Big Rewards SHOULD equal Big Expectations
I became increasingly agitated as I heard news about the big car company execs who cut their salaries to $1 a year… After withdrawing many millions in salaries for the past few years and not to mention...
View ArticleThe End of MYOB?
I was never a fan of MYOB – living in a world of web 2.0 didn’t gel so nicely with an offline accounting package that took ages to get hooked into and a manual to learn how to use. MYOB was probably...
View ArticleCensorship in the age of the blog.
Following the Mumbai attacks late last year, there was apparently scathing criticism of the news reporting. One blogger has been sued for claiming a TV station used ‘shoddy journalism’ and has...
View ArticleTeam bonding. It works.
Last week I dragged the team along to meet with Alan (business coach extrodinare) for a team strategy meeting. The others are used to my weird ideas and I believe they were a tad hesitant to believe...
View ArticlePeople matter now more than ever.
The other day, I heard about a guy who works for a company who yell at him for caring too much about customers. Apparently it detracts too much from the bottom line and he is actively DISCOURAGED from...
View ArticleHow to host a hens night
I have spent the past few months organising my sister’s Hens night. But because I am me and not a normal person, I changed it into more of a Hens Weekend. When you have 11 people on limited budgets and...
View ArticleGetting help from NZTE
I just applied for funding from NZTE for the first time ever. We are trying to get financial assistance for our upcoming work with Alan to get our strategies straight and documented (and making sense!)...
View ArticleWork hours are work hours
I am bogged down at work. I also have a wedding in the family in two weeks. One thing that has become increasingly obvious is my inability to sit down for a full work day and get stuff done without 1-2...
View ArticleA few account updates
After YET ANOTHER disappointment with National Bank last week (Finding out I was paying about double the account fees I should have been), I have decided to re-look at all our suppliers. In about 2...
View ArticleI HATE (company) Tax
I’m normally a great proponent of tax. It’s an important part of a functioning society with a decent health system and support available for those who need it. But when I get hit with a massive tax...
View ArticleWomen’s only groups?
A while ago a few entrepreneurial women and I decided to start a monthly Meetup for like minded ladies. Over the months, the Meetup has become fairly successful, drawing an array of fascinating and...
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