Management

Leadership coach Stew Darling offers up an interesting perspective on business leadership and how to create a leadership culture within organisations. What kind of leader are you? If you can answer that question with one or two words then I would argue you’re no kind of leader at all. That doesn’t mean that you aren’t capable of being a great leader. It probably reflects the fact that you haven’t had the opportunity to experience a range of leaders or been able to ‘catch’ the art and science of true leadership. The Financial Times ran a insightful piece on leadership recently entitled “Don’t Fall For The Fashion Of The Hardcore Executive”. It argues that effective leaders flex through the styles of leadership as

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Rain-related events cancellations are heartbreaking for businesses after the COVID recovery and contingency planning is a must, says NZEA. The New Zealand Events Association says the cancellation of multiple events at short notice is heartbreaking for organisers and concertgoers alike, but says it is a timely reminder of the necessity for emergency contingency plans. “Just when things seemed to be getting back to normal for the events industry, it started raining and hasn’t stopped,” says Elaine Linnell, NZEA’s general manager. “It’s devastating for all our members as the cancellation of major events has a knock-on effect which is hitting hard. It also demonstrates the necessity for emergency plans – after all, this is New Zealand and the unexpected can occur