by Bruce Cotterill | Feb 19, 2018 | Leadership, People Management
Stepping into a new leadership role Having just returned from holiday, I was surprised to get a call from a former client. His purpose in calling me was quite straightforward. He had been appointed to a new senior management role with one of the big four banks. It is...
by Bruce Cotterill | Jan 30, 2018 | General, Leadership, Reflections
I just did a Google images search. I typed “Board of Directors” into the search line. Immediately, as we have come to expect, my screen lit up with hundreds of photos. In this case the photos are of men in suits. They are mostly sitting around oversized tables or...
by Bruce Cotterill | Nov 30, 2017 | Leadership, Reflections
I was back in my hometown on the weekend. I drove past the Port. There they were, stacked high and waiting. Thousands of them. Mammoth things. Ready for export. Logs. Logs with the bark on. Not kitset houses, or high value timber furniture, or containers of...
by Bruce Cotterill | Nov 2, 2015 | Leadership, People Management
Even before they won the 2015 Rugby World Cup final on the weekend, they were regarded as the most successful professional sports team in history. In the history of rugby union they have won 77% of test matches. However in the professional era they have won a...
by Bruce Cotterill | Sep 10, 2015 | Leadership, People Management, Reflections
A few years ago I presented the keynote address at a major international conference being held in New Zealand’s North Island. Throughout the presentation there was a woman standing at the back of the large theatre that was already 600 people deep. Mid 40’s perhaps. ...
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