Through my involvement with the BNI business network which has more than 2,300 members countrywide, it’s become quickly obvious that the biggest threat to small and medium business owners in times of global uncertainty is giving in to the feeling of not being in control.
The remedy is to inject certainty into our immediate spheres of [...]
As you create your resolutions for 2009, why not consider making a difference to a young woman’s life through mentoring as one of your goals? For women in Auckland and the Far North, there is an amazing opportunity to mentor a young woman through the YWCA Future Leader’s Programme.
The YWCA Future Leaders Programme provides mentoring, [...]
My enquiry into leadership has led me to ‘Family, Village, Tribe – The Story of the Flight Centre’. Started by two 23 year old veterinarians from Australia with no business experience, the book tracks the journey of one of the co-founders, Graham “Skroo” Turner, who took an idea hatched in a Munich beer hall and developed it into [...]
A number of people have been asking me how our bee’s are coming along – so I guess that it is time for a quick update. You may recall that we took delivery of our first hive a few months ago now – and that after a settling in period – Kerry came back checked [...]
One of the highlights for me of attending the BNI International Conference in the US each year is the opportunity to catch up with BNI Director Bonnie Moehle. Bonnie is a contributing author for this blog – and her book ‘Thoughts from Within’ is the perfect guide for anyone seeking to let go of emotional [...]
