Topic

People-First

A collection of 14 issues

How can we foster a culture of mutual empathy, integrity, and respect?

One thing is clear to me, though: rather than establishing rules for how employees should relate to one another or what they can discuss, surely the best approach is to encourage a culture of mutual empathy and integrity and respect.

Running an agency is hard

How many agency owners can honestly say they have perfected their process and everything runs smoothly and efficiently?

What does work/life balance really mean?

A tough challenge of leadership is how does one determine where the lines blur between anxiety and simply caring a lot! When does thinking about work and work-related problems after work and on weekends morph from being inspired and committed, to being preoccupied and not being able to switch off?

My experience spending time with an Auckland food bank and some insight into why I created The Foodbank Project

It was an overwhelming (and somewhat emotional) experience spending the morning with the Salvation Army Royal Oak food bank team. It was incredibly humbling talking to the people who work behind the scenes, many of whom have very little themselves.