Construction is often described as an industry where you win small but you lose big. That’s why it’s so important to have great managers to lead your staff. Read Mike’s blog as he discusses how having bad managers can negatively affect your business and what makes a great people leader.
Read MoreIn this blog, Mike shares why traditional workshop based training doesn’t for the seasonal horticulture industry. He advised what frameworks to look for when choosing a leadership development programme for your organisation.
Read MoreIn this blog, Mike discusses the ‘perfect storm’ of labour challenges currently being faced by the Horticulture industry. He shares how to get ahead in the war for talent by creating a strong employment brand.
Read MoreIn this blog, Mike discusses the challenges being faced by New Zealand horticulture and how those have affected the quality and quantity of seasonal labour. He also shares advice on what you can do in your organisation to mitigate these challenges.
Read MoreIn this blog, Mike shares his fourth must have in a horticultures leadership development program - experience. All other aspects of a good leadership training programme are preparing participants for this. Mike discusses how to pull it all together for lasting change in your business.
Read MoreIn this blog, Mike shares his third must have in a horticultures leadership development program - socialisation. He shares the different social aspects needed in leadership development including peer learning, leader involvement, and 1:1 coaching.
Read MoreIn this blog, Mike shares his second must have in a horticultures leadership development program - process. He discusses the link between learning and doing and how to create a learning process that uses both for long lasting change.
Read MoreIn this blog, Mike shares his first must have in a horticultures leadership development program - content. He includes what to include, what to leave out and when it’s best to let them "figure it out on their own.
Read MoreIn this blog, Mike shares what Horticulture businesses can do to maximise leadership training by making the most of their cyclical nature.
Read MoreAccording to McKinsey, half the in-person programmes in North America and nearly all the events in parts of Asia and Europe have been postponed or cancelled. But as the authors say, companies simply can’t push the pause button on critical workplace learning, even as they rush to put employee safety first.
Read MoreIn this blog Mike talks about the transformation he’s seen working directly with a client, Active VMA, who are moving further and faster. As Troy, their Production Manager says “getting shit out the door faster than ever”.
Read MoreI found the process of exploring without purpose was good for my soul. We spend so much of our lives being purpose driven and outcome driven – I've got this objective by that date as a step towards that long-term goal. And of course, as an Achiever on the Enneagram scale, my need to hit targets of any kind is hard-wired.
Read MoreI don’t have McKinsey’s fabulous research resources, so I can’t prove my theory, but I believe self-awareness and a learning mindset are essential in any stage of an organisation’s development. As Jack Welch said, “when the rate of change on the outside exceeds the rate of change on the inside, the end is near.”
Read MoreSomeone was telling me the other day that they were sick of mindset. I’ve been a fan of Carol Dweck’s work for 10 years, so I asked her why. She said that in her experience the way it was being used was as a bit of a putdown by managers.
Read MoreWhen it was introduced at the Leadership table, he and the CFO rolled their eyes at each other. In their minds it was one step from hugging trees and singing kumbaya.
But now they’re sold, although they don’t use the mindfulness in public. We call it Active Leadership to distinguish it from personal mindfulness practices like meditation, breathing exercises and gratitude. What we’re talking about is mindfulness@work.
Read MoreAcknowledgement: I stole the name from a University Revue in 1979. It’s also a song by Sabertooth Zombie but you probably knew that. At the end of every decade we may feel that the human condition/society has lurched another step down. But the reality is much more uplifting: most of the poorest people today have better lives than a billionaire had a century ago. As we head for the beach and then gear ourselves up for a new decade, give yourself some reasons to be hopeful.
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