The biggest problem with cost-cutting "success" stories is they measure the wrong details. Any kind of change, especially sociocultural/socioeconomic change, requires a strategic approach. It isn't hard to do but it is complex, and it does require specificity from...
If your business isn't where you want it to be, then there isn't a single thing you can do about it. You don't "just need a plan" to succeed. You don't "just need to raise your prices" to be profitable. You don't "just need a website" to make more sales. You don't...
How businesses can change society The business case for diversity, equity and inclusion A business of any size can break the mould of the traditional business model and be more inclusive, and it doesn't have to be expensive or complicated. By extending parental...
The cost of being a woman in business Let's talk about how gender inequality leads to women starting businesses Do you cringe when you see #BossBabes or #Mumpreneur? Feel icky when you see a post in a business forum asking for help, followed by "PM me hun, I've got...
The Treaty of Waitangi Why we should Disregard It specifically for business And it’s not for the reasons you’re probably thinking right now. Three years ago I wrote a post based on my experience as a diversity equity and inclusion specialist in business, about the...
Rules in business: Email marketing There are some rules you actually have to follow And that's not because you shouldn't dare to be different. It's no secret that I challenge you to consistently think outside of the box and smash the definitions of success that we're...
Rules in businessWant to achieve great things this year? Plan for it. But don't follow the rules.If you're really serious about achieving your dreams, then planning things out is a time-proven technique. But its also something that many people...
I'm not preaching at you Everything you can learn from me comes from a hard-earned lesson I've struggled with myself. Not everyone starts a business with a clear plan of what they want to achieve and how.Most people don't understand how much that would help them.And I...
How one friends experience shaped my expertise, and could help you too His name was Tahu, and he is the reason I understand the journey of a charity founder so well. In early 2017, our friend Tahu was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and while we were all left...
Why policies and procedures are important business toolsWe've all been there, the workplace with endless rules and regulations. Pages of "don't do this" and thinly veiled guidelines on how to lose your job.In 2023 those kinds of workplaces aren't just...
Why I don't believe in setting s.m.a.r.t goalsI don't believe in SMART goals.It's not that the process doesn't work.It's that it isn't a realistic pattern of thinking for goal setting.Why?I'm glad you asked. Let's dive right in.SMART is an acronym to describe a...
Building culturally competent organisations Who Leads the kaupapa? Pākehā shouldn't be in charge of leading diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. We shouldn't. And, yes, I recognise the irony in my saying this. Me, the person that coaches organisations about...