NZBusiness November 2022

One disruptive employee can bring an enormous cost to your business. Ann Andrews explains when, and how, to take action.   I was speaking at a conference on the topic of leadership recently and emphasising the cost of poor performance when, at the morning tea break, a business owner told me the story of his own experience of one employee who had cost his company a year of disruption and stress. He owned an insurance brokerage which had various branches around New Zealand and a head office in Auckland. The office manager at the head office had been a nightmare for years he told me. She was a bully; she terrified everyone, even the owner himself. He had tried speaking to

Leading a business is hard work. Looking after your health increases the energy you bring to work, but doesn’t need to overwhelm your to-do list. Chris Desmond explains how to get strategic about your health. Dave was five years into running his own business. There had been bumps along the road, but it was going well. Unfortunately, Dave wasn’t doing as well as his business. He had put on eight kilograms, and wasn’t fit. His stress levels were elevated and he found it hard to switch off and relax. He lacked energy and it was hard to concentrate. Most annoying of all, that old shoulder injury from rugby had somehow got stirred up. Dave noticed it was harder to perform