Sphere of Influence
Improving your relationships and the trust and influence you have with others should be a life-long goal and project. Increasing your sphere of influence is more science than accident. Below…
Getting past NO
One of the very first words learned by every toddler raised to speak English is the word NO and it’s also the most dreaded word in Sales. Great salespeople learn…
Why Managing Your Direct Reports is Essential for Success
The moment your business gets large enough that you need staff, you have a staff management requirement. Our experience shows that staff management is one of the most neglected skills in…
Are these the world’s most progressive workplaces?
Tired of endless bureaucracy, pointless report writing, and lack of freedom and entrepreneurship in the workplace? The Corporate Rebels believed that there has to be a better way, and have…
How to build a company where the best ideas win
What if you knew what your coworkers really thought about you and what they were really like? Ray Dalio makes the business case for using radical transparency and algorithmic decision-making…
Future of business in New Zealand
Did you know?97% of consumers search online for local businesses and 12% do it daily. Are you ready for the future of business in New Zealand? The future is both…
Theory X and Theory Y
Understanding People’s Motivations What do you think motivates your people to come to work each morning? Do you believe that they get great satisfaction from their work and take pride in doing…
Manage your direct reports.
The moment your business gets large enough that you need to hire employees then you have an employee management requirement. Our experience shows that this is one of the most…
Learning Styles
Have you ever had a team meeting, shared your wishes on what needs to happen, only to find that only a few of the troops do what you ask? I…
Radical Transparency Will Change Your Life
It’s possible that I spend too much time thinking about how to improve business so it benefits everyone. But sometimes it leads to some pretty funny observations. Take, for example,…
How Much Value Do You Put In Your Current Customers
So much time and money is put into the acquisition of new customers but I commonly find that a lot of businesses do not put the same amount of effort…
A New (and Better?) Philosophy
Business consultants spend a lot of time talking to clients about staff issues – and all too often it’s because someone on the team hasn’t acted in a way that…