Cartoon by Guy Body I once trained Sales to a management team in the logistics industry from the South Island. The regional manager in the team reluctantly sat in on the first workshop, with a ‘Why am I here?’ look on his face. That weekend after the workshop, he hopped onto a minibus with several other people […]
As with 9/11 and the Global Financial Crisis, the Economy is looking towards some dark days ahead because of the Coronavirus outbreak. Revenue forecasts for the near future look glum as news of the virus hits business confidence. As a result, Markets all over will be affected. This brings back strong memories to me of […]
The Balanced Scorecard is a strategic planning and management system that is used extensively in business and industry, government, and non-profit organizations worldwide to align business activities to the vision and strategy of the organization, improve internal and external communications, and monitor organization performance against strategic goals. It was originated by Drs. Robert Kaplan (Harvard […]
The “Peter Principle”, named after the book of the same name by Dr. Laurence J. Peter, starts with the premise that “we are all promoted one step beyond our competency”. The society we live in creates lots of expectations and one of them is if you are very good at your job, then you should […]
When you gather a team together to tackle a project, it’s usually tempting to bring together people you have an affinity with or who are similar to yourself. And that makes sense. Harmony within a group of people is much easier to maintain when you have people who share common interests However, when you’re providing […]
At Huse Hill Associates, we often take in interns, provide them with work experience and introduce them to the corporate world. We currently have 3 interns working with us. Kevin studied towards a graduate diploma in Applied Management. I am a graduate in commerce back home in India so I know about business accounting. I […]
(Pragnesh, far left) At Huse Hill Associates, we often take in interns and provide them with work experience and exposure to New Zealand blue-chip businesses. We currently have 3 interns working with us. Pragnesh has been studying towards a degree in management: “We are always looking for opportunities to fulfill our requirements. As a short […]
Habits are coping mechanisms we use in our everyday lives. When we carry out actions without conscious thought, we interact with the world through conscious actions, thinking about it, unconscious actions where we don’t think about it because we formed habit. So why do we form habits? We create habits through repeating task or action […]
Your eyes may be telling you lies as in lying by omission. While your eyes see images in the visual cortex, if your brain has no knowledge or experience of the image you are looking at, you do not see or comprehend it. This is what magicians use to create an illusion. However, once you […]
Recently I was asked to give a speech at a tertiary education provider that offered courses in business. I was in a list of other speakers who were faculty, academics, past students and other business leaders. The purpose of the presentation was to welcome new students to the school. I asked to speak last as […]