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More than two thirds of CEO's of global chief executives at the Davos world business summit said their time was best spent in dealing with people issues. Talent was one of the 5 major issues along with climate change; regulation; short term growth and takeovers. Well you might say "There is nothing new in that". However with the current economic concerns both here and internationally, my belief is that for the smart business person there will be a lot that is new. During 2008 it will be the quality of your people that will make the difference. Let me give you some examples: - ......... read more >>

Date: Wed 30th Jan 2008     Author: Terry McCloy    

The thing I love about this time of year is the sense of completion, the looking back on the year that has gone and the sense of excitement about the opportunities in the year ahead. I sense that 2007 is a year that we will look back on as one that was a toughie. I know that the managers that we talk with are facing challenges like they have never faced before. The global economy is really here!! And while we are remarkable as a nation in competing on a global stage we are now seeing pressure on margins and profitability that ......... read more >>

Date: Tue 18th Dec 2007     Author: Terry McCloy    

An amazing statistic I heard the other day is that there are over 1 million Kiwis overseas!! It must be an island nation thing. My wife Donna comes from Trinidad and they have a similar proportion of Trini's living overseas in large communities in Toronto, New York, London and Perth. While this at times is a potential loss to New Zealand the great benefit for us is that when they come back to Aotearoa they bring with them the skills and the knowledge they have acquired overseas. And we are increasingly seeing a lot of Kiwis coming back. There is a real desire amongst ......... read more >>

Date: Wed 7th Nov 2007     Author: Terry McCloy    

I was asked by a client the other day how difficult is it to predict how person will perform in a role in the future. "Relatively easy" was my answer. As you can imagine the next question was "how so?" Well in my opinion one of the great myths is that a person's CV is an accurate indicator to how they will perform in the future. Sometimes it is but mostly it is more about who that person is and what they have done rather than how they will perform in the future. Hmm... I can almost hear you say and no doubt this ......... read more >>

Date: Wed 17th Oct 2007     Author: Terry McCloy    

Sydney has to be one of my favourite cities in the world. It has such a great energy and generally such wonderful weather. However in September when I was over for interviews it rained all of the time and it was quite amusing to see people get so excited about rain. Still we don't have the water problems they have!!! Most recently, I was over there for the Lominger Conference and it is 25 degree beautiful spring weather. So it was quite wonderful. Lominger is a highly recognised leadership development company that has developed an outstanding range of tools for individuals, teams and ......... read more >>

Date: Fri 10th Aug 2007     Author: Terry McCloy