID-19 blip in January looks to be a near miss for us in NZ, but it was a solid reminder none-the-less of the risks we continue to face and the role we, as business owners, can play in influencing best practices to...