Those we surround ourselves with, within our business leadership roles, are our circles of influence. We need to be conscious about who they are, what they mean to us and why they are there. Within the environment of entrepreneurship and business leadership, we deal with aspects of invention, ingenuity, risk, failure and successes along our […]
It’s official: Mike Handcock’s energy, passion and sense of humour won him this year’s coveted Speaker of the Year Award. Awarded by the National Speakers Association of New Zealand (NSANZ), this award is granted to a deserving professional speaker, presenter, trainer, entertainer or MC in New Zealand each year. As the World’s #1 Quantum Business […]
Somewhere and somehow, in the annals’ of time gone by, when the notion of business building was in its design phase, a rule was decreed that for every “yes” a business leader got in their quest to build their dream, they would be discouraged by an unequal and simply crushing number of “no’s”. And it […]
Minutes of NSANZ National AGM 2014------------ Waipuna Hotel Mt Wellington, 26 August 2014 Meeting commenced 6:07 Present: Debbie Mayo-Smith, William Pike, Elias Kanaris, Pam Martin, Cam Calkoen, Gilly Chater, Kanuka Simpson, Louise Pagonis, Cath Vincent, Allie Mooney, Bill James, Helen Gwyn, Wanita Zoghby-Fourie, Roberta Budvietas. On-line: Karen Boyes, Roydon Gibbs Guests: Monique Knight and Nick Hindson […]
The single most important rule of business is this one – “Don’t follow rules. Start with rules, and then follow results”. I am not a big fan of social media. Personally I love how Facebook allows me to connect daily with all my geographically scattered friends, co-pipe band crazy followers and of course, my family. […]
From the national president … This is an exciting time to be President! It is like being a farmer. I have been working hard on the farm with a number of others, fertilising, nurturing, pruning, cultivating – and now we are watching the fruit grow. And it is looking like a bumper crop of the […]
As the President of the Auckland Chapter, I spoke to Linda Guirey recently about the forthcoming Gala Dinner and National Awards. With the date now locked in (the Gala Dinner will be held in Auckland on September the 19th), this could be your chance to lend a helping hand and this could lead to an […]
How lucky were we to have the amazing Kary Oberbrunner speak with us at our July meeting. The wonders of the internet and modern technology can bring outstanding international speakers right into our meetings – even if it is 3:30 in the morning where they are. I for one got a lot out of what […]
Master Class – 28 June 2014, eBook Publishing with Publisher, Deb Donnell Aim To turn your keynote speech into a professionally published eBook Venue: Training & Beyond, Unit 1, 201 Opawa Road, Christchurch Time: From 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon Register: Email debdonnell@keswingroup.com or phone Deb 021 2277587 For flyer details for the session e mail […]
When I started speaking the NSANZ was the key reason (plus a bit of self-determination) that I hit six figures in year one. The PSA workshops were a key for me. I had been in the organisation for just a few months when they rolled around and I scraped together what seemed like a lot […]
