5 Ways Small Business Owners Can Grow In 2017
Posted Jan 2017 by Preston Pysh on Forbes.com In the world of business it is all about growth. Coach Lou Hotlz famously said, “in this world you’re either growing or…
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…
Why New Zealand SMEs succeed with a great Business Advisor
As the world becomes ever smaller, small to medium business enterprises (SMEs) experience ever increasing greater pressure; competition from overseas, online competition and so on. As we move through these…
How the biggest minimum wage rise in a decade will affect you
As you are most likely aware the minimum wage will go up from 1 April 2018. This is the largest minimum wage increase in a decade. Have you thought about…
Business Books to help you get ahead In 2018
Entrepreneur published this list of the top 28 books for business professionals to read in 2018. “Reading has been noted as one of the primary habits of ultra-successful people, with magnates…
Insights into becoming more resilient
One key business skill that is frequently over-looked is resilience. Being in business is an ever-changing journey, as markets wax and wane and industries evolve with technology – and all…
5 Ways to prepare for change & engage your team
A great article by the aptly-named Peter Economy for inc.com. Buy-outs, downsizing, staff changes, market changes – there are so many ways a business can transform literally overnight. While these…
Finding time is flying by – and you’re still not having fun?
Article by John Cleghorn, Business Management Consultant & Prime Strategies Group Partner. Here we are in yet another year. Time seems to go by so quickly, doesn’t it? So, for…
Will Small Business weather a rising minimum wage?
Written by Rob Drower and John Cleghorn, Managing Partners – Prime Strategies Group Most of you will be well aware that the minimum wage rate will increase to $16.50 as of…
Fight. Flight. Freeze in Business
The phrase “fight or flight” was coined in the 1920s to describe key behaviour that occurs in the context of a perceived threat. It evolved as a survival mechanism and…
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…
Improving your business decision making skills
by Srini Pillay for The Harvard Business Review. We are faced with the need to make decisions every day. Should we bring product A or B to market? Which marketing…