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4 shifts every council leader can make to lead with clarity

4 shifts every council leader can make to lead with clarity

If you’re leading a council and feel like you're being pulled in ten directions at once, it’s not unfamiliar. The pressure isn’t new. But it’s not supposed to be normal either. Here’s why it feels...

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Risks of siloed council data: Lessons from Taupō District Council

Risks of siloed council data: Lessons from Taupō District Council

Local councils are sitting on mountains of data. Service requests, complaints, feedback forms, survey results, building logs, internal memos. Each team manages their own patch. But too often, those...

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Community resilience can strengthen when councils invest early

Community resilience can strengthen when councils invest early

Community resilience is a long game and the best councils play it early When people hear ‘resilience’, they often think of floods, fires, or pandemics. But true community resilience isn’t just about...

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A smarter approach to digital transformation in councils

A smarter approach to digital transformation in councils

Let’s be real - working in local government isn’t easy. You’re constantly juggling competing priorities, from compliance and governance obligations to delivering essential services for your...

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How to build a case for change in local government

How to build a case for change in local government

If you’ve ever tried to introduce a new technology solution in local government, you know the challenge: securing executive-level buy-in. While you and your team recognise the potential of new...

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Working from home again? Key learnings for managers and leaders

Working from home again? Key learnings for managers and leaders

One could have been forgiven for having a bit of a deja vu moment when Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the move to red light status. News that the Omicron variant is now circulating in many...

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Leading effective and human-centred change management

Leading effective and human-centred change management

2020 showed us that business is everything but predictable. The social and economic disruption of the past year is reflected in the new vocabulary we use. Speaking about a business planning a ‘pivot’...

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Project management a critical weakness across all sectors

Project management a critical weakness across all sectors

Our data shows that managing projects from concept to review is a critical weakness across all sectors of New Zealand’s business leadership, as evidenced by the chart below: Our Energy Sector...

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HR’s biggest Covid-19 challenge is yet to come

HR’s biggest Covid-19 challenge is yet to come

The Covid-19 crisis has tested HR leaders like never before. Globally, hundreds of millions of people have had their work lives upended. The rule book is being rewritten. It’s safe to argue we are...

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How lockdown brought New Zealand bosses and workers closer

How lockdown brought New Zealand bosses and workers closer

AskYourTeam CEO, Chris O'Reilly, talks to TV One Breakfast team on the positive and surprising findings about working from home during lockdown. The insights shared are from our recent Wellbeing and...

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Three golden rules for successful change management

Three golden rules for successful change management

This year we welcomed Jen McKay, our new Client Services Director. Jen has over 15 years experience in top level corporate management consulting and programme management and specialises in complex...

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A time to reflect, redefine and upskill

A time to reflect, redefine and upskill

Change is constant, we hear, and nowhere more so than in the world of work. A few years back the loss of a job was met with severe consternation by the employee and varying degrees of career...

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