Owning up to mistakes is a huge strength

Owning up to mistakes is a huge strength

The vast majority of unflattering reviews online focus on failures to deliver what was promised – whether that be for a product or a service. The substantial factor in all of this is that the uncomplimentary review is very often the last step a consumer takes...
Time for All Blacks fans to step up

Time for All Blacks fans to step up

When I wore a younger man’s clothes I dabbled with playing rugby. For most of my childhood I’d played football, or soccer, as Kiwis call it. I had my masculinity attacked. Other kids hassled me and mockingly asked if I kissed and hugged the other players,...
Too little, too late?

Too little, too late?

Since last Wednesday when the US held elections for president, congress and half of the senate, as well as a myriad of other public positions, the world has focused on the results as they came in, in fits and starts, until at the presidential level, Joe Biden had won...
Increasing customer value in your business

Increasing customer value in your business

In business, growth is dependent on attracting new customers and ensuring that existing ones return. For repeat customers a significant factor is what they perceive to be the benefits of the purchases they make or in the services they commission. In most instances,...
How good it is to be lost in a crowd again

How good it is to be lost in a crowd again

It’s certainly been the strangest year most of us have experienced and much of how we go about our lives has changed. The Covid-19 pandemic has dominated our thoughts and actions and there is every sign that we still have a way to go, before vaccination and...